What do you do with a styrofoam container that you brought leftovers home in? Can you recycle it? It has # 6?

Question

I feel bad throwing it in the garbage when I am finished with my restaurant leftovers, but I have been told you can not recycle it. It has the #6 on the bottom inside the recycle triangle. I recycle almost everything that crosses my path in my life. I have very little garbage to take out.

So, can I give the containers a rinse & throw it in my recycle bin? or shall I just throw it in the trash?

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Answer 1

Check with your local recycling agency, because it really depends on where you live. #6 (polystyrene) is technically recyclable, but many community recycling programs don't accept it. In my city, they don't accept it with curbside recycling, but do accept it at the drop-of center.

Even better, why don't you bring a small tupperware container with you to the restaurant, and put the leftovers in that when you are done?