In today’s environmental protection boom, the popular view of Styrofoam materials is that Styrofoam has a huge environmental pollution, and the municipalities need to issue a Styrofoam ban.
However, some opponents have suggested that the use of Styrofoam has brought huge economic benefits to the catering industry and the transportation industry. At the same time, contrary to popular belief, Styrofoam are recyclable. Once the polystyrene foam is properly recycled, it can be used to make new products such as photo frames, hangers, and ballpoint pens.
Below, we answer some common questions about Styrofoam and Styrofoam recycling.
Can Styrofoam be recycled?
Styrofoam is a completely recyclable material.
Why should I recycle No. 6 foam?
Compared with the Styrofoam ban, Styrofoam recycling can not only bring environmental benefits, such as recycling of resources, reducing solid waste, but also economic benefits.
An easy way to measure the impact of Styrofoam recycling is to study the products produced by Styrofoam recycling. Once the Styrofoam is properly recycled, it can be remade into everyday items such as photo frames, nursery trays, rulers and ballpoint pens. Styrofoam is also thermoplastic, meaning it can be recycled multiple times.
How to recycle Styrofoam?
Styrofoam recycling requires a Styrofoam densifier M-C300 to reduce recycling costs. Styrofoam’s lightweight structure makes it the material of choice for packaging valuables in the transportation industry, but in terms of recycling, the lightweight structure makes it difficult to store and transport Styrofoam waste.
A Styrofoam densifier M-C300 can effectively compress the volume of Styrofoam. The final volume ratio of Styrofoam ingot to Styrofoam waste can reach 90: 1. By greatly improving the storage and transportation efficiency, the cost of recycling can be reduced. At the same time, Styrofoam ingot can be re-sold to the end market as a raw material for profit.
This is all you need to know about Styrofoam recycling. We hope to spread information about foam recycling and clarify misunderstandings about Styrofoam materials.