Behind the bumper..?

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  1. pwilly22

    pwilly22 Junior Member

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    Toyota shop is re-painting my 2012 Blizzard Pearl bumper. Behind it is a long piece of some kind of foam (see photo). Is that material biodegradable?
     

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    That foam is behind all bumpers. It's very hard foam, not your ordinary household stuff. It's to absorb impact.
     
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    I'm guessing that it's about as biodegradable as the rest of the bumper.
    It might be recyclable.
    Many car parts are.
     
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    Not biodegradable. You don't want the bumper to biodegrade while still on the car.
     
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    OP, what's your concern? That it might start degrading, coming apart? Or are you getting a new one, wanting to recycle it? A lot of communities now have Styrofoam recycling, fwiw.
     
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