Polystyrene compaction is a simple, yet highly effective way of dealing with waste polystyrene across a multitude of businesses and industries. Whether you work in construction or retail, the benefits of polystyrene compaction are hard to miss. But for the uninitiated, what benefits does polystyrene compaction actually achieve?

Below you’ll find nine benefits of polystyrene compaction your business can achieve with a modern polystyrene compactor.

Cutting Operational Costs
Better Site Hygiene and Safety
Increased Space
Lowering Labor Costs
Improved Efficiency
Minimizing Environmental Pollution
Better Public Image
Potential New Revenue Streams

Cutting Operational Costs

Polystyrene recycling is a necessary business cost like any other. However, without the right polystyrene recycling policy in place – one that’s effective, that makes the right decisions about how waste polystyrene is handled – it can be more expensive than it needs to be.

By compacting waste polystyrene, businesses cut operational costs by reducing waste volume. A smaller volume of waste polystyrene equals a smaller volume of trips needed to collect it and fewer skips to store it, meaning less money spent on skip hire. Compacted polystyrene is also easier to store.

Better Site Hygiene and Safety

Poorly-managed or badly disposed waste polystyrene can sometimes lead to serious safety issues. With waste polystyrene compacted, it’s less likely for employees to slip, trip or fall, therefore making it easier for you to comply with safety regulations within the workplace.

This makes polystyrene compactors the obvious choice for those looking to improve the hygiene conditions on a site or within a business. With fewer waste collection trips also means fewer times vehicles are parked or moving on-site, resulting in a reduced potential in collisions or accidents.

There’s also the potential of fewer fire hazards, as combustible material can be stored away from heat sources.

Increased Space

Polystyrene compactors save space by making waste smaller and easier to store, turning bulky polystyrene into smaller sizes. Uncompacted waste is an absolute space-killer, whereas compacted waste polystyrene takes up a fraction of the space. This means storage or working space can be increased.

Lowering Labor Costs

Polystyrene compactors only need the simple touch of a button to use. The compacted polystyrene produced is also much easier to transport.

Improved Efficiency

Compactors are quick and easy to use. With the simple push of a button, you can have efficiently compacted ingots of waste. You don’t need to check if they’re full like you do with bins and they require incredibly minimal skill to use.

Minimizing Environmental Pollution

As we’ve mentioned, polystyrene compaction means a smaller physical volume of the waste in its entirety. A key benefit of this is a smaller carbon footprint associated with your waste management. 

It’s impressive how a simple change in physical space can have so many benefits.

Better Public Image

Running a business well, with minimal environmental impact and efficient service is more important than ever. Even employees appreciate an efficient waste-management process. Using a polystyrene compactor is a good way of working towards this. 

By compacting polystyrene, not only do you produce more efficiency, but you limit your carbon footprint and pollution. Efficient, greener businesses are much more popular in current consumer markets and eco-friendly strategies can even help gain tax relief from governments. 

By doing something as simple as compacting polystyrene, you could actually be improving your competitive edge.

Potential New Revenue Streams and Better Collaboration

With a dedicated compaction strategy, you can ensure a steady, consistent stream of waste. This means you’ll have more insight into how many waste polystyrene collections you’ll need. If you’re working with private waste collectors, this helps to create a more consistent, proactive working relationship between them and your business.

When a compactor is used as part of a well-developed waste management strategy, you can predict your need for contracted waste collection and disposal, meaning you can give more information to any company you collaborate with. This will make them happier and result in better service. 

Similarly, there’s also the possibility of selling your compacted polystyrene and creating a new revenue stream, where you can either profit or accrue some of the capital used elsewhere in your supply chain.

If you’re interested in investing in your businesses waste polystyrene management, consider booking a free polystyrene management audit with GREENMAX – We’ll help you better understand your waste polystyrene streams and recycling processes as well as point out what you can improve to maximize the benefits.