| About Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) |  | EPS and The Environment |
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| EPS & The Environment
Recycling
"EPS is 100 per cent recyclable and in the UK is currently being recycled at higher levels than either glass or aluminium. If environment credentials are important to you organisation you need have no qualms about using EPS" - The EPS Packaging Group.
 Used EPS packaging can be recycled in a compacted or uncompacted form. If you regularly have large amounts of material you can arrange for free collection by a recycler. Not only is EPS recyclable but it poses no risk to either health or the environment. The EPS International Task Force provides the latest information on EPS recycling.
 Environmental Issues
Used polystyrene has no impact on the environment even in landfill sites or in incinerators, nor does it contain substances that could pollute the air or soil. Crucially, the manufacture of EPS solutions does not release hydrosoluable substances that could contaminate ground water supplies either.
CFCs & HCFCs
EPS manufacturing is free of CFCs and HCFC that may damage the ozone layer. | 
