Montreal will work with Éco Entreprises Québec (EEQ) to standardize recycling and will accept EPS in the city's recycling bins.

On January 1, 2025, Montreal will enter into a five-year agreement with EEQ, a not-for-profit company funded by the province's packaging materials producers. Montreal will standardize recycling procedures next year and purchase bins for people to place materials, with all costs borne by EEQ. In addition, the city’s recycling bins will further expand acceptance options for certain recyclable materials, including EPS foam. For these recycled materials, EEQ not only pays for their collection, but also ensures that the materials are properly recycled and sold back to the manufacturer.

Wasted EPS is a renewable resource. Through professional foam recycling machines, EPS can be converted into foam particles, which are raw materials for recycled products. The recycling market for EPS is very broad, and many manufacturers are willing to buy EPS scrap. Hence, EEQ can sell EPS to foam producers, increasing the company's revenue stream. In addition, non-environmentally friendly disposal methods of EPS, such as landfilling, incineration, etc., usually require a large amount of disposal costs. Moreover, the foam needs to be transported by truck to a designated location for processing, and the foam is light and bulky, so the transportation cost is also a large expense. However, reducing the volume of waste EPS and selling it to recyclers can turn the original expenditure into profit and be more environmentally friendly.

The quality of recycled products depends on the quality of foam particles, and a high-quality foam granulator can determine the quality of foam particles. In order to better realize EPS recycling, INTCO Recycling has developed the GREENMAX machine brand, including EPS compactor, washing line, and foam granulator. GREENMAX foam granulator can be used alone or integrated into a complete system with crusher and compactor. This equipment is usually able to compress or melt foam waste at a high ratio, significantly reducing the raw material volume, and then pelletizing it to improve transportation and storage efficiency. Waste EPS is transported to the feeding bin through the conveyor, where it will be broken into foam fragments by a spiral cutter, and then compressed into compact foam ingots. These foam ingots are machine-drawn into long, continuous strips with good uniformity. Finally, it is treated with warm water and cut into particles of consistent size. Additionally, we are able to provide comprehensive technical support and customer service, including installation, commissioning, training and maintenance guidance.

INTCO Recycling is a leader in EPS recycling and if you have any questions, we will be willing to answer.