styrofoam recycling?

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November 27, 2010 at 10:00 pm #597134

redblack
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anyone know of a local (preferably west seattle) way to get rid of block styrofoam packaging? after doing some reducing and clean-up, i have a small pile of blocks that were used to package full-sized (not flat) televisions.

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November 27, 2010 at 10:20 pm #709481

MargL
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Not West Seattle but the only place I know of is IKEA in Tukwila. The bins are inside the building near the Customer service doors. I think you could probably park in the ‘loading’ area to drop it off.

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November 27, 2010 at 10:25 pm #709482

redblack
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hmm. maybe i should have thought of that before the holiday shopping season. :)

thanks, MargL.

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November 28, 2010 at 3:22 pm #709483

MercyMoi
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Thanks for this thread. I got an unassembled piece of furniture recently and have no less than six big garbage bags full of styrofoam I broke down. I hate to think of sending them to a landfill! I Googled this Ikea service and it looks like it’s just the Seattle (Renton) store that offers styrofoam recycling. They’re partnering with this company nearby: http://www.styrorecycle.com/ So if you have bigger needs you may want to consider them.

I’ll be making a trip to Renton soon!

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November 28, 2010 at 3:46 pm #709484

JoB
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me too…

i have hated putting styrofoam into the garbage.

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November 28, 2010 at 4:06 pm #709485

redblack
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i also thought about cutting it into 1″ slabs and putting it behind the sheet rock in my basement for insulation value. or maybe nooks and crannies in the attic.

seriously.

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November 28, 2010 at 4:07 pm #709486

JoB
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redblack..

you are a better man than i.

too much work.

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November 28, 2010 at 4:13 pm #709487

redblack
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i hope so, jo, because i’m pretty sure you’re a woman.

;)

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November 28, 2010 at 4:56 pm #709488

Ken
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http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/recycling-styrofoam.html

Note: I have made glue from Styrofoam and orange oil and it is crazy sticky and I have no problem believing it is “permanent”. Benzene is released so don’t try this indoors or around open flames.

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November 28, 2010 at 5:06 pm #709489

Ken
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http://www.styrorecycle.com/

Near Ikea. Map on page.

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November 29, 2010 at 8:58 pm #709490

celeste17
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You could also try the UPS store in Jefferson Square. I know you can take the stryofoam packing material there for reuse. So I am wondering if they could use some bigger pieces also.

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November 29, 2010 at 9:26 pm #709491

JoB
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redblack..

in this case..

that was intended as a gender neutral term:)

when my body worked better i was a fearless queen of innovative recycling… i did cut the stuff up to re-use.. making my own wall socket insulators long before they were commercially available… and stockpiling Styrofoam for use in planters and in the crawl space…

but i am older now and my body doesn’t cooperate quite so well :(

hats off to you for being willing to invest the time and effort.

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