Sorry to hear this. Unfortunately this speaks to the experiences I have
had with post-consumer poly-styrene in general, not food service, in the
SF Bay Area. Neither is the market demand consistant, nor are the
companies collecting.
It just is a statement of the problems/challenges we face with low value
materials.
Myra Nissen
myracycl@inreach.com
FULLER Brian wrote:
>
> Thanks Myra.
>
> FYI. This company, unfortunately is no longer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Myra Nissen [mailto:myracycl@inreach.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 4:31 PM
> To: FULLER Brian
> Cc: 'greenyes@earthsystems.org'
> Subject: Re: greenyes-d Digest V99 #92
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> I don't know how sucessful this comany is...I was at a trade show in
> Spokane, WA last Nov. and ran into a booth for Northwest Specialty
> Recycling, LLC., a polystyrene recycling center in Moses Lake, WA. I
> recall that they were doing post-consumer. The phone no. on their
> literature is 509-762-2409.
>
> Myra Nissen
> myracycl@inreach.com
>
> FULLER Brian wrote:
> >
> > FYI an interesting article on food service polystyrene. If any one knows
> of
> > a successful post consumer food service polystyrene recycling program, I
> > would enjoy hearing about it. The only market on the west coast that I am
> > aware of is the NPRC in Corona, CA and they are currently charging
> $300/ton
> > to accept this material. I have also heard a rumor that this facility is
> > for sale?
> >
> > * Paper Waste: Why Portland's Ban on Polystyrene Foam
> > Products Has Been a Costly Failure
> > by Angela Eckhardt, Cascade program assistant
> > http://www.CascadePolicy.org/growth/poly.pdf
> >
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