Free Styrofoam

[ouroboros]

Just thought it would be a good idea to start a thread about good sources of free Styrofoam. I just got a bunch from one of the local discount trinket shops. Not very big pieces though. More the sort for hardscapes and small hides as opposed to backgrounds. Has anyone else found a good place?

 

[RedFox]

Go to the supermarket and ask for broccoli boxes. When I worked at coles we either gave them to customers who asked or chucked them in the bin. You can cut them up and layer them to make excellent rock walls and hides.

 

[ouroboros]

View attachment 271184Basic shaping of some of the pieces I got.

 

[Gruni]

View attachment 271184Basic shaping of some of the pieces I got.

Failed attachment...

 

[ouroboros]

View attachment 271185 This one work?

 

[Gruni]

Nope... Go into the advanced mode and use the 'paperclip' manage attachments.

 

[RedFox]

Not working

 

[Albino93]

Nope....

Fruit markets also give them if u asked.

 

[ouroboros]

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I'm going to try JB HiFi and other electronic stores to try and get some larger pieces for backgrounds

 

[Gruni]

Yep that worked...

 

[RedFox]

Now it is working.

 

[ouroboros]

Thanks for the tip Gruni

 

[Gruni]

Well I'd hate for anyone else to think that I don't try to be helpful.

:lol:

 

[Albino93]

well i'd hate for anyone else to think that i don't try to be helpful.

:lol:

lol.

 

[The_Geeza]

Yes i need a Broccoli box so me Bredli can fit in it LOL

 

[someday]

thanks for these tips now i dun gotta worry about saving up my Styrofoam for months on end till i feel like cutting it up.

 

[ouroboros]

How big is your bredli? And how old?

 

[-Peter]

I still have a 2400x1200x300 slab of polystyrene thats waiting for a taker in Sydney.

 

[Mo53sz]

Try local air conditioning companies. I'm a fridgie and we were always throwing heaps out after every split install.
Thankfully I'm working the big stuff these days and need not worry about those pesky splits

Moses

 

[ParanoidPython]

We got heaps from a fridge repairer, new doors come in protected by fridge sized sheets.