plastic foam

noun

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There was a time when plastic foam foodware packaging - commonly known as Styrofoam - was a regular sight at music festivals, coffee shops and takeaway outlets. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 In one instance, the informant gave the FBI a plastic foam cup with a granular substance inside that tested positive for drugs. Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025 On one occasion, authorities say, the informant handed over to the FBI a plastic foam cup containing a granular substance that tested positive for drugs. CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025 Starting Wednesday, users of polystyrene foam ware in California are required to show that at least 25 percent of the products are recycled or stop using them, a de facto ban given the paltry rate of recycling for plastic foam ware. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plastic foam 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plastic foam was in 1943

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“Plastic foam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20foam. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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