The foam clamshell containers used by restaurants to serve takeout food have long been frowned upon across the state in Washington. Coffee cups, plates, trays and other food and drink carriers made from the same material, expanded polystyrene, are also expected to be banned. Single-use foam coolers are also at risk of opposition. Heather Trim, executive director of Zero Waste Washington, said of this.  "The use of single-use plastic foodware has exploded over time." So why is such a popular material at risk of being banned? The answer given by the relevant departments is this: Recycling polystyrene is a difficult task, especially the food residue on polystyrene food packaging materials makes things more complicated.

If you refuse to recycle polystyrene packaging for this reason, then GREENMAX can now provide a more mature solution! Making recycling polystyrene food packaging easy. GREENMAX Polystyrene washing line is a recycling equipment that combines cleaning and compression. First, the polystyrene is broken and washed three times to ensure that the stains on the surface of the polystyrene packaging are removed. Then, after cleaning, the compression equipment can be connected.

The compression part is what we often call the polystyrene melting machine, which uses hot melt technology to compress expand polystyrene.  The GREENMAX polystyrene melting machine has a strong compression ability. The polystyrene is melted first. This hot melting method actually has a higher compression ratio than the cold pressing method. The compression ratio of the compression part can reach 90:1.

If you want to recycle expanded polystyrene that does not require cleaning, then you can of course choose a stand-alone polystyrene melting machine. If you want to know more about polystyrene recycling, please feel free to contact GREENMAX!