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Efficient recycling of expandable polystyrene (EPS, Styropor®) is still largely unknown to the public. Styropor®, which is known as a packaging and insulation material, is recycled by medium-sized companies in Germany. They process EPS waste into secondary products that are returned to the economic cycle. The ground material created from this waste is used as an additive for the plaster and mortar industry, as filling material for seat cushions, as a porosity agent for the brick industry or as a leveling fill in floor construction. The so-called "polystyrene regranulate" goes to the insulation industry.