View Newsletter : December 2024
Newsletter Highlights:
- Message from the President & Executive Director: Reflects on a year of progress, including the successful launch of Waffle Pods The Facts, showcasing EPS’s role in the circular economy of construction and attendance at the INC-5 in Busan, South Korea
- Waffle Pods The Facts: The new resource hub is live, addressing misconceptions about EPS Waffle Pods and highlighting their benefits—lightweight, cost-effective, thermally efficient, and 100% recyclable. Excellent engagement has seen a strong uptake of the guide “Sustainable Building Solutions: The Environmental Benefits of EPS Waffle Pods.”
- INC-5 Update: EPSA’s participation in Busan marked progress on the global plastics treaty, with a focus on product design standards, chemicals of concern, and robust recycling frameworks.
- Operation Clean Sweep®: EPSA reinforces its commitment to preventing plastic pellet loss and urges EPS manufacturers and raw material suppliers to adopt best practices for sustainability.
- StyroCycle Expansion: StyroCycle continues to thrive, participating in events like Detox Your Home Days and the Zero Waste Festival, while preparing to launch a Recycling Reporting App in 2025 to track recycling efforts and carbon savings.
- APCO Partnership: EPSA collaborates with the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation to advance product stewardship for EPS packaging while protecting local manufacturers from unnecessary levies.
- EPS in the News: Scientists highlight the importance of a circular economy, warning that plastic bans could worsen environmental impacts by increasing energy use and emissions from alternative materials.
