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  • Immortal Styrofoam Meets its Enemy

    03/08/2006 8:30:23 PM PST · by djf · 26 replies · 868+ views
    LiveScience ^ | Mar 7, 2006 | Robert Roy Britt
    Immortal Styrofoam Meets its Enemy By Robert Roy Britt LiveScience Managing Editor posted: 07 March 2006 09:27 am ET There's an old joke that if you were reincarnated, you might want to come back as a Styrofoam cup. Why? Because they last forever. Ba-dum-bum. Despite being made 95 percent of air, Styrofoam's manufactured immortality has posed a problem for recycling efforts. More than 3 million tons of the durable material is produced every year in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Very little of it is recycled. Help may come from bacteria that have been found...