The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released its third progress report on the Global Plastics Commitment, which looks at how signatory companies are responding to proposed goals to achieve a circular economy. The foundation's managers reviewed the report and found that all the decline in virgin material was from recycling, which means that the plastic cycle is being achieved by recycling plastic and using recycled content in new packaging. As last news mentioned, now polystyrene packaging is one of the important recycling items.



There are many ways to recycle plastics. Physical recycling is undoubtedly a good way to recycle foam waste like polystyrene, which have the characteristics of large volume and small density. Polystyrene waste, which used to be regarded as a nuisance, has now been brought into the scope of recycling by more and more people. But they still do not know how to carry out polystyrene recycling scientifically. About 25% of polystyrene is used as short-term material, such as packaging materials in the logistics industry, and fish box materials in the aquaculture industry. The traditional way to deal with waste polystyrene always cause environmental pollution. But when being recycled through physical recycling method, polystyrene can be processed into new plastic products and promote plastic recycling.



Generally speaking, if you want to use physical recycling to recycle polystyrene, a polystyrene compactor is essential. A polystyrene compactor makes recycling easy and simple. For example, the GREENMAX polystyrene compactor provided by INTCO Recycling has simple operation and advanced technology, which can turn waste into treasure. The GREENMAX polystyrene compactor compresses loose polystyrene at a ratio of 50:1 to form tight blocks. And these blocks also are of good market value. Because behind polystyrene recycling, there is a complete recycling chain: the entire recycling process from the recycling machine, the blocks, the pellets, to the new plastic products. Therefore, polystyrene is more valuable than everyone thinks.



In addition to polystyrene, GREENMAX's recycling machines are also compatible with other plastics such as EPE, EPP and XPS. Although polystyrene recycling is only part of the realization of the plastic recycling, it is very driving. In the recycling process, a polystyrene recycling machine contributed. It can make recycling more effective, and can generate additional income to offset the investment cost of the machine. Plastic recycling has become the goal of sustainable development of the earth, and we might as well start with polystyrene recycling.