If you’ve recently had to replace a refrigerator and now have a garbage bag full of Styrofoam® taunting you from the garage, you may be experiencing the paralysis of eco-anxiety brought on by recent articles calling attention to the negative environmental and social impacts of chemically recycling Styrofoam®. These articles are an essential part of being aware of both the pros and cons of the recycling systems we have in place, but what’s a gal to do? If I throw it in the landfill, I pollute the landfill and groundwater for the next 500 to 1 million years. If I take it to be recycled, I pollute my low-income neighbors…
