Please don’t throw away all the Styrofoam you open over the holidays! According to reports from the Society of Environmental Journalists, Styrofoam can take up 30% of the space in some landfills!
Between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, anyone can bring Styrofoam to Activity Center Park, where volunteers will unload their vehicles. Those dropping off do not need to leave their vehicle. This event is open to the public, regardless of where you live.
Environmental Consultant, ECO Development, will transport the collection to its facility in Mason, where the material will be processed and eventually recycled into products like surfboards, picture frames and coat hangers.
Acceptable Styrofoam:
- White clean foam. Food containers must be scrubbed
- Furniture and appliance packaging foam
- Block form foam
- The foam should be marked with recycling #6
Styrofoam with any of the following is not acceptable; please remove prior to drop off:
- Styrofoam with stickers or tape attached
- Food containers that are not clean
Other items that will be collected during the event:
- Holiday string lights
- Batteries
- Air & Home Care: All brands of air and home cartridges and plugs, spray bottles, and pump & spray trigger heads
- Drink Pouches: All brands of aluminum and plastic drink pouches (no need to remove straws)
- Oral Care Products and Packaging: All brands of used or empty toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, toothpaste cartons, toothbrush outer packaging, and floss containers
- Razors: All brands of blades, razors, and plastic razor packaging
- Sauce Packets: All brands and types of empty sauce packets and containers
- Snack Pouches: All brands of squeezable snack plastic pouches and caps
- Toys & Games: Hasbro, LeapFrog®, Spin Master, and VTech® games, learning devices, and toys.
This event is in partnership with BSA troops 515 & 516, City of Centerville, ECO Development and Montgomery County Environmental Services.