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Polystyrene Disposal

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  • 12-01-2013 2:11pm
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    Gravale
    Registered Users Posts: 447 ✭✭


    Over the past year I've accumulated an amount of polystyrene from various household appliances I've bought. I can't put it in the Greenstar bins because it's forbidden. If I bring it to the Ballyogan Recycling Centre they'll charge me €20-€30 for the few bags of the stuff that I have. Is there anywhere else that takes polystyrene without charging? Thanks.


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,219 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Gardeners. I dump mine on a friend of mine who puts it in the bottom of flowerpots.


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    Gravale
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    All I need now are some gardening friends. :)


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    Gaspode
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    Power city shops will take it.


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    Gravale
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    Thanks. I'll contact them to see if they take the stuff from those who haven't bought items from them.


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    CreepingDeath
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    Gravale wrote: »
    If I bring it to the Ballyogan Recycling Centre they'll charge me €20-€30 for the few bags of the stuff that I have.

    That sounds expensive.

    Ballymount recycling centre charge used to charge something like €12 - €15 for an entire car full of stuff, and they had "household waste" skips for non-recycleable stuff.


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    Twenty10
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    Surely the polystyrene just goes in the general waste bin. The issue with it is that it can't be recycled?


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    Gravale
    Registered Users Posts: 447 ✭✭Gravale


    CreepingDeath wrote: »
    That sounds expensive.
    Ballymount recycling centre charge used to charge something like €12 - €15 for an entire car full of stuff, and they had "household waste" skips for non-recycleable stuff.

    The garden waste (hedging, grass, etc.) is free to dispose of.


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    Twenty10
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭Twenty10


    That's mad. We're with Keywaste and we can put it in the general/landfill bin. This document on the Greenstar website says they do take it in their general waste bins, could you bury it in your bin a bit at a time?

    http://www.greenstar.ie/docs/uploads/waste-segregation-and-bin-presentation-guidelines.pdf


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    Gravale
    Registered Users Posts: 447 ✭✭Gravale


    Thanks, Twenty10. They must have changed their policy regarding polystyrene since I signed up with them. I think I'll follow your suggestion.

    Problem solved! :)


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