Beyond bottles, film and containers, many communities are recycling other plastics, such as protective packaging, foodservice packaging, pallets, drums and more. Resources for Recycling Other Plastics:
Plasticfoodservicefacts.org outlines successful plastic foodservice recycling programs http://plasticfoodservicefacts.com/main/Environment/Recycling_1.html
The Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers provides tools and information to encourage expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling http://www.epspackaging.org/
This 2010 report reviews recycling amounts and rates for EPS http://www.epspackaging.org/images/stories/ 2010_EPS_Recycling_Rate_Report_8_5x11.pdf
Walmart has created an EPS recycling program and uses the recycled material in picture frames http://www.epspackaging.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association provides resources on polystyrene recycling, such as best practices for drop off programs and markets for recycled polystyrene http://www.plastics.ca/Recycling/ResidentialPlasticsPackaging/ Polystyrene/index.php
A Portland, OR, company has developed a successful program for recycling polystyrene foodservice products http://www.moorerecycling.com/TheRecyclingProfessionals.pdf