Businesses and people in Van Buren County have been supporting the recycling of discarded products and appliances. And this year, they added new recycling services to recycle polystyrene at nine locations, collecting approximately 1,000 pounds of foam.

Thanks to a vote by Van Buren County taxpayers four years ago to increase mileage and increasing grant funding from Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, the district has increased recycling efforts while working to add additional recycling options. This year, the costs for the District’s Resource Recovery Program is total $235,000.

In fact, recycling polystyrene not only brings environmental benefits, but the cost expenditure is only temporary. Recycled foam has a very broad value in the recycling market, much higher than other popular recycled products and various types of cardboard. It can be sold to manufacturers to make recycled products such as flower pots, flooring, and multiple furniture.

Therefore, waste foam can not only bring continuous profitable income, but it is also a neglected resource. If polystyrene can be reused, people can greatly reduce their dependence on earth resources such as oil. However, polystyrene has low density and large volume, and its transportation is the main problem in the recycling process. The GREENMAX polystyrene recycling machine developed by INTCO Recycling can perfectly solve this problem.

INTCO Recycling is an expert in the field of polystyrene recycling and can provide global customers with a complete set of foam recycling solutions and GREENMAX foam recycling machines, including polystyrene densifier, foam granulator, washing system and so on. GREENMAX mars series foam densifiers can compress loose foam to one-ninth of its original volume. This machine works by heating the foam at a high temperature, causing it to melt and compress into smaller and denser pieces that take up less space and is conveniently to transport.

After steps such as crushing, heat melting and compression, the foam is extruded into compact foam ingots, which can be sold to manufacturers. INTCO Recycling demonstrates a closed-loop recycling model from foam waste to recycled products, and we also buy back these foam ingots, made into picture frames, mirror frames and other frame products, and then sold all over the world.

There is still a long way to go before businesses and people around the world recycle polystyrene products, Van Buren County is continuing to promote recycling, and INTCO Recycling is always happy to assist anyone who wants to recycle foam.