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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 StyrofoamTM per household. This event is for Kitsap households only; StyrofoamTM 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. [ [link removed] ] We’ll have signs and volunteers directing you. 

Map of Kitsap County Fairground. Yellow arrow labeled enter next to Grodon Fields. [ [link removed] ]




Accepted items

All StyrofoamTM 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) 

StyrofoamTM 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 StyrofoamTM and securing your load [ [link removed] ] before heading to the Fairgrounds. If possible, transport your StyrofoamTM in an enclosed space, such as your backseat or trunk. If transporting your StyrofoamTM in a truck bed, make sure to strap down your bagged StyrofoamTM with a cargo net or tarp—it’s the law!

What happens to collected StyrofoamTM?

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

Learn more about StyrofoamTM recycling in Kitsap by visiting our Styrofoam Recycling and Disposal webpage [ [link removed] ]. 






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 StyrofoamTM.

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

*Volunteer form* [ [link removed] ]






Expanded polystyrene (EPS) ban laws

Some StyrofoamTM, 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 [ [link removed] ].






Contact information

Kitsap County Public Works Solid Waste Division, 360.337.5777 or [email protected]

Kimberly Pleger, Public Works Communications Manager, 360.337.5777, 360.277.6032 or [email protected]







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