Affiliates

Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA)

The Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association is the pre-eminent national body representing Australia’s chemicals and plastics industries

Website: http://www.pacia.org.au

Asian Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (AMEPS)

Asian Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (AMEPS)

Website: http://ameps.net/

Plastics New Zealand

Plastics New Zealand is the Trade Association for the Plastics Manufacturing Industry in New Zealand.

Website: http://www.plastics.co.nz

European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (EUMEPS)

The European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (EUMEPS) is an association which supports and promotes the European EPS industry through the national industry bodies from each member country.

Website: http://www.eumeps.org

British Plastics Federation Expanded Polystyrene Group (BPF EPS Group)

The EPS Group is a member-group of the British Plastics Federation representing around 80% of the expandable polystyrene manufacturing industry in the UK

Website: http://www.eps.co.uk/

International Expanded Polystyrene Alliance (INEPSA)

The producers of expanded polystyrene (EPS) from Asia, Europe and North America formed the International EPS Alliance (INEPSA) in a bid to enhance EPS recycling and environmental standards.

Website: http://www.epsrecycling.org/

Plastics Mythbusters

A dedicated site created by the American Chemistry Council to provide factual information and answer commonly asked questions about plastics

Website: http://www.plasticsmythbuster.org/

EPS Industry Alliance (EPS-IA)

The EPS Industry Alliance (EPS-IA) is the group representing the EPS industry in the United States and Canada.

Website: http://www.epsindustry.org/

Insulated Panel Council Australasia

The Insulated Panel Council Australasia Ltd (IPCA) is the Industry Body for all manufacturers, installers and distributors of Insulated Sandwich Panel products.

Website: http://www.ipca.squarespace.com/

Insulated Panel Council Australasia Code of Practice

This Code of Practice (‘the CODE’) has been introduced by the Insulated Panel Council Australasia Ltd (IPCA) and sets out the principles and standards for the design specification, manufacture, construction, maintenance and risk management for structures built using Expanded Polystyrene Fire Retardant Panel (ISP and EPS-FR Panel) Systems and all ISP
types.

Website: http://www.insulatedpanelcouncil.org/code-of-practice-v2/

Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR)

ACOR, established in 1983, is a not-for-profit peak national industry Council representing businesses in the resource recovery and recycling industry of Australia.

Website: http://www.acor.org.au/

Australian Packaging Covenant (APC)

The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) is a sustainable packaging initiative which aims to change the culture of business to design more sustainable packaging, increase recycling rates and reduce packaging litter.

Website: http://www.packagingcovenant.org.au/

EPS Fish Boxes

UK based producers of EPS fish boxes have revealed the life cycle advantages and thermal protection attributes of polystyrene in the fish and fish processing industry.

Website: http://www.fishboxes.info/

Innovations for Greenhouse Gas Reductions

A life cycle quantification of carbon abatement solutions enabled by the chemistry industry.

Website: https://epsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LCA-report-ICCA.pdf

Export of Plastic Waste

From 1 July 2022, you can only export waste plastics that have been sorted into single resin or polymer type and further processed (flaked or pelletised), or processed with other materials into processed engineered fuel. You must have a license to export waste plastics that have been sorted, and further processed and capable of remanufacturing without further processing in accordance with a specification.

Website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/waste/exports/specifications-and-documents/plastic-specifications