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Maroondah links household EPS collections with specialist recycling
Maroondah City Council in Victoria provides residents with dedicated routes for recycling clean EPS packaging that is not accepted in ordinary…
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Japan’s EPS association reports 49.2% material recycling of used EPS in 2025
Japan’s expanded polystyrene association, JEPSA, has published its national figures for how used EPS was treated in 2025. The association reports…
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Fire safety starts with defining the performance we need
This article summarises the latest issue of Beyond Fast and Easy Answers, the personal LinkedIn newsletter by NEPSA Director Chresten Heide-Anderson.…
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Northern Beaches Provides EPS Recycling Route
Residents in Sydney’s Northern Beaches have access to recurring collection of expanded polystyrene packaging through the Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre. Northern…
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Alberta Expands Recycling to Foam Packaging
From 1 October 2026, Alberta expanded its residential recycling system to accept additional packaging materials, including foam packaging, across the province.…
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Recycled EPS Reaches 28% of Supply in China
A new peer-reviewed study mapping expanded polystyrene flows in China shows that recycled EPS is becoming a significant source of material…
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New article in the Beyond Fast and Easy Answers series examines cognitive bias in fire engineering
Fire engineering depends on codes, tests, models, research and professional experience. Each provides essential evidence. None removes the need for judgement.…
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U.S. Plastics Pact removes EPS transport packaging from problematic materials list
The U.S. Plastics Pact has removed expanded polystyrene transport packaging from its Problematic & Unnecessary Materials List after reviewing evidence of…
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New article examines cognitive bias in fire investigation
The second article in Chresten Heide-Anderson’s Beyond Fast and Easy Answers series examines how expectations and early hypotheses may shape the…
