{"id":836,"date":"2019-09-24T15:44:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T19:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/?p=836"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:25:06","slug":"green-team-helps-foam-cycle-revolutionize-styrofoam-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/2019\/09\/24\/green-team-helps-foam-cycle-revolutionize-styrofoam-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Team Helps Foam Cycle Revolutionize Styrofoam Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foamcycle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foam Cycle<\/a> and the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmua.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">SCMUA<\/a>) were fortunate to have been awarded a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/green-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green Team<\/a> from Montclair State University (MSU) to study the first patent-pending Foam Cycle Foam Packaging (aka Styrofoam) recycling system that has been in operation there since 2016.\u00a0Of the hundreds of students from all over the country that applied for this competitive program, eight teams each made up of five students were chosen to address sustainability issues with the various public and private companies that applied for a team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-photo-gallery\"><p class=\"a11y-label\">Click on an image below to enlarge photo.<\/p><div class=\"previous-button\"><a href=\"javascript: ;\">Previous<\/a><\/div><div class=\"next-button\"><a href=\"javascript: ;\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"photo-holder\" style=\"background-image: 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alt=\"Green Team with Better Frame sample\"\/><\/div><div class='caption'>\n[caption id=\"attachment_838\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"] Green Team with Better Frame sample[\/caption]\n<\/div><div class='close-button'><a href='javascript: ;'>Close<\/a><\/div><div class='open-button'><a href='javascript: ;'>Zoom In<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- cached result -->\n<p>In Late May, The Foam Cycle\/SCUMA Green Team took to the outside classroom and dug right in spending many days at the Sussex County landfill, operating the Foam Cycle system, tracking the recycled foam from point of generation to a molding manufacturer, then to a picture frame assemble plant. The team completed a list of deliverables that will forever change the perception that Foam Packaging waste cannot and should not be recycled.<\/p>\n<p>In the end the team helped advance a new product called <em><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betterframe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Better Frame<\/a><\/em>; a picture frame made from 100% recycled Foam Packaging waste that can be traced back to the very site where the foam waste came from. At the core of this concept is that if the frame is broken or no longer wanted, it can be sent back to Better Frame to be recycled and made into a new frame, keeping this waste material out of our landfills and waterways forever. How cool is that! Now that\u2019s a true closed loop circular economy recycling product&#8230;If there ever was one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column\"><figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><\/figure>[\/cap]<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betterframe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Better Frame<\/a> web site just launched and yes, you will be able to purchase one of these beautiful frames, along with its environmental story for your office or home! The Foam Cycle\/SCUMA Green Team presentation can be found <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001YA4g4AJRZVGIFEmkxKWJ3im31b9oQwJhjCBaGth6b8vPvmrRVGQkQvPaKHjkfeg8YoQHHKClzZFRxI-wiWJbr8gZunUdjJmR775QJ48C7Ng-FqoynFiKqglrteZH_5jUnvjzB41-_iJ5o-xGO8w18hRnoc6eM7ny6s4ewvhf50cIosIjkThMPKzDZuxVdEyvRhsx4NYvk9hhnaimDKJGRIKmYZZbkglpxadN7uEj34A=&amp;c=HarUxbIbNMFWrIwfL6MzZe0TW912cSIl2FH03e5jSowDAvKTL8vKqQ==&amp;ch=1qOYAR_I7UAVAk0_ZnveIuoWuxgwbAelvBj71cemeCsPEIeM-pKjSw==\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. The MSU Green Team\u2019s final report, including site analysis data, more detailed information and a sample of the frame can be sent upon request. Just shoot us an email at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:Info@BetterFrame.org\" target=\"_blank\">Info@BetterFrame.org<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cBRING IT!\u201d, was another recycling diversion campaign that the Green Team was working on.\u00a0The aim of the initiative was to help the public understand that Foam Packaging waste cannot be placed in a curbside recycling bin, as it needs to be dropped off to be recycled. If your city, county or municipality has a drop off recycling center, we would be happy to talk to you about installing a Foam Cycle system, incorporating a BRING IT! campaign and becoming a Better Frame partner.\u00a0Benefits of the partnership would include Foam Cycle buyback of your densified foam at market pricing (currently $400-$600 a ton), with an option for you to purchase picture frames at wholesale pricing. 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