Companies that use expanded polystyrene (EPS) on a day-to-day basis are implementing internal recycling programs. Walmart has created a closed-loop EPS recycling plan that takes the collected material and uses it to create recycled picture frames. For more details view this 2-minute Walmart EPS recycling video clip, featuring Walmart spokesman Mike Hagood, Senior Director Innovations.

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IKEA, already known around the world as an eco-friendly company, has recycling centers in most of their stores. They have bins for recycling materials such as light bulbs and cardboard. After AFPR distributed the EPS Sustainability Toolkit, an IKEA store in Seattle took the initiative to expand their center even further. That store now allows consumers to bring in their EPS packaging for recycling. To have the support of a company as green as IKEA is a huge boost for the EPS industry.