Does styrofoam recycle?

If you’re recycling as much as you can, it's likely you’ve already found that your local waste hauler doesn’t accept foamed polystyrene. Foamed polystyrene, sometimes incorrectly referred to generically by the brand name Styrofoam, is marked as plastic number 6 on items like foam cups and take-out containers. read more

Many times people assume Styrofoam is recyclable, especially if it has a recycling symbol and number on the piece. Packaging pieces and Dunkin Donut cups keep appearing more and more mixed in with single stream and glass/plastics recycling. The truth is most forms of Styrofoam are recyclable, yes surprisingly it is. read more