The world is faced with the problem of how to manage polystyrene pollution. The consistent measures taken by governments are to restrict or prohibit the use of polystyrene. This is undoubtedly an effective measure, but it has brought people a wrong concept.
Polystyrene materials are mostly made into disposable products, but this does not mean that polystyrene is a disposable material. People often think that polystyrene is a polluting material because of the pollution of disposable polystyrene products. The polystyrene ban has also deepened. The wrong view of people.
Polystyrene is almost 100% recyclable, and the recycling process is not complicated. Some recyclers even make polystyrene recycling a project. For example, a US recycler chose to work with a California recycling machine.
First, the recycler selects a different capacity recovery machine based on its own recycled polystyrene waste, a GREENMAX polystyrene compactor A-C200. This recycling machine is mainly used to squeeze the air content of polystyrene waste, and the high-density polystyrene block produced is convenient for storage and transportation, which can greatly reduce the cost of polystyrene recycling.
Second, and most importantly, the recycled polystyrene block can be re-sold as a commodity, recyclers can choose to sell it to recycling machine manufacturers, or they can choose to find end-market buyers themselves, turning waste into profit.
We can’t completely negate the polystyrene material because of the polystyrene ban. Obviously, when we can’t completely find a material to replace polystyrene, we should use polystyrene recycling to prevent it from polluting the environment.