Sunday Styrofoam Recycling reaches an end

After August 20, 2023 this popular program will be closing down. We are working with KCSWD to set up Styrofoam and soft plastic (polyethylene film) collection facilities at the transfer station, hopefully before the end of the year. For Styrofoam and most other plastics, Ridwell provides an at-home pickup service at a reasonable rate. This company has been collecting on the island for a year now. they have convenient, at-home pickup and they are good about transparency. You can check their website to see where your items go for recycling. For more information, visit the Ridwell site and type in Vashon’s zip code 98070 for the Plastics Plus program. It is currently $18/ month. Their service covers most of the items we have been collecting and many additional items too.

https://www.ridwell.com/pricing

How Vashon’s recycling program made itself redundant

 

Collected styrofoam is trucked to StyroRecycle in Kent. At this event, some other recyclables that are not accepted at the transfer station will be collected. See below for a listing of what is accepted. Please assist our volunteers by having your styrofoam clean (tape and labels removed) and dry. Smaller items should be sorted and bagged for easy drop-off.  Sort items by type of material.  Materials must be clean & dry, free from Tape & Labels. See the list below for accepted items.

Click here for an illustrated list of what is accepted.

Volunteers are what make this event work. Do you want to help? It’s just a few hours a month. Many hands make light work. If interested, contact jacquieperry@comcast.net.

The last collection event will be on August 20th from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Food Bank, 10030 SW 210th St.

We will only be collecting the following items: 

  • Styrofoam, clean
  • Styrofoam, colored and lightly soiled
  • Polyethylene foam and fabric
  • Plastic film  
  • Peanuts, securely contained
  • Multi-layered plastics

We will have labeled bins for these items and will guide you in placing your items into the correct bin. All materials should be clean and dry. Please remove all tape and labels from the styrofoam and polyethylene foam.

For the foreseeable future, we will NOT be collecting any Option 2 mixed plastics. I am reconsidering this waste stream due to downstream changes from our vendor. We will notify the community when we are able to reinstate the Option 2 collection. In the meantime, the best thing will be to add those items to your household trash.

We continue to be a completely volunteer-driven enterprise and are committed to a no-fee event. Thus we must rely on donations from those who can in our generous community.

Thank you again for making the effort! 

Nadine and the SundayStyro team 

June 18 2023 styro handout-3

Do you need some packing materials for shipping? 

Reusable shipping materials exchange – Drop off or pickup for re-use

  • Packing Peanuts – Contained in Closed Boxes or Plastic Bags
  • Sheet Polyethylene
  • Bubble Wrap
  • Sheet Styrofoam

      Note: All materials must be Clean & Dry, free from Tape & Labels.

Sunday StyroPlastics Program Leader: Nadine Edelstein, nadine@nadineedelstein.com

Sunday StyroPlastics Program Volunteer Coordinator: Jacquie Perry, jacquieperry@comcast.net

Sunday StyroPlastics Program ZWV representative: Steve Bergman, steven.bergman@zerowastevashon.org