Where to recycle styrofoam?

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Author Message   Ink Citizen Username: Pageturner Post Number: 97 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 6:50 am:        We are cleaning the basement today! It's gotten ridiculous down there. We have a stack of styrofoam packaging inserts - does anyone know where we can recycle them? thanks.   Sherri De Rose Citizen Username: Honeydo Post Number: 149 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 9:16 am:        You can probably go to any packaging place. There's one on S.O. Ave, there's one in Millburn near the Kings. They would love to have your stuff.   Jersey Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 625 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 8:25 pm:        Just bury it. Or burn it. Just kidding. I have a ton of it too. I HATE getting anything with packing peanuts. The are the devil's boogers. J.B.   upondaroof Citizen Username: Upondaroof Post Number: 668 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 9:23 pm:        One good place to recycle styrofoam or plastic containers is in containers used for planting. (e.g., wooden barrels). The plastic or foam takes up space that would be occupied by soil, which makes for less soil and less weight and it's re-useable. When the wooden barrel wears out, cut it up, (the barrel) and burn it in your chimenea and put the soil and plastic / foam in a new 1/2 barrel.   Jersey Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 634 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 10:19 pm:        Awesome idea! I'm getting ready to hang a window box from my back porch and plant ivy in it. The idea is that the ivy will hang down from up high in the hung window box. I was worried about the weight. Upondaroof, are you Martha Stewart? J.B.   Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 11364 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 4:22 am:        I don't have any hard evidence, but I would be very reluctant to burn styrofoam. My understanding is that the fumes and smoke, and it gives off a lot of smoke, are highly toxic.   upondaroof Citizen Username: Upondaroof Post Number: 669 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 8:15 am:        "Upondaroof, are you Martha Stewart? " No, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night! Bob K. Re-read my post. I said to burn the barrel and re-use the foam.