Packaging Styrofoam or Polystyrene Foam
POLYSTYRENE BLOCK FOAM is not recyclable in the Fort Collins recycle stream. The nearest location recycling this material is the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) in Boulder. If you are not already going to Boulder otherwise, the block Styrofoam can be landfilled.
Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam owned and manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company. There are other manufacturers that make various polystyrene products like to-go containers, coffee cups, plates, meat and vegetable trays in grocery stores, coolers and polystyrene beads, etc., that are also not recyclable in the Fort Collins recycle stream – they are trash.
FOAM PACKING PEANUTS, however, are usually accepted as donations at many local pack and ship businesses.
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Eco-Cycle CHaRM (Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials) 6400 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder Phone: 303-444-6634 http://www.ecocycle.org/charm |
Accepts electronics, appliances, #6 white block foam, plastic bags, bubble wrap, mattresses, yoga mats, cooking oil, bicycles, clean porcelain toilets and sinks, plate glass windows, scrap metal and more for recycling and reuse. See website for a full list of materials. There is a $3 facility fee for all vehicles entering the CHaRM to recycle hard-to-recycle materials in addition to fees for specific items. Fee for appliances with Freon (R) is $15. Refer to website for full guidelines and fees
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Green Girl Recycling 1801 Boston Ave, Longmont Phone: 303-442-7535 http://www.greengirlrecycling.com/ |
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