Being troubled by the high cost of transporting waste to the landfills for a long time, Bartholomew decided to make a change. In August of this year, Bartholomew Country Solid Waste Management District has installed a new Styrofoam compactor in the local landfill. The cost of the new equipment, up to $29,000, was provided by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The new compactor helps the landfill save more than 1,500 dollars every month since it began to work. But the problem is this compactor can just accept some plastic bottles to recycle. Its recycling range is limited.



Nowadays compactor is usually used to reduce the volume of waste. This step helps in saving the cost of transportation and recycling some waste. But the compactor from Bartholomew has many limitations. According to their description, currently, the machine only accepts plastic bottles which are marked #1 or #2, aluminum cans, etc.… Other waste, such as Styrofoam, is not included. It’s regrettable that the compactor from Bartholomew cannot recycle waste Styrofoam. As a packaging material that is widely used in every aspect, Styrofoam is not one-off, but 100% recyclable. In Bartholomew, the amount of Styrofoam waste is absolutely huge. With grants from IDEM, they could have bought a more inclusive Styrofoam compactor which will not only save transporting fees but also make profits by compressing and selling waste Styrofoam. 



From packaging to coffee cups, in fact, hundreds of thousands of Styrofoam products are produced each year, but less than 4% are recycled, according to the EPA. So, the Styrofoam recycling market deserves to invest and develop and is of great potential. In the recycling key time point, the Styrofoam compactor is a momentous part. The performance of the Styrofoam compactor decides the compressing ratio and the quality of compacted blocks. There are many Styrofoam compactors on the market, but the GREENMAX compactor manufactured by INTCO Recycling is one of the standouts. As a Recycling specialist, INTCO Recycling already gets a lot about various materials, including Styrofoam. On that basis, INTCO has manufactured a GREENMAX Styrofoam compactor, which integrates crushing, compression and cutting, completing one of the most important parts of Styrofoam recycling.



Over the centuries, many inventions have contributed to the progress of today's world, such as Styrofoam. However, it also has many disadvantages, such as it greatly exacerbates many global problems, such as pollution and climate change. Now that we have an opportunity to improve the situation and achieve recycling and environmental protection, let's start with Styrofoam recycling. The GREENMAX Styrofoam compactor is also sure to be a good assistant on your recycling road.