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Is Foam Recycled? Sustainable Options for Disposal

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The issue of foam recycling is becoming more critical as environmental worries grow. Especially, Styrofoam—often wrongly called by this name—is well-known for adding to plastic pollution. It turns into litter easily and spreads to land and water. Styrofoam is also behind about 3% of the harmful CFC emissions harming our air. This adds to climate…

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Can Foam Be Recycled? Eco-Friendly Disposal Options

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Foam packaging is tough on the environment. This is because it’s widely used but hard to recycle. The Sierra Club found that only 6% of consumer packaging foam is recycled. In total, including what industries do, only 12% of foam gets recycled. Different types, like Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), Polyethylene (PE), and Polyurethane (PU) foam, have…