PS-E 6 commonly make up ‘clam shell’ take away food containers, protective packing pellets and disposable plates, trays, bowls and cups as well as vegetable boxes.
As clam shell take away containers become less and less available, PS-E 6 usually finds its way into homes uninvited, in the shape of a 'broccoli box' or as packing pellets, protecting something you ordered.Although Polystyrene foam is technically recyclable, it generally cannot be disposed of in your council recycling bin and when something can't be recycled easily, it generally ends up in landfill. Polystyrene is extensively recycled commercially, so if you have a bit of it or can stash and save it, check the recycle location finder here for either commercial recyclers or your council. (Even if you aren't a business, there are a number of companies who will take large quantities of polystyrene.)Polystyrene foam is also one of the worst plastics environmentally as it makes up a fair chunk of plastic debris in the ocean, where it is incredibly toxic to marine life who often mistake it for food. The best way to recycle polystyrene is to completely avoid it in the first place.