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The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
The movement to drop plastic foam packaging is also spreading around the world: Dozens of countries, including Canada, Germany and Zimbabwe, have banned or restricted the use of Styrofoam, particularly in packaging and food service.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 2 May 2025
This bill would phase out the use of plastic foam foodware, packing peanuts, and single-use foam coolers by 2028.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
The movement to drop plastic foam packaging is also spreading around the world: Dozens of countries, including Canada, Germany and Zimbabwe, have banned or restricted the use of Styrofoam, particularly in packaging and food service.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 2 May 2025
This bill would phase out the use of plastic foam foodware, packing peanuts, and single-use foam coolers by 2028.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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
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“Plastic foam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20foam. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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