EPS recycling can generally be divided into three stages: shredding, densifying, and pelletizing. A foam shredder is ideal for companies that want to start with a lower investment. A polystyrene densifier is the most common choice for volume reduction and resale. A pelletizing machine is better suited for larger companies looking to achieve higher-value material recovery.

PE foam fabricators and packaging converters can use a foam melting machine with thermal densifying capability to solve the buildup of trim waste, reduce disposal costs, and turn scrap into a sustainable source of revenue.

EPP recycling is typically more complex than EPS and EPE and relies heavily on customized processes. In the automotive industry, choosing the right EPP densifier depends on its ability to adapt to different types of EPP waste.

Expired, damaged, and returned canned beverages create storage, handling, and transportation challenges for manufacturers, distributors, and recycling centers. GreenMax offers a practical aluminum can recycling solution with the dewatering machine P-C350 and a vertical baler.

Solar battery distributors and installers generate large volumes of PE foam and EPS packaging waste. Learn how GreenMax foam densifiers can reduce foam volume by up to 90%, ideal for distribution centers, warehouses, and on-site installations.

As medical cold chain logistics continues to grow, packaging manufacturers, hospitals, and medical laboratories are generating increasing amounts of EPS packaging waste. GreenMax provides practical foam recycling solutions: compressing waste with a foam compactor and selling the compressed EPS blocks.

To reduce EPS disposal costs, free up warehouse space, and meet environmental regulations, GreenMax offers appliance distributors a practical EPS recycling solution. By using a Styrofoam compactor to reduce the volume of foam waste, companies can sell compressed EPS blocks to recover equipment investment and generate ongoing revenue.

A new recycling development in the automotive industry: BYD’s recycled plastics project has been approved with a planned capacity of 100,000 tons of recycled plastic pellets annually, including about 88,000 tons of recycled PP pellets. These materials will be used to manufacture new automotive components, forming a closed-loop process of recycling – pelletizing – manufacturing. This development also indicates that the market for EPP recycling continues to expand.

GreenMax plastic dewatering machine and plastic bottle baler handle leftover liquid and high-density volume reduction for waste PET water bottles and beverage bottles. They turn loose bottles into resellable bales, helping recyclers build a one-stop PET bottles recycling workflow.

A common approach in the seafood industry for dealing with piled-up waste EPS fish boxes is to first use an EPS compactor or foam crusher to reduce volume, cutting hauling costs and freeing up storage space. The compressed blocks or shredded pieces can then be resold to downstream recyclers, completing the Styrofoam recycling process.