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  2. Expanded polystyrene concrete - Wikipedia

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    Expanded polystyrene (EPS) concrete (also known as EPScrete, EPS concrete or lightweight concrete) is a form of concrete known for its light weight made from cement and EPS (Expanded Polystyrene). It is a popular material for use in environmentally "green" homes. It has been used as road bedding, in soil or geo-stabilization projects and as sub ...

  3. Phase-out of polystyrene foam - Wikipedia

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    Phase-out of polystyrene foam. In the late 20th and early 21st century, there has been a global movement towards the phase-out of polystyrene foam as a single use plastic (SUP). Early bans of polystyrene foam intended to eliminate ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), formerly a major component. Expanded polystyrene, often termed ...

  4. Polystyrene - Wikipedia

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    Each bead is made of thin-walled, air-filled bubbles of polystyrene. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a rigid and tough, closed-cell foam with a normal density range of 11 to 32 kg/m 3. [47] It is usually white and made of pre-expanded polystyrene beads. The manufacturing process for EPS conventionally begins with the creation of small polystyrene ...

  5. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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    The first expanded polystyrene ICF Wall forms were developed in the late 1960s with the expiration of the original patent and the advent of modern foam plastics by BASF. Canadian contractor Werner Gregori filed the first patent for a foam concrete form in 1966 with a block "measuring 16 inches high by 48 inches long with a tongue-and-groove ...

  6. Styrofoam - Wikipedia

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    Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and as a water barrier. This material is light blue in color and is owned and manufactured by DuPont. DuPont also has produced a line of green ...

  7. Retailers mostly accepting of Santa Fe County's plastic bag ban

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    A Santa Fe County ordinance will take effect Monday largely prohibiting the use of single-use plastic and expanded polystyrene products across retail stores and restaurants in unincorporated areas ...

  8. Spray foam - Wikipedia

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    Spray foam. Spray foam insulation extruding from a duct. Spray foam (expanding foam in the UK) is a chemical product created by a chemical reaction of two component parts, commonly referred to as side A and side B. [1] Side A contains very reactive chemicals known as isocyanate. Side B contains a polyol, which reacts with isocyanates to make ...

  9. Park staff and volunteers work to pick up polystyrene foam ...

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    Corp members knelt and dug, picking up the polystyrene foam and putting it into plastic grocery bags. Adrianna Carter is the sustainability coordinator in the park.

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