KleanNara Co., a South Korean manufacturer specializing in paper products, has launched an advanced polystyrene recycling process that can extract reusable micro-particles from expanded polystyrene, increasing the EPS foam recycling rate to 100%.

KleanNara has started mass production of EPS micro-particles, which are less than 0.8 mm in diameter, from recycled EPS foam products. These foam particles can be mixed with virgin plastic and processed into new EPS products. By using 50% of environmentally friendly EPS micro-particles in the production process, KleanNara's polystyrene products comply with the packaging regulations set by the European Union (EU). The EU requires that the proportion of recycled materials in packaging materials must exceed 35% by 2030. In fact, the principle of mechanical polystyrene recycling is similar to this method. The foam will be processed into recycled particles and reused. The entire EPS foam recycling process involves machines such as EPS compactor and foam pelletizer.

Waste foam needs to be reduced in volume by foam compactor, and then granulated into PS particles, which can be mixed with other plastic materials to form a new product. In the entire polystyrene recycling process, the most difficult part is actually transportation. Foam is a lightweight material with a wide range of applications, but its light weight and large volume also cause difficulties in transportation and storage. Foam is obviously not suitable for direct transportation by truck or container. Meanwhile, a large amount of EPS waste accumulation will also affect the 5S on site and bring fire safety hazards. Some factories have strict safety requirements. If there is too much accumulation of foam waste, it may lead to the inability to carry out normal production activities, causing huge losses to the company. Therefore, enterprises can not only solve the problem of a large number of foam flooding by carrying out polystyrene recycling through EPS compactor, but also generate stable and continuous income in recycling, establish an environmental protection ESG image, and achieve a win-win situation of waste treatment and economic benefits.

GREENMAX EPS compactor is a multi-purpose machine that can process multiple foams such as XPS and EPP by physically compressing the foam through the screw. Additionally, the foam compactor is very suitable for processing foam with high water content such as EPS fish boxes and fruit and vegetable boxes. GREENMAX EPS compactor can reduce the volume of foam at a ratio of 50:1, optimize warehouse space utilization and reduce processing costs, and is the best choice for customers to carry out EPS foam recycling. Moreover, GREENMAX will provide customers with thoughtful after-sales service, including machine operation training, personnel training, etc. If you have any questions about the maintenance and repair of the EPS compactor, GREENMAX can provide timely online video communication to help you solve the problem. And in many areas, GREENMAX has agents to solve customers' problems about polystyrene recycling in a timely manner.

In order to ensure one-stop polystyrene recycling, GREENMAX also provides sales solutions for foam blocks for our foam compactor customers. We purchase foam blocks at preferential prices, which can be made into environmentally friendly products, such as outdoor flooring, sound-absorbing panels, and photo frames, forming a circular economy of EPS foam recycling.