Last year, Kristina Jakupovic, the administrative superintendent of public works, was going through recycling bins in a neighborhood in Mount Prospect when she discovered that styrofoam, popularly known by the brand Styrofoam, was one of the most frequent impurities within the carts. In response, the village began offering a styrofoam foodware recycling program this summer. Meanwhile, some policymakers are taking different paths to address the problem of often misplaced plastic. Combining plastic sorting with recycling are two key steps in the entire campaign. It is commendable that the region quickly realized that in the recycling process, it must be assisted by the use of efficient styrofoam densifier, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve efficient recycling.

During the densifying process, a truckload of material is drastically decreased because of the air content. For instance, the Foodservice Packaging Institute states that a truckload of densified foam weighs 40,000 pounds, while a 48-foot load of the Styrofoam only weighs about 16,000 pounds. With $50,000 in grant funding, Mount Prospect purchased and installed a styrofoam densifier at its Public Works Facility. The machine takes foam products — which are over 90% air — and produces resalable, expanded styrofoam blocks called ingots.

Styrofoam densifier is not only a commonly used recycling equipment on the market, but also one of GREENMAX's best-selling recycling models. Simple operation, high compression ratio, and high degree of automation are irreplaceable advantages of styrofoam densifier. The current compression ratio of GREENMAX Styrofoam densifier is 90:1, which can achieve high-intensity compression. At the same time, the use of water-cooling system can achieve a high degree of automation, automatic cutting, cooling and bagging, saving manpower to a large extent.

The styrofoam compressed by the styrofoam densifier has better quality and can be sold at a good market price. If you encounter any problems during use, you can contact GREENMAX at any time to help solve machine operation problems. We will also give suggestions on machine parameter adjustment based on your actual situation.