styrofoam cups

Picnic beverage holders

Styrofoam cups are disposable drinking cups made from expanded polystyrene foam—lightweight, white, and excellent at insulating hot or cold beverages.

They're ubiquitous at offices, parties, and convenience stores: grabbing coffee in a styrofoam cup.

Environmental concerns about their non-biodegradability have led many places to ban them.

Styrofoam is technically a brand name, but the term is used generically.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G