{"id":82,"date":"2018-10-01T10:02:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T10:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hydropac.co.uk\/?p=82"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:45:45","slug":"does-polystyrene-deserve-its-bad-rep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hydropac.co.uk\/eco-friendly\/does-polystyrene-deserve-its-bad-rep\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Polystyrene Deserve Its Bad Rep?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The word \u201cpolystyrene\u201d has a bad rep. Seriously. With all the advances in eco-friendly products and peoples\u2019 eyes being opened to recycling more in recent years, anything made from polystyrene tends to be associated with one-use only, landfill and generally being the black sheep of the packaging family. It\u2019s an automatic assumption of many that if it isn\u2019t cardboard, paper or made from a material like Low-Density PolyEthylene (LDPE) then it\u2019s bad!<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to tell you differently.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Obviously we can\u2019t tell you that our Polystyrene boxes<\/a> are 100% recyclable with household waste across the range \u2013 they\u2019re not. However, both the Expanded PolyStyrene (EPS) and Expanded PolyProPylene (EPP) boxes we sell across our different packaging solutions ARE recyclable, provided they are taken to the correct waste centre in your local area that has the equipment to recycle the material for reuse.<\/p>\n

Granted, it is a bit of a pain in the derriere to have to take this type of material to a specialist centre instead of just putting it in our normal recycle bins \u2013 to that, we can only say, the Government is working on it (we hope!). In the meantime, don\u2019t feel any polystyrene boxes or products have to be thrown into general waste \u2013 for a list of UK EPS recyclers, click here<\/a>\u00a0for a list of EPS recycling points.<\/p>\n

Reusing Polystyrene<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So, we\u2019ve established that Polystyrene isn\u2019t the baddie it\u2019s made out to be from a recycling perspective (more \u2018misunderstood\u2019 than \u2018Voldemort style\u2019 evil), however, what about reuse?<\/p>\n

Again, we do admit it\u2019s not always the toughest, although EPP products are tougher and more durable, but all polystyrene products have a limit that is perhaps lower than other products for continued reuse. Now we\u2019ve cleared that up, just what can they be reused for?<\/p>\n