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styrofoam recycling on island? - Ccat - 11-30-2023
Is there any place on the big island to take used styrofoam? takeout containers, styro sheets, packing materials, etc?
Thanks,
Ccat
RE: styrofoam recycling on island? - kalianna - 11-30-2023
Short answer is no. But where are you getting styrofoam? Takeout containers havenʻt used that in several years and most of what appears to be styrofoam peanuts are actually water soluable. They should dissolve quickly if you run them under water. Packing material? Nothing for it. The only culprits I run into are the occasional and completely stupid bottoms of pre-packaged meat and vegetables. I try to avoid those.
RE: styrofoam recycling on island? - GreenNerd - 12-01-2023
Check with electronics and home appliance stores. Even typical retail store will likely receive quite a bit of polystyrene.
RE: styrofoam recycling on island? - kalakoa - 12-02-2023
If Hawaii were serious about managing styrofoam waste, they would invest in a densifier.
RE: styrofoam recycling on island? - GreenNerd - 01-09-2024
Styrocrete is improved option to DIY aircrete and can help resolve problem of recycling.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=27v7Oq-q9xs&t=14s&pp=ygUYU3R5cm9jcmV0ZSBidWlsZGluZyBob21l
Has anyone shipped in AAC blocks for building (I know there are homes built here using it) and have info on ilogistics here? I really want to use it for building my home.
RE: styrofoam recycling on island? - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 01-10-2024
But where are you getting styrofoam?
Electronics and larger electric devices are packaged with pieces of styrofoam, top, bottom and sides in the box.
RE: styrofoam recycling on island? - terracore - 01-11-2024
Oddly enough the reason polystyrene is so difficult to recycle is because it's 98% air. The way that microplastics are gaining steam, in a few years we'll be mining landfills for polystyrene because it will have more air than the air does.