Environmental groups in Pennsylvania say they plan to sue expanded polystyrene maker Styropek USA over pellet pollution, alleging that its resin plant in Monaca, Pa., is illegally discharging "copious ...

Expanded polystyrene resin maker Styropek USA is being sued by Pennsylvania environmental groups who accuse its factory in Monaca, Pa., of leaking plastic pellets into the Ohio River in violation of ...

At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these "nurdles" are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls. But ...

Today, the Council adopted the regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The new regulation aims to ...

Tiny plastic pellets called nurdles are a major source of global pollution, littering waterways, harming ecosystems and threatening marine life. But plastic pellet pollution is preventable, according ...

Today, the Council adopted its position ('general approach') on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – to the environment ...