XPS stands for extruded polystyrene and is one of the most common foams. XPS is widely used in our daily lives, such as construction insulation, boards, packaging, and house decorations. With excellent thermal insulation and high compressive strength, XPS is applicable to various fields. Although there is a huge number of XPS production, most of them were sent to landfills, causing great damage to nature. Fortunately, years of improvements in the XPS compactor help XPS recycling to reduce its amount of waste.



If not disposed of properly, XPS can persist in nature for hundreds of years since it is non-biodegradable. Promoting XPS recycling can create positive lasting impacts, such as reducing waste, reserving resources, and creating economic benefits. The European Union once approved a regulation that sets targets for recycling plastic waste, including XPS foam. The regulation requires member states to recycle 55% of plastic packaging waste by 2030 and to ensure that all plastic packaging is recyclable or reusable by 2030. Therefore, there holds many foam recycling events worldwide, and many of them are available for XPS.



In recent years, XPS recycling is the most common method to treat XPS waste. XPS diverted from landfills is always sent to recycling sites, where XPS can get properly recycled and reused. The recycling sites have XPS compactors to help the recycling process. The XPS waste will be collected and thrown into the machine, then cut by a crusher into fragments. After that, XPS will be compressed into blocks and produced into pellets. In this way, the seemingly useless waste can be reused, and what’s more, the negative environmental impacts can be reduced.



XPS takes an important role in the construction industry, while XPS recycling takes its role as a responsible protector of the human environment. INTCO has spent many years in the recycling study, which gloried in the title of XPS recycling specialist. With years of improvements, the GREENMAX XPS compactor proves equal to the challenge of XPS recycling. INTCO is spearheading its effort that contributes to solving recycling issues and bringing back a beautiful planet. We believe that the GREENMAX compactor can meet more challenges in XPS recycling in the future.