Where can I recycle polystyrene? I have quite a lot (10m3) and live in Dorset UK.

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• best bet is to contact your local recycling centre and ask if they do or were a centre is that may recycle such materials
• no where its not recyclable...evil material evil!!!!
• You can NOT recycle polystrene.
• I don%26#039;t think it%26#039;s possible to recycle it, but you could reuse it maybe for loft insulation, or insulating your shed walls, as you seem to have a huge amount.
  Small amounts that I get in packaging I use at the bottom of large patio plant pots, it provides excellent drainage and means I can lift the pots to reposition them.
• Hi. It is possible to re-use polystyrene as a fuel. A company called Styromelt, developed (not sure if they invented) a machine that melts the polystyrene into blocks, many times smaller than its original state. You can then burn it in the same way as coal, but it is many times more efficient due to it%26#039;s density and oil content. Main users of this type of system, are the fishing ports who go through huge amounts to store the fish, that once used a few times is waste. I don%26#039;t know of any local councils who employ such a method, but like most things, it is only a matter of time. I looked into a machine for my company, but our volume was not sufficient. I hope this helps.
  Regards
  Paul