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\n\tIt’s common practice to recycle paper, glass, and many plastics\u2014in fact, about 35% of the trash produced in the U.S. is recycled or composted. So why can’t we recycle what’s commonly referred to as Styrofoam? (It’s actually expanded polystyrene, or EPS\u2014a bit different!) 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