Process improvements to increase polystyrene diversion/recycling capacity : final report, Industrial Waste Diversion Program

30 Pages·1997·0.52 MB·English

PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREASE
POLYSTYRENE DIVERSION/RECYCLING
CAPACITY
REPORT
FINAL
INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAM
JULY 1997
Ministry of
OntSrJO
and Energy

ISBN 0-7778-6363^
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREASE
POLYSTYRENE DIVERSION/RECYCLING CAPACITY
FINAL REPORT
INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAM
JULY 1997
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PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREASE
POLYSTYRENE DIVERSION/RECYCLING CAPACITY
FINAL REPORT
INDUSTRIAL WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAM
Report prepared by:
Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association
June 1997
Report prepared for:
Ontario Ministry ofEnvironment and Energy

11
TABLE OF CO^^^ENTS
Page
1. Executive Summary 1
2. Introduction 2
Purpose ofreport
Summary of 1994 Submissions
3. The Mississauga Facility
a. Feedstock Collection
i. Food Service Materials 6
ii. Blue Box 6
iii. Industrial, Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) 7
Rigid Polystyrene
iv. Waste Diversion 8
b. Process Operations 9
New
c. Process Equipment
i. Phase 1 9
Phase 2 9
ii.
iii. Phase 3 10
4. Marketing
Sales Agreements
i. 1
Markets
ii. 1
Page
5. Conclusions 12
Appendixes
Appendix A Current CPRA Member Companies
Appendix B Premiers Letter
Tables
MOEE
Table 1 - Capital Funding
Table 2 - Municipal Polystyrene, Generation Rates - 1996
Table 3 - Rigid Feedstock Distribution Gross Receipts
Table 4 - Polystyrene Waste Diversion
Table 5 - Industrial Process Flow