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Polystyrene should be placed in your red general waste bin.
Polystyrene is a type of plastic that is commonly used in packaging materials. Styrofoam is a commercial brand of polystyrene.
Hard, white, clean polystyrene can be recycled through RecycleSmart and booked as a pick-up from your home. Below are examples of hard, white, clean polystyrene that can be collected:
Recyclable polystyrene 1 (JPG, 52KB) Recyclable polystyrene 2 (JPG, 20KB) Recyclable polystyrene 3 (JPG, 422KB)
Recyclable polystyrene 1
Recyclable polystyrene 2
Recyclable polystyrene 3
No food grade polystyrene, styrofoam, packaging foam or ice cream tubs can be recycled through RecycleSmart. The images below are examples of polystyrene that needs to be disposed of in the red general waste bin:
Non-recyclable polystyrene 1 (JPG, 51KB) Non-recyclable polystyrene 2 (JPG, 259KB) Non-recyclable polystyrene 3 (JPG, 37KB)
Non-recyclable polystyrene 1
Non-recyclable polystyrene 2
Non-recyclable polystyrene 3