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This project aims to develop an innovative recycling process for expanded polystyrene waste using an environmentally friendly solvent. The goal is to transform low-value waste into high-purity products, reducing reliance on oil-derived materials and enhancing recycling capabilities for various thermoplastics.
Expanded polystyrene is widely used as packaging for foodstuffs and for shipping.
Several hundred thousand tonnes of polystyrene are sent unnecessarily to landfill every year in the UK and Europe, where it does not biodegrade but persists for hundreds of years.
Meanwhile, oil-derived feedstocks are being consumed in the production of new polystyrene.
Recycling systems for polystyrene are underdeveloped compared to those in existence for many other plastics, owing to the unfavourable economics o…
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE
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United Kingdom, LONDON
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
United Kingdom, Warwick
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
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