What is PSP waste
PSP is the abbreviation of polystyrene paper; it is a kind of plastic produced by the extrusion process. The most typical representative of this material is the foam food container and coffee cup. Although PSP waste is 100% recyclable, in fact, its recovery rate is very low. According to Los Angeles County, the overall recycling rate of PSP, particularly foam food containers, is approximately 1% of all-foam products sold in the marketplace.



The reasons for low recycling rate of PSP:
1. The low market value of loose PSP
The used PSP products or that are out of date generally are useless and valueless to the market. If PSP material is untreated, its looseness is the reason why most recyclers reject it.
2. The difficulty of separating PSP from the waste stream
Most PSP materials are used as food boxes and cups. But after using it for containing food, PSP is so dirty to be thrown into common garbage bins, not recyclable bins. And it costs a lot of manpower and material resources to collect this bulky material.
3. The high transporting fees
The PSP is lightweight, but relatively bulky and takes up space. People who decide to collect and recycle PSP cannot get the benefit they deserve because the cost of transportation alone is very high.
The EPS industry alliance's website clearly stated that the foam packaging alliance recyclers "do not accept meat dishes, cups, egg boxes or other one-time food recycling services." In fact, most recycling programs do not accept PSP Foam waste. However, there are still some restaurants, manufacturers, or government organizations to carry out foam food container recycling. So how do they solve these problems mentioned above?



The best solution for PSP foam food container recycling:
The PSP Recycling process is carried out with the help of technologically advanced machines, such as the GREENAMX PSP Densifier Provided by INTCO Recycling. The PSP is collected with the help of a conveyor belt and loaded into a machine for shredding. The compactor melts the PSP into a dense material, which is then extruded through the outlet of the machine. Then foam cools and turns into ingots. GREENMAX PSP Compactor, on the other hand, can also compress chopped material into tight blocks. Then the PSP ingots can be recycled and made into other pellets for new products.
So far, the GREENMAX PSP densifier has reached Europe, the United States, Africa, and all over the world where it has helped them to deal with PSP foam container waste. GREENMAX PSP densifier has acquired many companies’ trust.
With the help of the GREENMAX PSP densifier, those problems mentioned above can be well solved.



Implementing PSP Recycling will bring the following benefits to businesses:
1. The considerable profits
Different from the untreated loose and dirty PSP, the cleaned and compressed PSP becomes the high-density ingots, which can be processed into new products and put into production and used again. Therefore, it will bring considerable profits to recyclers.
2. The reduction of labor and transportation costs, as well as landfill fees
Waste PSP materials could be compressed at a ratio of 1:50 by a PSP densifier. As a result, the labor and transportation fees are saved. Besides the compressed ingots can be sold back to INTCO Recycling not sent to landfills, which saves landfill fees.
3. The contribution to environmental protection
PSP products belong to Styrofoam products that fill up 30% of our landfill space even more. Now landfills can’t contain so much waste, especially under the situation that it will take hundreds of years for Styrofoam to degrade. Achieving foam food containers recycling is the rescue of the environment.



Since today's PSP recovery rate is so low, its market prospect is foreseeable. Join the team of PSP recycling right now!