Recycle Expanded Polystyrene EPS
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) should be recycled for re-use in a variety of applications, from construction & landscaping to park benches, picture frames, and packaging.
Recyling for Airfoam Customers
Airfoam accepts recyclable EPS from our customers - free of charge if it is clean, dry, not mixed with any other materials, and packed in clear bags or palletized. Remove any glue, paper, tape, staples, cardboard etc. otherwise there will be fees to cover our costs for non-recyclable EPS.
Airfoam Industries Ltd.
1.800.663.8162 or
+1.604.534.8626
Fax +1.604.534.1212
19402 - 56 Ave
Surrey, BC V3S 6K4, Canada New Ontario Factory Map
Shipping & Receiving +1.226.263.2088 81 Folsetter Dr
Paris, ON N3L 0E2, Canada
What we CAN recycle from our customers
#6 white Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) rigid foam plastic that is clean, dry, free of any other materials, and packed in clear bags or palletized.
What we CANNOT Accept
Other polystyrene products such as cups, plates, meat trays, egg trays, packing peanuts, colored XPS, flexible foams and non-foam polystyrene plastics such as yogurt containers, silverware and plastic bags are not recyclable at our facility.
Recycling Expanded Polystyrene
Todd Sutton investigates the recycling of #6 plastics. His conclusions? PS and EPS are highly recyclable, even in curbside programs, and the demand from manufacturers who use the recycled material to make new products exceeds the current supply.