www.foamcycle.com 2021 IMPACT REPORT 6 FOAM CYCLE ANNUAL REPORT IMPACT OF CURRENT LOCATIONS
Introducing Foam Cycle, the first patented foam recycling system designed to be placed at municipal recycling drop off centers The following is an overview of current Foam Cycle locations across the country, and how each has diverted foam (both packaging and food service) from the solid waste stream while contributing to the local circular economy
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Survey results are from a Penn State University Capstone Research Project, conducted by Steven Hericz The 2021 research data illustrates the cumulative effort of providing access to community based polystyrene foam recycling programs. This report will measure the positive impact of Foam Cycle’s unique “plug and play” system to collect, recycle and repurpose foam waste
Infographic conversion metrics are supported by the Foam Recycling Coalition https://www recyclefoam org/grants
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MEET THE TEAM
Thanks to Foam Cycle, over 4,042,423* people have access to foam recycling where none existed before.
The Foam Cycle System is now successfully operating in several states across the country In five short years, Team Foam Cycle has grown to include non profit agencies, counties, municipalities, and public private partnerships that have committed to recycling foam packaging and food service foam
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1 Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority 2 Middlesex County 3 Middletown Township 4 Woodbridge Township 5 Ridgewood Village 6 Passaic County NEW JERSEY 1 Collier County 2 Saint Lucie County FLORIDA 1. Pulaski County 2 Boone County KENTUCKY 1 Binghampton Development Corp (BDC Memphis) TENNESSEE County O gamie County CONSIN heast Kingdom Waste Management District MONT Houses/Greensboro RTH CAROLINA 1 Westmoreland Clean Ways NSYLVANIA SustainAbility COLORADO Town of Gilford NEW HAMPSHIRE 3
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 Accruing reported weight (Lbs collected from Foam Cycle recy programs throughout the coun THE TEAM EFFORT 4 2021 Report TOTAL WEIGHT OF FOAM RECYCLED PER YEAR (LBS) 8,520 22,420 46,814 94,257188,406
HOW WE ADD $ VALUE to Foam Recycling 5 2021 Report Aggregate value from Foam Cycle locations marketing PS foam. VALUE OF FOAM RECYCLED PER YEAR ($USD) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 $1,644 $4,225 $9,555 $18,766$30,807
One product that is made from recycled polystyrene waste is picture frame moulding This moulding can be ground down and made into new moulding, reinforcing circular economy principles in this product's development.
PRODUCTS MADE FROM RECYCLED FOAM
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Once loose foam packaging and food service foam are collected and densified through the Foam Cycle system, a residual polystyrene plastic is produced. The byproduct of the foam has an extremely high resale value and is in great demand by a variety of manufacturers
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 40 30 20 10 0 REDUCED TRUCKING More than 38 Tractor Trailer loads of PS foam has been diverted from the landfill for all Foam Cycle recycling programs. 38 53 ft trailer = 3,816 cubic feet Non-densified foam = 1.30/ cubic ft. 2 5 10 19 38 *Conversion metric source: FRC Landfill Space Saved Per Year https://wwwrecyclefoamorg/grants 2021 Report 7 TRUCKLOADS DIVERTED PER YEAR THEIMPACTWEMADE
LANDFILL AIR SPACE SAVINGS *Conversion metric source: FRC Landfill Space Saved Per Year https://www.recyclefoam.org/grants 145,000 Cubic Feet Almost 145,000 Cubic Feet of PS foam has been diverted from the landfill for all Foam Cycle recycling programs. Non-densified foam = 1.30/ cubic ft. = (4,960.80 lbs/3,816 cf) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 6,554 17,246 36,011 72,506 144,928 2021 Report 8 CUBIC FEET OF FOAM DIVERTED PER YEAR THEIMPACTWEMADE
45% 12% 37% 6% FPI Grant SOther tate 9 OUR FUNDING SOURCES Funding options include FRC, state & local grants 2021 Report
HOMPSON, DIRECTOR SOCIAL MEDIA 6 INDUSTRY AWARDS 10 EPSIndustry ExcellenceinRecycling SWANA ExcellenceinSpecialWaste NewJerseyDEPOutstanding AchievementinRecycling
Foam Packaging and Food Service Foam are one of the most plentiful, yet least recycled forms of plastics in existence today.
OUR PERFORMANCE
Numerous barriers to collecting and processing polystyrene (PS) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) have resulted in consistent, high market demand for this recyclable material
Foam Cycle’s positive and long lasting impact on foam waste reduction in our landfills and waterways, can only be realized when the system is available to every municipal recycling site in the country.
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Foam Cycle has directly taken on the challenge to capture PS and EPS from the solid waste stream, to be processed and recycled at a local level, no matter where that location may be. The data, infographics and photos in this report provide first hand results on the environmental and financial dividends of incorporating a Foam Cycle System into a sustainably focused community
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"Necessity is the mother of invention" and at Foam Cycle we found the solution you have been waiting for.
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