Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

A new foam crusher at McLeod County Solid Waste has seen plenty of action since it arrived in October. “We have processed about a ton of Styrofoam,” said Sarah Young, solid waste coordinator. The ...

Maine this week became the first state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene, or Styrofoam, food containers; other states also are considering restrictions on plastic foam materials. Styrofoam's light weight ...

A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers created a shock-absorbing material that protects like a metal, but is lighter, stronger and reusable. The new foam-like material could be a game-changer ...

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) — There’s a new guilt-free way to recycle Styrofoam packaging — and help an Ohio business to boot. Thanks to a $30,000 grant from SWACO, the City of Hilliard now has a Styrofoam ...