Danger of polystyrene beads?

Question

I had a pillow filled with these beads and it slit open. Now there are little beads in my closet, on my shoes, extra blankets etc. Are they dangerous if swallowed? Thanks

Answer 1

Any plastic products when swallowed are dangerous, unless they are pill coatings.

Answer 2

Those are a pain to clean up.  I came home once to find that my dogs had been playing tug-of-war with a bean bag chair and the whole house was filled with them.

They're not toxic - but it wouldn't be a good idea to eat a belly full  :P.  Sweep/scoop up what you can, then vacuum.  If it's very dry in your house, the static charge makes them stick to everything.  To catch those stray ones, put a couple wraps of masking tape around your hand, sticky side out, and wipe/pat them up.