Why It’s So Hard To Recycle Styrofoam And Polystyrene

Why It’s So Hard To Recycle Styrofoam And Polystyrene | World Wide Waste

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2 жыл бұрын

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Many people think Styrofoam - or polystyrene foam - can't be recycled. It can, but because the product is mostly air, it's hard to do it profitably. One company in Mexico City figured out how.
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@PlasticDetox Жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful, thank you! I'm glad to hear that there are business that are doing something with the polystyrene foam that has already been created. I do believe that eliminating it is the best option.

@heavenlygothicgirl 11 ай бұрын

I like the recycling of styrofoam including no single use options and the desire to put it back into the market that makes them. I feel like if the companies who make them were forced to also recycle them like this that would be the greatest impact

@aryaprincess2479 10 ай бұрын

It is not the fault of the companies who make them, it is how you get them back to be recycled. In my country we found out that recycling bins usually end up in the same landfill that the green bins' garbage! If the companies had used Styrofoam transfered to them by the municipalities they would probably re-use it.

@traceykoontz2868 11 ай бұрын

I just watched video about the recycling program in New Jersey it was from 4 years ago I hope it is still in operation. It mentioned the picture frames and moulding as well and I was thinking about I wonder if you could make wall art like butterflies, or flowers or maybe a shelf or a framed mirror?

@USA50_ Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🇺🇲🇲🇽 We need this in America too 😊

@synth1002 Жыл бұрын

By boiling the styrofoam you obtain totally pure styrene and then polymerize it again, so it can very well be recycled.

@gneu1527 Жыл бұрын

Good, because it's a cool material in my opinion.

@brightmind3764 7 ай бұрын

do you have the articles that you relied on making this video? Could you share with it please?

@Gothorella Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing

@marksoberman7433 Жыл бұрын

Excellent business model and good for the planet

@kingmasterlord 2 жыл бұрын

polystyrene baseball bats, skateboard decks, athletic padding, etc

@NightOwlGames Жыл бұрын

no one going to talk about how they need a forklift to carry the lightest material in the world?

@rodaneroberts6533 8 ай бұрын

You won't get paid enough if the work looks too easy bro

@joshuabaughn3734 8 ай бұрын

They need a forklift because the pallet itself is heavy.

@roseleenadaniel1693 2 жыл бұрын

What is the purpose

@nadamostafa3756 2 жыл бұрын

of what exactly?

@ianalvarez7156 11 ай бұрын

Why are we? 🤔

@jimihayes150 3 ай бұрын

Put it in acetone

@ctwatcher 11 ай бұрын

Let's just get who created it and take it away from earth, far away.

@JanoschNr1 8 ай бұрын

For frames? ... What a waste. Back into foam for noise oisolation would be more usefull ... and would finaly make it affordable.

@owenmaco473 Жыл бұрын

Pls give me this company contracts

@romangasior4046 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@DownEastSaw 3 ай бұрын

People who think that styrofoam cannot be recycled are actually correct, they’re just not finished with their statement. “Styrofoam/EPS cannot be recycled profitably.” Which is why no one recycles it. Duh. It’s all about money and profits.