Styrofoam & Packaging Materials - Household Waste Guide

Styrofoam products, including packing material and peanuts, meat trays, cups and plates, are not recyclable through the Kent County residential recycling program. While Styrofoam is a type of #6 polystyrene plastic, there are no accessible markets for Styrofoam recycling.

Some companies can re-use Styrofoam packing material that is clean.

	Company	Location	Phone	Link	Notes
	Dart Container	Various - see link for locations.	See link for location contacts.	http://www.dartcontainer.com/web/environ.nsf/pages/micorecy.html	Dart has established more than 40 polystyrene drop-off locations in over 30 counties.
	Harbor Foam	2950 Prairie St SW Suite 300 Grandville, MI 49418	616.855.8150	http://harborfoam.com/recycling.php	Accepts plates, cups, egg cartons and other food-grade foam that has been washed; clean packing peanuts and blocks of Styrofoam with tape and stickers removed.
	UPS Store	1740 44th Street SW Chateau Center Wyoming	616.530.4650	www.ups.com	Accepts clean packing peanuts.
		2153 Wealthy Street SE East Grand Rapids	616.454.3335
	PostNet	5751 Byron Center Rd Bayberry Market Wyoming	616.726.8999	www.postnet.com	Accepts clean packing peanuts.
	PakMail	Store Locator	800.778.6665	www.pakmail.com	All Pak Mail locations are part of the Peanut Hotline, a recycle and reuse program started by the Plastic Loose Fill Council. Pak Mail provides consumers with a place to take packing peanuts for reuse. Our more than 500 locations offer consumers a way to dispose of plastic loose fill that is environmentally friendly--saving energy, reducing waste, and conserving natural resources.
	Michigan Foam	1820 Chicago Drive SW Grand Rapids,	616.452.9611	www.michiganfoam.com	Accepts non-food, clean, dry, white-beaded style Styrofoam. Remove all tape and stickers. Located west of Burlingame by Valley Truck Parts. Open M-F 8am - 5pm.
	Arvron	4720 Clay Street Grand Rapids	616.530.1888	www.arvron.com	Accepts non-food, clean, block-style Styrofoam only.
	Peanut Hotline		800.828.2214	www.loosefillpackaging.com	Plastic Loose Fill Products Council
	Ameri-Pak	Sealed Air Recycle Center 477 South Woods Dr Fountain Inn, SC 29644			Packing Pillows marked “Fill-Air” can be deflated (poke a hole in them), then mailed to Ameri-Pak, Sealed Air Recycle Center, 477 South Woods Drive, Fountain Inn SC 29644. They will be recycled into things like trash bags and automotive parts.