I have nearly a van full of polystyrene that I have no idea how get rid of. Can’t recycle it, can’t throw it out with my regular waste as it would cost me hundreds on half empty council bags.

And you can’t vote with your wallet. Nobody tells you you’re getting three cubic feet of shit along with your new fridge or whatever. The stuff should be banned.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

Where I live, Mitre 10 has free dropoff of polystyrene for recycling.

There's a list of dropoff places on this page: https://www.expol.co.nz/recycling-programmes

The list seems to only have Auckland and South Island stores, I'm in neither and my local takes polystyrene so definitely check in with your local store.

It notes that they can't do large volume, only up to 2 rubbish bags full equivalent at a time, so you may have to drip feed it in.

And as an aside I've noticed a lot less polystyrene in appliances these days if you get more expensive brands.