Polystyrene foam, also known as EPS, is a common daily packaging material, often used in disposable coffee cups, take away food containers, meat trays and packaging on some home appliance items. For example, a washing machine or air conditioner usually contains 5-6 pieces of polystyrene foam. Indeed, the use of EPS packaging has brought great convenience to our lives, but EPS recycling has become a headache due to its bulky volume and light weight.

The Australian Packaging Association reports that only 29.7% of the polystyrene used in packaging is recycled. Part of the problem is that, when placed in a roadside bin, small pieces of polystyrene are mixed with other recyclable waste and are considered pollutants. As a result, most recycling programs do not accept EPS bubbles for roadside recycling. Then, you may have a question: Where can I recycle polystyrene foam (EPS) packaging in Australia?

In Australia, there are many drops off facilities for polystyrene recycling. They are capable of accepting all types of EPS from both packaging and building applications,  you can find out where the collection facility is in your state.

Polystyrene Recycling Facilities in Australia

1. Randwick Community Recycling Centre

Address: 72 Perry St, Matraville NSW 2036, Australia

2. Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre

Address: Kimbriki Rd, Ingleside NSW 2084, Australia

3. Boroondara Waste and Recycling Centre

Address: 648 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell VIC 3124, Australia

4. Brisbane City Council Recycling

Address: 1825 Old Cleveland Rd, Chandler QLD 4155, Australia

5. Polystyrene Recycling QLD

Address: 105b Colebard St W, Acacia Ridge QLD 4110, Australia

6. City of South Perth Recycling Centre

Address: Corner Thelma St and, Hayman Rd, Como WA 6152, Australia

7. Wangara Greens Recycling Facility

Address: 70 Motivation Dr, Wangara WA 6065, Australia

8. Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre

Address: 181 Morphett Rd, North Plympton SA 5037, Australia

* Please be aware that the facilities may currently be closed or operating shortened hours due to COVID-19.

In addition to those listed above, there are also some EPSA (Expanded Polystyrene Australia) Members you can find help in Australia, and you can visit the national EPS Industry Group for more information.

Polystyrene Recycling Specialist in Australia

If you are an end manufacturer and recycler of polystyrene foam packaging, with large amounts of waste polystyrene packaging or those who want to do long-term EPS recycling business, then a customized polystyrene recycling solution will be needed.

INTCO Recycling, located in Auburn NSW, Australia, is the leading provider of renewable polystyrene foam (EPS) solutions, and has been dedicated to providing customers across Australia and New Zealand with integrated polystyrene recycling solutions for 15 years.