Sort Styrofoam and be prepared to recycle certain Styrofoam products during a special event from 9AM to noon at Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive. (Photo courtesy Dart Container Corporation)
“Naperville Noon Lions along with the Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force will sponsor a Styrofoam recycling event on Sat., Aug. 10,” noted Lion Jim Woodring, co-chair of Lions Social Services.
Recycling will take place from 9AM to noon at Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive.
The free community recycling event is a chance for the public to drop off various types of expanded polystyrene and other recyclable items.
The collection of Styrofoam also will help keep Styrofoam out of landfills, where it could languish for years, Woodring added.
This opportunity is part of a series of recycling events across Illinois this summer to provide a convenient way for residents to recycle foam and expanded polystyrene products. Dart Container is supporting this event as the recycling partner for polystyrene foam collected during the event.
Styrofoam Accepted
Rigid Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene) packaging, containers, and packaging and shipping padding will all be accepted at the event. Also accepted will be CLEAN Styrofoam cups, clam shells, and meat trays. These items should be brought to the event in clear or colored plastic bags (to be recycled).
Styrofoam Not Accepted
Not accepted are packing peanuts, brown polyurethane foam, and blue building insulation.
All the Styrofoam collected will be taken to Dart Container facility in North Aurora where they will be recycled.
Also Note to Support Lions Club Motto ‘We Serve’
During the Styrofoam collection event, the Lions Club also will accept eyeglasses, phones, running shoes, key fobs, keys, brass, hearing aids, and printer cartridges. Collecting these items supports the Lion’s primary mission of helping to provide vision, hearing and diabetes care for people who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
Don’t Forget to Buy Raffle Tickets!
The Noon Lions Club summer raffle tickets are for sale now. The winning tickets will be drawn on the Tuesday after Labor Day. The grand prize will be $5,000, second prize $2,000, third place $1,000 and fourth place $500.
Tickets are available at napervillenoonlions.org. Tickets cost $10 for 1, $25 for 3, $50 for 7, and $100 for 15. Lions Club members have tickets to sell and will be offering them in front of several local stores during remaining weeks in August.
Need more info about Naperville Noon Lions Club?
For more information regarding the Styrofoam recycling event, Annual Noon Lions Raffle ticket sales or attending a meeting, call (630) 364-3922.
The Naperville Noon Lions Club meets at noon on the first four Tuesdays of each month at Pomegranate Restaurant and Cafe, 55 S. Commons Drive in Aurora. New members are welcome.
