With the improvement of polystyrene recycling technology, various types of professional polystyrene recycling machines have appeared on the market. In Australia, there are mainly two popular EPS recycling machines, one is the polystyrene cold compactor that operates by rotating screw pressure, and the other is the polystyrene melting machine that is equipped with the screw melting technology. How to buy a polystyrene recycling machine suitable for your business? Here are some tips.

1. Foam Type

Before buying a polystyrene recycling machine, you need to determine what kind of foam waste your industry will produce. Is it EPS food containers? Or EPE packaging? For most foam waste such as EPS delivery boxes，XPS insulation boards, EPP packaging, or PSP food and cups containers, both polystyrene compactor and polystyrene melting machine are suitable.

EPE foam, which is difficult to be recycled because of its high elasticity, needs to be processed by the polystyrene melting machine. The polystyrene melting machine is equipped with the screw melting technology, specialized in reducing the volume of waste EPE by crushing, hot melting and extrusion molding.

2. Plant Size

Plant size is an important factor in selecting a suitable polystyrene recycling machine. For example, the GREENMAX polystyrene melting machine M-C50 is the basic model of Mars Series, features small footprint and is well suited for small warehouse, stores, shopping centers or primary EPS recyclers.

Measure the size of the recycling machine that your plant size can accommodate, and then provide the data to the salesman who will customize the suitable polystyrene recycling model for you.

3. Production Capacity

Capacity is another key point to consider when buying a recycling machine, because it determines how efficient you are to dispose of waste foam, and how much labor and electricity costs can be saved. Based on the different production capacity per hour,  polystyrene recycling machines can be divided into various models. For example, the maximum capacity of Mars C200 can reach 200kg~300kg/h, which ensures that foam manufacturers recycle foam waste in a timely manner during the production process.

4. Storage Space & Costs

Polystyrene waste occupies a lot of storage space due to its large size and lightweight, resulting in high storage and transportation costs. A polystyrene recycling machine with a higher compression ratio can compress polystyrene waste into dense ingots with a higher density, thereby saving storage and transportation costs. The high-capacity extrusion technology developed by GREENMAX can help reduce the volume of the exported material (called the hot melt block) to 1/90 of the original collected polystyrene, which will be a good choice for end customers with large amounts of foam waste or those who want to do long-term EPS recycling business.

5. Budget

After considering the above key points, you probably already know what kind of polystyrene recycling machine you need. The last step is to make your budget to match the salesperson’s quotation. If you are thinking of buying a recycling machine, you can click here to get a quote right away.