Styrofoam (a trademark name for Polystrene) is a type of plastic, made from petroleum products and a harmful toxin called Benzene is used in it as well.
Styrofoam - probably the most common use we see as packing peanuts and other packing materials. This is actually a very hazardous material, and if ingested by animals, it can prove to be very harmful to their digestive system. Not mention, the years it takes to breakdown this material - so not a landfill material at all.
Polystyrene is NOT a good material to package food products. It can be toxic and is in fact banned in several states in the the US from being used as food packing material.
So, make sure you dispose the polystyrene material responsibly in the proper recycling program. Make sure you do not dump these in the trash. There are several ways to recycle polystyrene
1. Recycle bin
2. Donate to craft stores - they use a lot of this in their projects
3. Avoid packing peanuts and use alternative materials when possible
4. There are some mail back options available now that take polystyrene back
So, today, pack up all those packing peanuts, and get rid of them the right way!
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Email From LANCE ZAMORA:
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Styrofoam trays from food products are great to give to preschools, elementary schools. I have found they welcome them and use them for various art projects - often as containers/trays for paint, glitter, etc. Also helpful to give are plastic trays and containers often received when one gets take-out from a restaurant.
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