If you have a business or organization that generates a lot of styrofoam cup waste, this may be an option for you.
Dart Recycling also has a Recycla-Pak program to take styrofoam cups back by mail. Check the map to see if there is a program near you that may take the type of styrofoam you have. The website Home for Foam has a map of drop-off locations in select areas of the country. If you have a bunch of styrofoam packing peanuts, offer to donate them to any company that can reuse them, or try your local UPS or FedEx store. Packing peanuts are often desired by companies that ship a lot of products. If you are really motivated or you have a business that finds itself with lots of Styrofoam cups, packaging and so on, you can look around for places to take them. And make sure all items are clean and uncontaminated with food, other bits of plastic, wire, receipts, etc. Be sure to find out what types of Styrofoam are accepted in your program and which aren’t. Some programs also don’t want colored Styrofoam. The foam used in cups is different than packing peanuts which is different than the foam blocks your electronics come packed in, and so on. Check with your local community’s recycling program, but most likely they will tell you to simply throw it in the trash.Įven if your community does take Styrofoam for recycling, be aware that not all Styrofoam is created equal. 
It’s also a different type of plastic than what most jugs and bottles are made of, and it’s simply not a great quality plastic the manufacturers want. If you live in the Northeast, Michigan or California, you may still be able to recycle Styrofoam, but most recycling centers won’t take it anymore, because it is mostly air and after melting down for reuse, there isn’t enough plastic left to make it profitable.
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