Polystyrene is a commonly used packaging material that comes in a soft form as Styrofoam, and in a more rigid form used for single-serving yogurt cups. Polystyrene is identified with the type “6” plastic symbol. Polystyrene is completely recyclable, though because Styrofoam is mostly air, it was too costly to transport it to recycling plants.
Recycling is a process to change the waste polystyrene materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of new raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air and water pollution from landfill.
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” waste hierarchy.
Polystyrene is a lightweight plastic that requires less energy to make and transport, but it still comes with a few environmental woes that will make you want to think twice about using it in your everyday life.
Polystyrene recycling is the most environmental and economic way to dispose the bulky foam which is difficult to manage. Recycling solutions like compactors and densifiers from GREENMAX are professional machines for polystyrene recycling. Such machines can work at high ratio.
The compressed or densified materials can be used to make other products like frame products or XPS insulation boards. With these machines, only a few tons of this materials a month can help bring your costs back. If you have interest to know more, welcome to leave your comments.