There is a belief by many out there that polystyrene and foamed polystyrene can’t be recycled. Just because a local municipality chooses not to pick up products that carry a chasing arrows #6 “recycle logo”, certainly does not mean that material can’t be successfully recycled and turned into useful products that re-enter the world of commerce. In fact, there is a booming industry that employs many Americans to support this effort. This video at 10 minutes is a little long, but well worth viewing. It demonstrates the process from start to finish.
Is this the end of the line? What happens to the picture frames when no longer wanted-needed? Can they be recycled again? How many times can this recycle be used.
Plastics, like most other materials will loose some integrity with each trip through the recycling phase. I don’t have data on how many times but anytime anything is recycled, it saves raw materials.