Northern Landfill Recycling Center Accepting Foam Products

Carroll County's recycling program just got a little better. This week the county unveiled its first post-consumer foam #6 pilot collection at the Northern Landfill Recycling Center on Rt. 140 in Westminster. 

The free collection service will offer Carroll County residents, businesses and organizations a way to recycle foam with the no. 6 on it. The foam must bear the “6” symbol with the circular arrows typically found in recyclable goods. 

Carroll County’s foam no. 6 collection site is one of the state’s first public sites to accept foam food service containers, including foam cups, plates, take-out containers, egg cartons, as well as shaped or molded foam often used to package electronics. This site will divert foam and allow it to be recycled into new products. There’s no limit to how much can be brought by the public as long as it is clean, a news release reports.

Once the polystyrene foam is dropped off at the county collection site, it is then picked up by Dart Container Corporation and taken to its plant in Leola (Lancaster) Pa., where it is reprocessed and sold to manufacturers that make new products such as picture frames and moldings, office desk products, building insulation, and other consumer goods.

To recycle your foam:

Place foam in a clear or translucent bag Make sure that it has the no. 6 symbol Rinse cups and food containers to remove food. Make sure there are no liquids in containers.

Do not bring:

Foam packaging peanuts (accepted at many retail shipping outlets). straws, lids, tape or stickers, foam insulation material, clamshell or non-foam no. 6 containers