Australia produces about 45,000 tonnes of EPS each year. most of the EPS is used in the long term, for example as a material in housing construction. A small proportion, about 40%, is used for disposable or short-term packaging, which can be recycled after disposal. However, only about 27% is actually recycled, which is a very small percentage, so there is still a lot of room for our EPS recycling business to grow.

So what does the ideal EPS recycling look like? First we separate EPS from other waste before it enters the waste stream so that not only is it less contaminated, but it also doesn't take up space for other waste. Secondly we need an advanced EPS recycling machine to dispose of the waste EPS efficiently. An example is the EPS compactor, a recycling machine that uses crushing and physical extrusion of EPS by a screw.

EPS compactor compresses EPS into compact blocks, reducing the size to one-fiftieth of the original size.This makes it very easy for recyclers to transport and dispose of. Not only do recyclers need these machine generated return material, but these blocks are also the raw material for plastic pellets, so major plastic pellet manufacturers also buy these materials to make plastic pellets. Plastic pellets can be used to make beautiful picture frames and skirting products. Imagine, this becomes a member of the landfill of waste EPS into items that can be sold again, which is a large degree of EPS recycling economy.

The use of advanced recycling equipment can really make EPS recycling business half the effort. Traditional landfill methods are not only time consuming, but also expose many companies to high recycling and disposal costs. These funds can be invested in an EPS recycling machine to save on recycling costs and to get the additional benefits of recycling. The point is that the machine is able to increase the recycling rate of waste EPS without stopping EPS production in Australia!