Materials · Polystyrene
Recycled PS
Polystyrene divides sharply between general-purpose and high-impact grades, and between solid and expanded forms. Solid post-industrial PS has a functioning market; EPS is a volume problem before it is a material problem, and usually needs compaction on site before it is worth moving at all.
- Forms
- Pellet, regrind
- Grades
- GPPS and HIPS
- Colours
- All colours
- MFI
- All indices
- Documentation
- TDS and sample supplied before trial
Where it comes from
The streams we buy PS from. If yours is not listed, it is still worth asking.
- 01Thermoformed packaging skeletal waste
- 02Injection-moulding sprues and rejects
- 03Refrigeration and appliance liner trim
- 04Sheet extrusion edge trim
- 05Reject and obsolete mouldings
“Uncompacted EPS is mostly air, and the haulage cost overwhelms the material value.”
Where it goes
The applications we supply recycled material into, so you can see the outlet behind the price.
- Thermoformed packaging
- Appliance and refrigeration components
- Sheet extrusion
- Injection-moulded consumer goods
- Compounded grades
We buy and supply PS
If you produce it
Tell us the grade, the approximate monthly tonnage and how it presents. We price PS as it is, rather than as we would like it to be.
If you consume it
Traceable recycled resin as an alternative to virgin, with a technical data sheet and a physical sample before you commit to anything.
Common questions about PS
Do you take expanded polystyrene?+
By enquiry, and almost always only where it is compacted on site. Uncompacted EPS is mostly air, and the haulage cost overwhelms the material value.
Can HIPS and GPPS be mixed?+
They can be moved together, but they are worth more apart. If your production naturally segregates them, keep them segregated.
Also moving
Next step
Talk to us about PS
Tell us the grade, the approximate monthly volume and whether you are buying or selling. We will come back with a technical data sheet and a sample, or a straight answer that this is not our stream.
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00