Expanded Polystyrene

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) takes up a lot of space in landfills, weighs very little and like all plastic products is durable. Because of its size, some councils have introduced a high minimum charge or a volumetric price to encourage recycling.

However, waste polystyrene is a valuable resource that can be recycled to make new insulation products for housing, resulting in better health and living standards.

Plastics NZ supports New Zealand Recyclers that are processing waste EPS. Many manufacturers and retailers are now able to collect waste EPS, on behalf of the recyclers and deliver it to their processing facility. By supporting this initiative the Plastics NZ members contribute positively towards recovering all EPS waste from their own operations which will help stimulate consumer demand and create a viable EPS post consumer market.

For details of NZ recyclers of EPS - http://www.ronz.org.nz/RONZDirectory.aspx