Styrofoam recycling
Styrofoam recycling can be expensive and there aren’t as many takers for it as there are for plastics 1 and 2, so you might want to write down this Dallas location…
If you haven’t tossed all that Styrofoam packing from all your nifty Christmas/Holiday presents, there’s a place nearby that recycles white Styrofoam:
Metro Styrofoam
1628 Terre Colony Ct
Dallas, TX 75212
(214) 231-3626
Click here for a map.
It’s just off the westbound access road of I30 between Hampton and Westmoreland. The best way to get there is to exit I30 at Hampton and take the old Westmoreland turnoff (keep right instead of going left to Hampton South). Turn right on to Terre Colony Ct; it’s on the right past Lone Star Dr but before the road curves. It’s not well marked, but it’s just before a fenced-in area.
Drop you foam off at the dock (might be restricted to only during business hours). DON’T TOSS IT INTO A DUMPSTER.
on April 17th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I’m the originator of this info and I have some important updates!
1. They DO NOT take peanuts (you can take them to a UPS store).
2. They’re not easy to find, the building isn’t marked and Terre Colony intersects with Lone Star twice. Updated directions:
From I30, exit Westmoreland; if going east, take the U-turn at Postal Way. Turn right on Terre Colony, first right past Postal Way. Metro Styrofoam is in the second building past Lone Star Dr, with a big green stripe running the length of the building. They are to the left of the diagonal dashes in the stripe and next to the chain-link fence for FSL Furninture Center. If you approach from Commerce/Postal Way, turn north where Terre Colony CROSSES Lone Star (at/towards LSi Direct Solutions).
3. They’re not setup for residential drop-off - the large dumpster is for TRASH ONLY. During regular business hours, flag someone at the dock, otherwise go inside the office.
Happy recycling!
on May 8th, 2008 at 4:59 am
Have you noticed lately that a lot of the fast food restaurants in Grapevine and Colleyville have switched from using plastic or paper cups, to using styrofoam cups?
I go through the fast food joints too often and get a diet coke — and my gosh, those styrofoam cups seem to multiply. After watching Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth Video about how we are destroying our earth, concern is eating away at me because there is no place locally to recycle styrofoam. I assume in order to get rid of the styrofoam, it would need to be burned. Are we creating a bigger problem if all our local resturants have switched to using containers that can’t be recycled locally? Our schools have a collection area for metal coke cans to be recycled. If these coke can recycles are acceptable as unwashed items, can’t we collect styrofoam cups people have used at fast food restaurants and dispose of them in a recycle area? Having a styrofoam recycle system would help protect our environment.
on November 2nd, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I found this site because I want to recycly my styrofoam because I want to save money for me (I pay for my trash) but it also applies to others who get trash disposal for “free”. It still costs cities to haul it around.
Also, we need to reduce foreign oil for economic and security reasons.
I hope you appreciate that I recycle EVERYTHING I can. There are three of us and we only send about two pickup loads per year to the landfill. That would a month’s amount for many households We would have even less except we are still reducing our level of “junk”.
However, please don’t think that we are destroying the planet. There is plenty of space for landfills (although getting more expensive) and the earth is not fragile.
I challenge people to recycle more.
on March 1st, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Kent,
The Earth may not be fragile, but our existance on it Is. There is not enough space for the rapidly growing populations of the planet and the refuse produced by them. Us. We are at a turning point, you and your family are making huge strides in your home to turn the tide of abuse that has run rampant since the inception of the Industrial Age. Of course the sacrifices your family makes to reduce, recycle and reuse are appreciated. First by your family, then the world at large. I HOpe you are not doing it to be appreciated though. As that is empty motivation. Our motivation to recycle should be for the fragility of our future generations residence on this planet. I hope that the air and water will be cleaner because we put our collective foot down and refused to be lazy about our resources, and refuse. It’s time to go to city council meetings and insist that our chosen leaders create a styrofoam recycling system for it’s residents. No one receives Free services from the city. All those services are paid for through your water or utilities bill. Or with our hard earned taxes. Therefore it should be in everyone’s keen interest, no matter what age or financial circumstance to care about where our refuse goes and how it’s treated when it gets there. The future depends on our scrutiny and action. Baby steps Kent! Right? Starting at home is the answer to most of our society’s problems.
Thank you for your energy and time. You will be rewarded. Even if it’s in your own heart and mind. Just to be able to feel good knowing you are making a big difference with your small actions. Kudos to Kent!
on April 13th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
ecodallas.comI called these guys up and they don’t recycle Styrofoam cups and plates.
Do any of you know if there is any other place where they recycle cups and plates?
Also I found this alternative for styrofoam cups, plates, Plastic spoons and forks
http://www.ecodallas.com/
on April 13th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
ecodallas.comI called these guys and they don’t recycle Styrofoam cups and plates.
Do any of you know if there is any other place where they recycle cups and plates?
Also I found this alternative for styrofoam cups, plates, Plastic spoons and forks
http://www.ecodallas.com/
on June 8th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Update and clarification to Julia:
I am not recycling to be appreciated. I said that grammatically in opposition to my next statement that I don’t consider myself an environmentalist becuase I don’t think the earth is fragile, am not afraid of CO2, etc.
However, I am becoming more and more concerned with our poisoned water, air that we breathe, and food. Especially food as Congress seems to be more about supporting big companies that are anti-organic.
Also, a thought on Styrofoam: the incentive is not there because landfills charge by the pound, and cities pay their gasoline based on the weight of their trucks. Styrofoam does not weigh much, so we are fighting an uphill battle.
on July 3rd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
they may be closed down; no phone service at that number listed above and it looks like they’re not in operation anymore
on September 4th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
CLOSED
I went las week, and their neighbors said they had gone out of business.
on September 4th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
mapquest.comFoam Fabricators
900 E. Keller Pky., Keller, off 114, (817) 379-6520
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/900+keller+parkway+keller+tx+76248
I just called and they confirmed they still take styrofoam. I’ll check it out next week and re-post if there are any problems.
on April 14th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
PEOPLE!! these people are not there. Theys went out of business!
on June 23rd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Hey there, just to make clear.
Metro Styrofoam in Dallas - phone is disconnected - so looks like they are out of business.
That said, if you call Foam Fabricators in Keller at the 900 Keller Parkway - they are open and accept foam coolers, foam packaging from electronic equipment etc. The number is 817 379 6520. They also have an after hours drop off.
If you have packing peanuts, just save those and drop off at the UPS store. They will re-use those. I normally keep an extra bag in the garage for foam peanuts and when it is full drop it off on the way to the grocery store etc.