Sell Your Scrap Polystyrene (PS) Plastic
Does your business generate scrap rigid Polystyrene, either clear General Purpose (GPPS) or tougher High Impact (HIPS)? Greenview purchases these PS waste materials from companies across the UK, including packaging waste, sheet offcuts, and production scrap. Turn this surplus material into revenue with our competitive rebates and rely on our efficient nationwide collection service.
Understanding Polystyrene (PS)
Polystyrene is a versatile and widely used plastic known for its ease of processing and relatively low cost. This page focuses on the rigid forms of PS, distinct from Expanded Polystyrene (EPS or foam).
- General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS): This form is typically clear, hard, and somewhat brittle. Common applications include CD jewel cases, disposable plastic cutlery, plastic tumblers, and some laboratory ware.
- High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS): This is an opaque, tougher, and more impact-resistant version created by adding rubber. It's extensively used for thermoformed packaging like yoghurt pots and food containers, refrigerator liners, point-of-sale displays, disposable razor casings, and model kits.
Effective recycling requires keeping these grades separate from each other and other plastics.
What Forms of PS Scrap Do We Purchase?
We buy clean, well-segregated streams of rigid Polystyrene scrap:
- HIPS Sheet Offcuts / Skeletal Waste: Clean waste generated from vacuum forming, thermoforming, or printing processes. Often natural (white) or single colour.
- GPPS Production Scrap: Clear regrind, rejected parts, or sheet offcuts from manufacturing.
- PS Packaging: Primarily HIPS yoghurt pots or similar food containers. Typically requires compaction or baling for viable collection and must be well-sorted and reasonably clean.
- PS Coat Hangers: Baled or boxed clean polystyrene coat hangers.
- Other clean, clearly identified, and sorted PS waste streams (GPPS or HIPS specified).
Industries We Partner With
We work with various UK businesses that generate scrap rigid PS, such as:
- Packaging Thermoformers & Manufacturers
- Printers, Sign Makers & Point-of-Sale Fabricators
- Food Packaging Companies
- Plastics Injection Moulders & Extruders
- Retailers & Distribution Centres (handling packaging waste)
- Waste Management facilities handling specific sorted streams
Why Sell Your PS Scrap to Greenview?
Choosing Greenview as the outlet for your Polystyrene waste offers:
- Market Rebates: Receive competitive payments based on the grade (GPPS/HIPS), quality, and presentation of your sorted PS scrap.
- Nationwide Collection: Benefit from our efficient logistics network covering the entire UK for suitable volumes and formats (baled/densified often required).
- Responsible Recovery: Provide a sustainable alternative to landfill or incineration for your PS waste materials.
- Easy Quote Process: Simply contact us with details and photos (if possible) of your material for a fast, no-obligation valuation.
Convert Your PS Waste into Cash
Find out the current market value of your scrap rigid Polystyrene. Contact Greenview with clear information about your material (specify GPPS or HIPS if known), the form it takes (e.g., sheet offcuts, baled pots), estimated quantity, and your UK location to receive a tailored quote.
