Oswego Presbyterian Church plans to collect Styrofoam from 9 a.m. to noon on January 4, 2025 in the church parking lot at 1976 Highway 25. Residents' expanded polystyrene used during the Christmas season can be recycled and processed at this Styrofoam recycling event.

Foam cups and clean food containers should be placed in tied plastic bags, and packaging foam needs to be placed in a separate bag. The collected foam will be sent to Dart Inc.'s recycling center. This Styrofoam recycling event is intended to let community residents know about the recyclability of foam and the location of recycling centers near the community.

After professional processing, these collected foams can be traded and converted into cash, becoming a popular recycled material in the market. The first step of processing is the compression of the Styrofoam compactor. As part of the foam recycling solution, the Styrofoam compactor is mainly used to compress the loose foam into 1/50 of its original volume, effectively improving transportation efficiency and preventing fire hazards caused by large amounts of foam accumulation.

The Styrofoam recycling equipment achieves foam volume reduction through physical compression of the screw, and is suitable for processing foam with high water content, such as fish boxes. Compared with the Styrofoam melting machine and hydraulic-press compactor, this machine has very low energy consumption and low noise, but the compression ratio is not as high as these two machines. When the foam is compacted and squeezed out, the Styrofoam compactor's cutter will automatically cut it. These foam blocks can be traded with downstream recyclers to make profits in this foam recycling solution.

However, screw compaction technology often leads to excessive melting of foam during compression. Styrofoam compactor mainly reduces the volume of foam by high-speed rotation and strong squeezing of the screw. During this process, the friction between the screw and the foam material will generate a lot of heat, which will continue to accumulate, causing the temperature to be too high and making the machine stop running.

In view of this, INTCO Recycling improves the efficiency of Styrofoam recycling through a water ring system and a disc detection device. We added a water ring device in the middle section of the machine, and constant low-temperature water is continuously used to reduce the temperature in the compression chamber, thereby keeping the foam solid and avoiding hot melting.

Additionally, a disc detection device is installed on the Styrofoam compactor to prevent melting, measure the discharge length, and automatically cut with the cutter. Foam blocks are constantly squeezed out of the compression chamber, and the disc will be rotated with the foam blocks. If melting occurs inside, the disc stops rotating. At this time, the staff needs to immediately check whether there is a problem with the machine and cool it down.

To meet the Styrofoam recycling needs of companies with limited factory space or small foam production, INTCO Recycling has developed a small Styrofoam compactor A-C50. This equipment has a small footprint, and is suitable for processing small but large materials.

If you are looking for a foam recycling solution, INTCO Recycling can provide you with customized services.