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Holiday recycling: What to do with a blizzard of Styrofoam peanuts, trees and wreaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — It won't be long before reams of torn wrapping paper and a potential blizzard of Styrofoam packing peanuts finds its way to your house during the holidays. Then comes the hard part: ...
WIVB-TV

Here’s what you can do with your tree, Styrofoam, wrapping paper and other items after Christmas

Now that Christmas is over, you may be wondering what to do with your tree, wrapping paper, and other items left behind from the big day. The director of recycling for the City of Buffalo, Susan ...
Lifehacker

Stop Throwing Styrofoam in the Trash (and Do This Instead)

Styrofoam remains a ubiquitous material for takeout containers, disposable coffee cups, and protective cushioning for fragile items during shipping. The material—called expanded polystyrene or ...
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Less than 4% of Styrofoam gets recycled in the US. Here's what 2 companies are doing to change that

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Hundreds of thousands of expanded polystyrene foam products, more commonly known as Styrofoam, are manufactured each year in the U.S. It's used to make takeout containers, disposable ...