The data shows that although 75% of waste is recyclable, only about 35% is actually recycled in effective ways.

Where does the rest of the waste go? In fact, most of them are sent to incineration plants and landfills, and some of them are discarded in our natural environment, causing serious pollution to resources such as soil, water and atmosphere.



Styrofoam, which is familiar to most of us, is commonly used in our life as a packaging material. Styrofoam is always being considered as hard-to-recycle material because the light weight and large volume features. So people often have doubts: Where to take my hard-to-recycle Styrofoam packaging?

1.Find a drop-off points for Styrofoam in your area.

Contact your local recycling program for information about the Styrofoam recycling programs, or drop off at your community recycling sites. As Styrofoam needs to be recycled in a special facility, you need to find a right drop-off point instead of placing it with regular recyclables.



2. Set up your own Styrofoam recycling business

Styrofoam recycling is a good business opportunity. If there are few recycling centers that accept Styrofoam in your area, enterprises and residents are troubled by Styrofoam waste, and the local policy encourages recycling, then you can consider launching your own recycling program, or even develop your own Styrofoam recycling business!

3.The used Styrofoam packaging should be collected and recycled

Retail stores and logistics companies are the most advantageous companies to collect Styrofoam waste. Bring back the Styrofoam packaging after selling the items. If your waste volume is large enough, then investing in a professional Styrofoam densifier is a good choice. The melted foam ingots can be sold as raw materials for the production of new foam products.



So the problem is not where to bring Styrofoam waste, but how to recycle it. Styrofoam recycling needs the joint efforts of us all.