Styrofoam Recycling Event
Students for Environmental Action (SEA) & the Marysville Community Food Bank 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!
Wednesday, May 31, from 10am-2pm
This event is free and open to everyone!
What We Accept
EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) Guidelines
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
Donations for the Marysville Community Food Bank will also be accepted at this event!
For more information about this event please contact Laura Wild, Club Advisor at lwild@everettcc.edu
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation in connection with this event, please contact the Center for Disability Services (CDS) at least 5 days in advance at cds@everettcc.edu
Everett Community College offers equal opportunity in education and employment. For more information, visit the Equal Opportunity and Title IX website: EverettCC.edu/EqualOpportunity