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Questions about Styrofoam

Bo-4

Bo-4

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I just bought a 58" HDTV at a ridiculously affordable price just in time for Bowl Games and NFL playoffs which was packaged in a buttload of the stuff for obvious reasons.. it totally works in protecting large consumer electronics.

But i felt horrible just now watching my trash getting dumped. NOBODY will recycle the stuff around here. Sure, you can save up your foam peanuts and such and drop them off at the packaging stores.. but they did not want my ginormous blocks and nobody has come up with a cost effective way to recycle.

So they go to our already overburdened landfills and decompose in literally a MILLION or more years per my Google searches.

California is on the verge of outlawing the stuff in takeout containers and cups.. same with Bloomberg early next year in NYC. But what about the ginormous BLOCKS of the stuff that nobody has outdone as yet in large-item packaging?

Do any of your states recycle this crap? I have a vision of aliens landing here in 100k or so years when us humans have finally killed one another off (probably over ginormous television sets ;-) and not having the time to drill down ... determine that the entire freaking planet is composed of --- styrofoam! :eek:
 
Bo-4 said:
I just bought a 58" HDTV at a ridiculously affordable price just in time for Bowl Games and NFL playoffs which was packaged in a buttload of the stuff for obvious reasons.. it totally works in protecting large consumer electronics.

But i felt horrible just now watching my trash getting dumped. NOBODY will recycle the stuff around here. Sure, you can save up your foam peanuts and such and drop them off at the packaging stores.. but they did not want my ginormous blocks and nobody has come up with a cost effective way to recycle.

So they go to our already overburdened landfills and decompose in literally a MILLION or more years per my Google searches.

California is on the verge of outlawing the stuff in takeout containers and cups.. same with Bloomberg early next year in NYC. But what about the ginormous BLOCKS of the stuff that nobody has outdone as yet in large-item packaging?

Do any of your states recycle this crap? I have a vision of aliens landing here in 100k or so years when us humans have finally killed one another off (probably over ginormous television sets ;-) and not having the time to drill down ... determine that the entire freaking planet is composed of --- styrofoam! :eek:
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Mail-Back Recycling

Because of challenging transportation logistics and high contamination rates, there are a limited number of community-based collection programs that accept EPS. That’s why EPS-IA has created a unique mail-back program that allows virtually anyone with smaller quantities of foam packaging access to EPS recycling.

If there is no EPS recycling in your community, please send your EPS via the U.S. Postal Service or other carrier to the nearest mail-back location.



http://www.epspackaging.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=4
 
Bo-4 said:
I just bought a 58" HDTV at a ridiculously affordable price just in time for Bowl Games and NFL playoffs which was packaged in a buttload of the stuff for obvious reasons.. it totally works in protecting large consumer electronics.

But i felt horrible just now watching my trash getting dumped. NOBODY will recycle the stuff around here. Sure, you can save up your foam peanuts and such and drop them off at the packaging stores.. but they did not want my ginormous blocks and nobody has come up with a cost effective way to recycle.

So they go to our already overburdened landfills and decompose in literally a MILLION or more years per my Google searches.

California is on the verge of outlawing the stuff in takeout containers and cups.. same with Bloomberg early next year in NYC. But what about the ginormous BLOCKS of the stuff that nobody has outdone as yet in large-item packaging?

Do any of your states recycle this crap? I have a vision of aliens landing here in 100k or so years when us humans have finally killed one another off (probably over ginormous television sets ;-) and not having the time to drill down ... determine that the entire freaking planet is composed of --- styrofoam! :eek:
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somebody'll figure out how to make t shirts from it someday....

it's less popular in takeout and cups because it leaches toxins into food. expecially if you nuke it...
 
Craig said:
Mail-Back Recycling

Because of challenging transportation logistics and high contamination rates, there are a limited number of community-based collection programs that accept EPS. That’s why EPS-IA has created a unique mail-back program that allows virtually anyone with smaller quantities of foam packaging access to EPS recycling.

If there is no EPS recycling in your community, please send your EPS via the U.S. Postal Service or other carrier to the nearest mail-back location.

http://www.epspackaging.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=4
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Thanks Craig.. sadly we have no such animal in Ideeho and so mailing the crap at a very high cost is the only option.
 
Bo-4 said:
Thanks Craig.. sadly we have no such animal in Ideeho and so mailing the crap at a very high cost is the only option.
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Harness it's uncanny ability to generate and hold static electricity. I foresee miles and miles of styro-farms.

In Boise, though...certainly not where I live.

:)
 
Dawg said:
I use it for insulation in dog houses......(the block style Bo posted of).......R-Value I'd guess 11 to 14......of course dogs don't need much insulation.......
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Bo wants to see a photo of Steve's foam-insulated dog house. What.. you clue the stuff to inside???
 
Dawg said:
I use it for insulation in dog houses......(the block style Bo posted of).......R-Value I'd guess 11 to 14......of course dogs don't need much insulation.......
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That's a good idea. I tried using it in a chicken coop, but then I found out how much chickens love styrofoam...
 
PhilFish said:
somebody'll figure out how to make t shirts from it someday....

it's less popular in takeout and cups because it leaches toxins into food. expecially if you nuke it...
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Gee thanks Phil, that means i'll prolly die ten years before my time ;-)
 
Bo-4 said:
Thanks Craig.. sadly we have no such animal in Ideeho and so mailing the crap at a very high cost is the only option.
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No weight...Book rate?...they say shipping back costs between a $1.50 and $9...
 
What you're SUPPOSED to do, is put the styrofoam back in the box and store it your basement in case you ever need to return the item either to the store or for warranty service.

And sure....over a period of years, all that packaging WILL take up some room in your basement. But....the good thing is..if you save the packaging?....you'll never end up needing it! If you toss it, odds are that you will.
 
Craig said:
No weight...Book rate?...they say shipping back costs between a $1.50 and $9...
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I saw that.. but with the volume of block foam in this package it would have probably been closer to $9, PLUS the hassle of packaging the crap which would have taken an hour to get into the smallest possible box (likely 4x4 square or so).

But i'll look into it more.. because i'll probably enjoy the games less the more i think about it.
 
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