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Styrecycle: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling program (Cancelled)

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  • Archived project information

    2/16/2025
    Dart Container at 1505 E. Main St., Urbana, accepts expanded polystyrene (EPS), more commonly known by its brand name Styrofoam, for recycling. Departments are encouraged to take EPS there to recycle this bulky material. By doing so, we can reduce...

  • Styrofoam recycling communications

    3/22/2024
     Good afternoon! Info sharing... Sad day for local Styrofoam recycling.  🙁  Dart Corp is closing at the end of this year.  They reached out to me to request that I update our website info re: Styrofoam...
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Description

Numbers for plastic can be determined by surveying the bottom of the container. Styrofoam is categorized as plastic #6 (polystyrene). Dart Container in Urbana served as the primary vendor for Styrofoam recycling for both campus and the larger Champaign-Urbana community. In September 2023, Dart Container in Urbana officially closed its doors for business. Plastic #1 and #2 bottles and containers are accepted for recycling through the F&S Waste Transfer Station.

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Project Team

  • Primary Contact:

    Morgan White

    Team Members:

    • Achint Sharma
    • Marco Tijoe
    • Aaron Gadtula
    • Colin Tirakian
    • Ray Bizit
    • Olivia Harris

    Prior Contacts:

    • Maddy Liberman

Dates

  • Proposed March 16, 2014
    Proposed by Ben McCall

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Project details last updated on: 2/16/2025. Check Project Updates for recent activity.