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Pilot EPS Value Chains in Norway
Norway has taken a proactive step toward circular EPS management by initiating two major pilot projects—one to collect, sort, and compress…
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Successful EPS Recycling at Skjern
In Skjern, Denmark, a regional recycling facility has proven that modest investments in EPS densification yield reliable results. Supported by EPS-branchen,…
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Deposit Model for EPS Barrels Proves a Success at Danish Festival
At Kalundborg Rocker—a Danish music festival with roughly 8,000 guests and 700 volunteers—a new approach to EPS recovery delivered measurable results:…
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On-Site EPS Densification at Amager Ressourcecenter
At the Amager Ressourcecenter (ARC) in Copenhagen, Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) waste from residents and businesses no longer requires long-distance transport for…
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Ontario towns reintroduce EPS foam recycling with densifier support
In May 2019, the towns of Brockton and Hanover in Ontario reinstated their polystyrene foam recycling programs after a two-year pause.…
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Silkeborg Demonstrates Scalable Recycling of EPS Packaging
Silkeborg Forsyning, the municipal waste utility in Silkeborg, Denmark, began a dedicated program in 2012 to separate expanded polystyrene (EPS, commonly…
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Sussex County pioneers EPS densification at landfill drop-off
In October 2016, Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (SCMUA) installed a self‑contained Foam Cycle densifier at its landfill drop-off center—becoming one of…
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EPS Recycling in Practice: Canadian Provinces Demonstrate Functional Recovery Systems
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is often misunderstood in public debate — seen as unrecyclable due to its low weight and high volume.…
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Danish Study Finds Environmental Gains from EPS Collection
A newly published study commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency has found that collecting and compacting expanded polystyrene (EPS) at…
