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-- WITH PHOTO -- TO ENVIRONMENTAL, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Better Communities Built with Recycling
CROFTON, Md., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The EPS
Industry Alliance (EPS-IA) has awarded the annual Excellence in EPS
Recycling Award to ReFoamIt, a company that organizes foam recycling
collections. The award is presented to companies that display an
extraordinary commitment to the advancement of expanded polystyrene
(EPS) recycling.
ReFoamIt was started in 2009 by David and Barbara Sherman in
Framingham, Massachusetts. Originally started as an EPS recycling
advocacy group, they began collecting foam part-time to be transported
to a recycling plant out of state. During their first collection event
they collected about 20 cubic yards of foam packaging. ReFoamIt soon
expanded their operation with new employees and essential equipment
such as trucks and collection trailers. Most notably, they acquired a
densifier, which allowed them to streamline their operation and
collect more foam. In 2013 they densified approximately 65 tons of EPS
foam.
Today, ReFoamIt is a full-time business that organized over 60 foam
recycling collection events for 12% of Massachusetts municipalities in
2013. Each event collects between 30 and 40 cubic yards of scrap foam.
They work with local governments, community organizations, hospitals
and local businesses to organize collections and spread the message
that EPS is a fully recyclable material.
Several other nominees received honorable mentions for their
contributions to EPS recycling. NOVA Chemicals and the Pennsylvania
Resource Council were acknowledged for their EPS recycling collection
events across Pennsylvania, which were responsible for collecting
three 26' trucks full of foam for recycling. The City of Houston,
which recently instituted the first EPS recycling program of its kind
in the region, received mention for fulfilling the requests of its
citizens for a local recycling solution. Houston now recycles 2,000
lbs. of EPS per month. Nine Lives Products was recognized for their
innovative Glu6 product, which uses natural processes to recycle EPS
in to various types of glue.
This winner of this year's award was chosen by judges from several
fields related to recycling and sustainability: Nina Goodrich,
Executive Director of GreenBlue, Brenda Pulley, Senior VP of Recycling
at Keep America Beautiful, Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor of
Packaging Digest and Patty Moore, President & CEO of Moore Recycling
Associates, Inc.
The Excellence in EPS Recycling Award was created to acknowledge
companies, programs and organizations that go above and beyond in
their efforts to promote and improve EPS recycling. The EPS Industry
Alliance believes this recognition serves to highlight exemplary
members of the EPS recycling industry who serve as exceptional
examples and further promote EPS as a versatile and sustainable
material.
For any question please contact Diana Gentilcore, Managing Director
for Advocacy at the EPS Industry Alliance at 800-607-3772 or
dgentilcore@epsindustry.org.
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