Polystyrene foam products, often mistakenly referred to as Styrofoam® - a registered trademark of the Dow Chemical, improve our quality of life in countless ways and can be given a second life through foam recycling. Foam #6 is a thermoplastic and can be recycled more than once!
Did you Know?
More than 118 million pounds for foam #6 were recycled in 2016.
*EPS Industry Alliance (2016), 2016 EPS Recycling Rate Report
A 48-foot truckload of loose foam #6 products weighs only around 1,000 pounds. When foam is densified, the same truck can hold 40,000 pounds of foam.
*Keep America Beautiful (2018). I Want to Be Recycled. Foam.
Assuming a $0.20 value per pound, a truckload of densified foam is worth $8,000.