Polystyrene disposal

[DagmarJ]

I've had some food delivered for Christmas in two medium sized polystyrene boxes, unfortunately the company doesn't operate a 'return/reuse' scheme so I'm left wondering, yet again, how best to dispose of this stuff. I've googled around a bit and can't find a recycling option nor any place that might be interested in reuse. So probably just the bin or the depot where it'll end up in the general waste too?

Any other ideas?

Thanks, Dagmar

[Saffron]

It seems there are some uses for it in gardening...

http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20070103/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-moulded-polystyrene

[DagmarJ]

Thanks Saffron, but I've only got a small garden and have already done this in the past (using broken up polystyrene to fill the bottom of big pots). But maybe I'll just hang on to the boxes for a bit and put them in the cellar and hope that something will come up.

I'll mail the company again too as really think they should reuse them. We get meat from another mail order company sometimes and they they give you a ?5 credit if you post back their boxes.

[Saffron]

Too bad xmas has already passed, as you could have used them to stuff bath cushions as prezzies!

[david_carnell]

Mix it with petrol and make your own napalm.

[James Barber]

PaulR was looking for Polystyrene a while back:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?28,532845,532845#msg-532845

...hope he still is.

[PeckhamRose]

PhoneSouthwark Environment dept 020 7525 2000 and ask them.

They may say they can't recycle it, but if enough people phoned to ask, they would have to work something out!