Kauai has banned the sale, rental, and distribution of disposable polystyrene foam bodyboards. The ban aims to protect the environment and wildlife from the harmful impact of plastic foam. Maui passed ...

Most plastic bottles are made of PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate), and in this video, I'll be recycling it into polyurethane foam. This was just one method of doing it, and in the future I ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Two volunteers with Haw River Assembly, Halle Amick and Chris Preheim., cleaning out a ...

On a summer Friday in Santa Cruz, a trio of surfers descended the sea stairs to the beach with waxed-up longboards under their arms. Stepping through seaweed on their way to the waves, they bantered ...

Seeing people get into outstretched positions to use a foam roller may seem like a funny sight, but physical therapists and elite athletes swear by its promises of reduced soreness, improved ...

South Korean authorities revealed on Thursday that a North Korean man managed to swim across the border separating the two countries, using tape-on plastic foam for buoyancy. The unidentified man swam ...