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In a lab experiment, the insects were able to roll a plastic foam ball underneath an artificial blue flower, climb over the ball and use it to reach the flower, obtaining a sugary reward.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
One source of microplastics is single-use plastics, such as bags, straws, utensils, condiment packets, coffee stirrers, lids, and polystyrene (a.k.a. plastic foam) cups and takeout containers.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
Using a roller, roll paint over the plastic foam blocks, and press image onto white art paper.
—Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
In 2018, the second-largest Hawaiian island banned plastic foam food containers.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
One source of microplastics is single-use plastics, such as bags, straws, utensils, condiment packets, coffee stirrers, lids, and polystyrene (a.k.a. plastic foam) cups and takeout containers.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
Using a roller, roll paint over the plastic foam blocks, and press image onto white art paper.
—Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
In 2018, the second-largest Hawaiian island banned plastic foam food containers.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Plastic foam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20foam. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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