Waste EPS Creates New Economic Value

In recent years, sustainability has become a key factor across industries and in consumer decisions. EPS, with its shock resistance, insulation, waterproof properties, and low cost, has been widely used in many aspects of daily life. However, improperly disposed EPS foam can cause environmental issues, such as land pollution from landfill.

Polystyrene is actually a material with great recycling potential. Thanks to EPS’s simple polymer chain structure and low melting point, advanced polystyrene recycling processes can achieve high recycling rates with low energy consumption.

Using equipment like a polystyrene compactor or an EPS densifier, loose foam can be compressed to 1/50 or 1/90 of its original volume, greatly improving transport and storage efficiency. At the same time, recycled foam maintains stable market demand, with prices even higher than cardboard and other common recyclables, creating greater economic value for businesses.

So, how does the GREENMAX APOLO polystyrene compactor achieve polystyrene recycling? GREENMAX offers a variety of machines, from small to large capacity, to meet different recycling needs. During operation, you simply feed the EPS waste into the machine; the internal screw first crushes the large EPS foam pieces and then compresses them into blocks.

This is GREENMAX’s independently developed screw compaction technology, which preserves the chemical properties of the foam blocks, making them suitable for producing higher-quality recycled products, such as food-grade packaging.

On the other hand, the EPS densifier can achieve an optimal reduction ratio of 90:1, and it is very simple and efficient to use. This equipment uses a three-stage thermal melting technology, with three separate temperature buttons to control the melting and densifying of the foam. This technique allows the air inside the foam to be fully expelled while minimizing the impact of moisture on the polystyrene recycling process.

Today, the GREENMAX polystyrene compactor is widely used around the world, becoming a preferred solution for polystyrene recycling. If you have similar needs, we invite you to learn more about the machine and its process. GREENMAX looks forward to working with customers worldwide to promote EPS recycling and environmental protection.