Polystyrene / Styrofoam

Foam food/meat trays 

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

Please note: foam trays will be banned in South Australia from 1 September 2024. For more information visit Replace the Waste

Foam packaging (eg. high density or furniture packaging)

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

For large pieces

Book a hard waste collection. 

All pieces must be rolled up and bound. No longer than 1.5m in length and rolled up to a maximum 30cm in diameter.
Ensure the foam is covered in wet weather so it doesn't become wet and unmanageable.

Foam wrapping

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

To prevent small polystyrene fragments or balls from becoming litter, please dispose of fragments in a plastic bag.

Florist foam

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

For best disposal practice, also pour any water with floral foam displays through a tight fabric to capture fragments, avoiding drains.
Do not compost.

Packing peanuts / bean bag balls

Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

To prevent small polystyrene fragments or balls from becoming litter, please dispose of fragments in a plastic bag.

Polystyrene (coloured)

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin

Polystyrene (white) boxes and packaging

e.g. clean, white and dry packaging,  packaging from appliances, and clean, white fruit and vegetable boxes.

Please separate polystyrene from boxes and recycle the cardboard boxes.

For new goods that are delivered to your home with polystyrene packaging, ask for retailers to take it away.

OR

Free drop-off disposal of large size packing foam (white packing foam that snaps when bent) for recycling and repurposing.

Please remove all stickers, tape or any other non-polystyrene material.

• Harvey Norman - Noarlunga
  Please break up large / long pieces so they fit in the white collection bags.
• Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre - Heathfield
• Electronic Recyclers Australia - Ottoway
• YCA Recycling - Wingfield

OR

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

To prevent small polystyrene fragments or balls from becoming litter, please dispose of polystyrene fragments in a plastic bag.

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