Chemical engineers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts and the University of Bath in the United Kingdom are working on a recycling method for polystyrene (PS) that may make the material reusable.Currently, less than 5% of polystyrene is recycled. According to our research, chemically recovered styrene has the potential to replace up to 60% of all polystyrene now in use.Most recycling centers do not accept PS, and due to its bulk and high transportation costs, very little PS is currently recycled. PS is often foamed to form expanded polystyrene, which is used as product packaging and transportation containers in various industries. If it is not recycled efficiently, it will cause immeasurable environmental pollution.

However, if you still think that transportation is the main obstacle to recycling expanded polystyrene, it only proves that you do not have a detailed understanding of recycling in this field, or at least you have not paid attention to the dynamics of this industry in recent years! At present, recycling using various polystyrene recycling equipment is a mainstream trend. When chemical recycling methods were not popular and mature, mechanical recycling methods were the "main force" in the field of polystyrene recycling. 

The main function of GREENMAX polystyrene recycling equipment is compression. The ultimate purpose of compression is to facilitate transportation. Therefore, it is precisely because of the advent of GREENMAX polystyrene recycling equipment that the transportation problem in the recycling process is no longer difficult. Among them, the recycling equipment with the highest compression ratio is the polystyrene melting machine. As the name suggests, this device uses heat to melt expanded polystyrene into a semi-solid state, thereby achieving compression and volume reduction. The compression ratio of GREENMAX polystyrene melting machine is 90:1.

Compared with chemical recycling methods, another advantage of polystyrene melting machine is that it is simple to operate. No other complicated procedures and high technical requirements are required. You only need to show simple instructions to the operator or give a simple explanation to complete independent operations. Only one piece of equipment can basically realize the main steps of recycling, and the reuse process mainly uses polystyrene ingots to pelletize and then manufacture new plastic products.