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Polystyrene

Can I recycle it?

Polystyrene is not collected as part of your kerbside recycling collection.

Useful information

Polystyrene should be put in your rubbish bin.

You can also dispose of it at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

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Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find

  • location maps
  • opening times
  • materials accepted

You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.

For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.

We now take commercial waste at our St Erth and Launceston HWRCs. You’ll need to book a slot in advance using our online booking system. To find out more, visit: Commercial Waste at HWRCs.

We only take waste from households at our other sites. 

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