And as with most plastics, traditional styrofoam recycling is not actually a cycle. GreenMantra CEO Jodie Morgan says the way to boost styrofoam recycling rates worldwide is to increase the value of used styrofoam. Dissolution solutionNot far from Pyrowave, another Montreal company says it can also make polystyrene from 100 per cent recycled materials. From that perspective, Hicks thinks it's interesting that new styrofoam recycling technologies are displacing those raw ingredients. She added that it's not a given that any new recycling technology is better for the environment.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2019 08:01 UTC