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There was a time when plastic foam foodware packaging - commonly known as Styrofoam - was a regular sight at music festivals, coffee shops and takeaway outlets.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In one instance, the informant gave the FBI a plastic foam cup with a granular substance inside that tested positive for drugs.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
On one occasion, authorities say, the informant handed over to the FBI a plastic foam cup containing a granular substance that tested positive for drugs.
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CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Starting Wednesday, users of polystyrene foam ware in California are required to show that at least 25 percent of the products are recycled or stop using them, a de facto ban given the paltry rate of recycling for plastic foam ware.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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“Plastic foam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20foam. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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