My advice to you is stage a PRESS EVENT with a few barrels of polystyrene
and get the message to the public that there are no VIABLE MARKETS for
stuff. The worst thing that can happen is that someone will come along and
say YOUR'RE WRONG AND BUY THE STUFF FROM YOU.
Thanks for bring it up.
Pat Franklin
At 03:46 PM 1/27/99 -0800, BRING Recycling wrote:
>The Polystyrene Packaging Council and the National Polystyrene Recycling
Company tout the recyclability of polystyrene. From the point of view of
the average consumer however, this would appear to be so much hogwash. While
there are indeed markets for post industrial material, viable markets for
post consumer seem conspicuously absent. The only processor accepting post
consumer material seems to be the NPRC facility in Corona, CA who are
charging $300 a ton plus freight to take it. A fully loaded truck carrying
some 40,000# of material would set us back well over $7,000. As a small
non-profit recycler, we cannot afford to absorb this kind of cost. At this
price, can it really be said to be recyclable? We are faced with having to
dump this material, which an unsuspecting public have gone to the trouble of
setting in their curbside bins believing that it will be recycled.
>Does anyone know of another market for post consumer #6? We have a full
load ready to go. Any leads or thoughts appreciated.
>Julie Daniel
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000>The Polystyrene Packaging Council and the National
>Polystyrene Recycling Company tout the recyclability of polystyrene.
>the point of view of the average consumer however, this would appear to be so
>much hogwash. While there are indeed markets for post industrial material,
>viable markets for post consumer seem conspicuously absent. The only processor
>accepting post consumer material seems to be the NPRC facility in Corona,
CA who
>are charging $300 a ton plus freight to take it. A fully loaded truck carrying
>some 40,000# of material would set us back well over $7,000. As a small
>non-profit recycler, we cannot afford to absorb this kind of cost. At this
>price, can it really be said to be recyclable? We are faced with having to
dump
>this material, which an unsuspecting public have gone to the trouble of
setting
>in their curbside bins believing that it will be recycled. </FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000>Does anyone know of another market for post consumer
>#6? We have a full load ready to go. Any leads or thoughts
>appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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