Styrofoam Facts

The actual name for styrofoam is polystyrene.

Polystyrene is actually a chemical.

3 million tons of styrofoam is produced every year in the US.

The following items can be made from polystyrene: cups, lunch trays, tv packaging. packing peanuts. to-go boxes, plastic utensils and plates.

It takes 500-1000 years for polystyrene to decompose.

50% of sea turtles have eaten some form of plastic foam.