Expanding the ban on Styrofoam containers as considered by the Albany County Legislature is bad for business, health, quality of life and bad for the environment. Two recent letters ("Styrofoam ban ...

There is at least one place in the Albany area where some Styrofoam can be recycled. Shelter Enterprises Inc., 8 Saratoga St., Cohoes, accepts certain types of Styrofoam, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., ...

There's a claim circling the internet saying someone can use a Styrofoam cup, like the ones you get from Whataburger or Chick-Fil-A, to protect your outdoor spigot faucets from freezing from during ...