EvCC Styrofoam Recycling Event

EvCC Students for Enviromental Action (SEA) Club and Sustainability Department invites you to be an environmental hero! Bring clean styrofoam, packing peanuts in bags or boxes, bubble wrap and plastic film to be recycled--for FREE! If you are bringing styrofoam, please consider bringing a donation for the Marysville Food Bank of non-perishable food or monetary donations. We hope to collect as much styrofoam as possible; help us spread the word to your family, neighbors, and friends.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
Parking Lot F 10am-2pm
FREE

Materials We Accept for Recycling

EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) 

Your material must be:

• Clean
• Dry
• Free of all tape and any labels so it does not contaminate the recycle process.
• Please bag your peanuts separately for drop off
• No contaminated material accepted.
• We will accept any amount, large or small. Sorry, no hot tub covers, please.

To Identify Your Foam:

• Look for the #6 or EPS inside the recycle symbol
• Bend the material - it should break and snap with loose beads

Polystyrene Examples:

• Clean Styrofoam
• Clean Takeout
• Clean Polyethylene
• Clean Shipping Coolers
• Clean Styrofoam Sheets

Other Materials We Accept:

• Packing Peanuts (in bags or boxes please)
• Clear bubble wrap
• Clear plastic wrapping (Clean & dry material only)

What We Do Not Accept:

• Spray-in Foam
• Insta-pak Foam
• Grey Insta-pak Foam
• Foil-covered Foam
• Pink or Blue Insulation Foam (XPS)
• Hot Tub Covers

SEA Club is all about promoting environmental awareness and having fun while learning about current sustainability initiatives. For more information about this event please contact Laura Wild, Club Advisor at lwild@everettcc.edu.