Yes, You Can Recycle Styrofoam Coolers — Here’s How

Yes, You Can Recycle Styrofoam Coolers — Here’s How

Doing Right by the Environment is Good Business, and We’re Doing Something About It.

At LoBoy, we don’t just make coolers. We make commitments. To your family. To our families. And to the great outdoors we all enjoy.

We live in the South. We fish. We hike. We hunt. We spend time outside with our kids. And just like you, we love a clean lake, a quiet trail, and a picnic spot that looks the same way we found it.

That’s why we take responsibility for the EPS foam products we manufacture — and why we proudly lead the charge for recycling styrofoam coolers whenever and wherever possible.

We Know the Problem

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), often called “styrofoam,” doesn’t biodegrade like a banana peel. When discarded carelessly, it can float, scatter, or end up where it shouldn’t.

We’ve all seen it — bits of foam on the roadside or broken pieces by the river. And we hate it as much as you do.

But the good news is: EPS is 100% recyclable — and there are more options than ever before to do it right.

What LoBoy Is Doing

We don’t run from the issue — we face it head-on:

• ✅ We manufacture with responsibility – using high-integrity, fully fused EPS that lasts longer and is less likely to break apart or be discarded.

• ✅ We recycle all EPS Foam scrap for re-use as other products made from the same material to minimize environmental impact.

We’re not just “hoping” the planet stays clean. We’re part of the reason it will.

Where Can You Recycle a Styrofoam Cooler?

Depending on your location, there may be:

• 🧊 Local drop-off centers for EPS foam.

• 📦 Mail-back recycling programs (especially helpful for businesses).

• ♻️ Commercial volume EPS recyclers that accept bulk quantities from food services, medical distributors, and seafood shippers.

To find a location near you, visit: https://www.epsindustry.org/ and use the “Recycling Locator” tool.

Why It Matters

Because we’re all in this together.

When our products are responsibly reused or recycled, it keeps parks cleaner, coasts healthier, and families happier. That’s why we make sure LoBoy coolers are:

• Thick-walled and fully fused for reuse potential

• Durable enough to last years with proper care

• Clearly marked for recycling wherever accepted

We make better coolers so they don’t become wasteful coolers.

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS Foam) has grown from strictly industrial business-driven applications into a common, ubiquitous part of daily life in modern society, and is found in everything from electronics packaging to surf boards, a practical, reliable, and cost-effective thermal protection resource used by tens of millions of people across every country around the world every single day.

With such high popularity and use, there comes a growing need (and responsibility) to ensure that we all do our part to best dispose of the any unneeded EPS waste that results from its role in product packaging, commercial items, thermal protection and recreation.

From Our Families to Yours: Thanks for Caring

We believe that being a great manufacturer includes being a great neighbor — and that starts by doing our part to reduce unnecessary waste.

So to all the hunters, fishers, campers, families, chefs, and customers out there who care:
Thank you for being part of the solution.

The more we reuse and recycle together, the longer this planet stays clean and beautiful for generations to come.

– The LoBoy Coolers Team