Canadian Polystyrene Recycling

The Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association (CPRA), with a plant in Mississauga, ON, accepts polystyrene from all over Canada. Over 95 percent of its revenue comes from the sale of recycled resins, mostly black high-impact polystyrene (HIPS). The remainder comes from member companies, representing manufacturers, distributors, and end users of polystyrene products. The plant, which has a capacity of 5000 tonnes of PS per year, accepts both food-service PS and cushioning materials. While it uses mostly postconsumer materials as feedstock, it also accepts obsolete PS materials from manufacturers, such as scrap from sign manufacturing. ... 

Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association, http //www.cpra-canada.com/. 

Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association, CPRA Collection Program Update, News from Canada s First Polystyrene Recycling Facility, Mississaugua, Ontario, Spring 1994. 

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