Reminder: Styrofoam Collection Event scheduled this Saturday, April 19

Kitsap County sent this bulletin at 04/16/2025 10:00 AM PDT

Upcoming recycling event. Styrofoam Collection Event. April 19, 2025, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Upcoming recycling collection event

The Kitsap County Public Works Solid Waste Division is hosting a free Styrofoam Collection Event for Kitsap households in April! Kitsap residents are welcome to bring one vehicle load of Styrofoam^TM per household. This event is for Kitsap households only; Styrofoam^TM from businesses will not be accepted.

When: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Kitsap County Fairgrounds – Sheep Barn and Van Zee at 1200 Fairgrounds Rd. NW.

The entrance to the event is at the intersection of Tibardis Rd. NW and Fairgrounds Rd. NW. We’ll have signs and volunteers directing you.

Map of Kitsap County Fairground. Yellow arrow labeled enter next to Grodon Fields.

Accepted items

All Styrofoam^TM must be clean and dry, with tape and labels removed. This includes:

Packaging material

Blocks

Coolers

Packing peanuts

Takeout boxes

Meat trays and cups (colored foam okay)

#6 expanded polystyrene (EPS)

Styrofoam^TM with excess tape or labels may be rejected.

Blue background with green checkmarks next to Styrofoam coolers, packing peanuts, takeout containers, colored meat packaging, and blocks.

Not accepted

Please dispose of these items in the garbage:

Wet, dirty, or moldy foam

Foam contaminated with rodent droppings or other biohazards

Dock and hot tub foam

Foam microbeads

Craft and floral foam

Insulation foam

Sealed foam

Foil-lined foam

Soft and flexible foam (EPE)

Blue background with red x's next to Styrofoam microbeads, floral foam, sheets lined with foil, and soft foam.

Prepare before you go

Help us prevent litter around Kitsap by bagging your Styrofoam^TM and securing your load before heading to the Fairgrounds. If possible, transport your Styrofoam^TM in an enclosed space, such as your backseat or trunk. If transporting your Styrofoam^TM in a truck bed, make sure to strap down your bagged Styrofoam^TM with a cargo net or tarp—it’s the law!

What happens to collected Styrofoam^TM?

DTG Recycle will densify collected Styrofoam^TM into blocks that are sold into global recycling markets. The material most often becomes picture frames.

Learn more about Styrofoam^TM recycling in Kitsap by visiting our Styrofoam Recycling and Disposal webpage.

Call for Volunteers: Styrofoam Collection Event

Get involved, volunteer with us!

We need your help in making this event a success! We're seeking 25 volunteers to help on the day of the event, Saturday, April 19, 2025. Volunteers will help greet, direct, and assist community members with unloading their Styrofoam^TM.

We're also looking for six volunteers to help with loading collected Styrofoam^TM into our vendor's trucks on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Volunteer form

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) ban laws

Some Styrofoam^TM, formally expanded polystyrene (EPS), items are banned for sale and distribution in Washington as of 2023 and 2024. Items that are banned include packing peanuts, portable coolers, and food service products like plates, bowls, clam shells, trays, and cups. We'll accept these items for recycling at the event. Learn more about the ban on Ecology's expanded polystyrene (EPS) ban webpage.