Now people always misunderstand that EPS cannot be recycled, but in fact, it is very easy to use a reasonable EPS recycling machine. The two most common methods are pulverization and compression. When the foam needs to be further used for furniture filling or construction use, the best choice is a Crusher. Cold Compactors are often used to compact foam for easy storage and transport for further production into new products. So, the best model for recycling foam should depend on the situation.

Expanded Polystyrene foam, also known as EPS is a polymer made from the monomer styrene, normally solid at room temperature. EPS is a mixture of about 98% air and only 2% polystyrene. It is a highly popular plastic packaging material found in packaging of food, electronics, furniture and more.

The question is often whether EPS can be recycled, and if so, what recycling machine should be used to do so.

EPS Recycling Machine Comparison: EPS Crusher VS EPS Compactor

Put the EPS into the Crusher. The machine will grind the foam blocks and turn them into small beads about 5-10mm in diameter. Crushing the EPS not only makes the recycling process easier, but also greatly reduces shipping costs, making it a high-value recyclable commodity. Another great benefit of crushing EPS is that the foam beads can be recycled as padding for cushions, bean bags, toys, stuffed animals and beanie babies. It can also be extruded into plastic pellets or used as a building material or binder in fillers.

EPS Compactor works by placing waste EPS sheets into it, compressing and squeezing it to squeeze out excess air. Some compactors can achieve up to a 50-to-1 volume reduction of the original volume, a reduction of approximately 98% of the original volume. The end result is foam blocks that can be stacked together. After the foam is compacted, it can be re-melted and made into pellets for injection molding. Compressed foam is especially useful in situations where foam needs to be transported to recovery and reuse facilities. Due to its lightweight, the transport of the compressed foam blocks is cost-effective and easy. On-site storage is also convenient and doesn't take up much space.

Regardless of which EPS recycling machine or approach is made use of to recycle the foam, there is no doubt that we do need to recycle. There is an increase recently in EPS production which necessitates recycling it both for conserving the environment and for economical factors. The solution to the concern of which equipment or approach to make use of-- EPS compactor or crusher on the objective of the recycled foam. If the company or organization will make use of the recycled foam as fillers, or if they will certainly use it for additional blending the foam with concrete to produce light-weight building products after that crush is the better choice. If they mean to additional melt and remold the foam to various plastic products, then transforming the scrap foam right into logs by making use of a compactor is a much better choice.

Intco Recycling is a high-tech manufacturing and circular economy enterprise dedicated to the recovery, regeneration and utilization of polystyrene foam. For more than 10 years, we have been committed to the recovery and recycling of polystyrene foam (EPS), EPE pearl cotton and EPP polypropylene foam, providing integrated solutions for waste EPS for customers in various countries. The GREENMAX foam recycling machine produced by Intco Recycling focuses on the compression and volume reduction of expanded polystyrene (commonly known as plastic foam), solves the problem of high storage and transportation costs caused by low foam density and large volume, and helps customers reduce recycling costs. The volume of the foam can be compressed to 1/50 of the original, no waste gas is generated during the treatment process, and there is no secondary pollution. If you are interested in our GREENMAX EPS Recycling Machine, please feel free to drop us an email at sales@greenmaxmachine.com.au.