Plastic Identification Code 6
A lightweight plastic used in products like foam takeaway containers, meat trays, disposable cups, packaging foam, and some rigid plastic items (e.g. CD cases).
Disposal Options
- PS - General Waste Bin
Why
Polystyrene is difficult to recycle, especially in foam form, because it is very light and breaks easily into small pieces that contaminate other recyclables.
Did You Know
The plastic identification code (numbers 1–7 inside the recycling triangle) used in Australia shows the type of plastic resin an item is made from, not whether it can be recycled in your kerbside bin.