Recycling Polystyrene

[jeanne]

Can anyone tell me if I can put the white polystyrene that goes round small plants bought from garden centres please into the blue bin or should it just go in the green one.

Thanks.

[Liz8685]

I've always given mine away on this forum - loads of gardeners out there use it!

[singalto]

I break it up and put it in the bottom of plant pots and window boxes as it helps with drainage.

[intexasatthe moment]

Good question jeanne . Not answered on Southwark's recycling page .

Personally I put it in the green bin . I tend to look for the triangular recycling mark on stuff I'm not sure about ( like the trays that meat comes in ) and I don't see it I assume it's not recylable .

Hope someone comes along with the answer .

[hugha]

Does anyone have any polystyrene kicking about please? We need to fill the bottom of our planter for drainage, about 1.5m square.

Thanks everyone.

[singalto]

I took some to the recycling centre and they said you can't recycle it...

[heleng51]

I have quite a few sheets of polystyrene from furniture packaging. Can anybody make use of it? Or any ideas how I could recycle it?

I live in SE24.

Thanks!

[DulwichFox]

After a kitchen refurb I had some huge pieces of Polystyrene from my new Fridge, Oven, Washing machine,

Took them to Devon Street recycling Depot. It all goes in the General Waste. Not recyclable.

DulwichFox.

[heleng51]

Thanks for that, really useful. Seems such a waste though (excuse the pun).

From my research it seems it is possible to recycle but no councils want to collect it yet. Can't even find a London based private recycling depot.

Anyone else out there could make use of it before it goes to waste?

[IlonaM]

If you pop it on the For sale section you might have interest from gardeners!!! Excellent for bottom of planters etc.