Foam Medical Coolers Get New Life with Mail Back Program

Thanks to a mail back recycling program, foam medical coolers are getting a new life. Medical coolers use #6 in the surface or the bottom as symbol to provide insulation for vaccines and medications in the process of transportation to clinics and hospitals in many countries. Especially in recent years, the world has been affected by Covid-19, and the number of foam medical packaging has skyrocketed. This is also a concern of the medical waste recycling sector. We must find a home for these white wastes.

JML Recycling expanded its recycling program by offering an innovative mail back option. In order to recycle medical coolers successfully, JML pays a recovery fee in advance and sticks pre-paid labels on its surface. And then these important tools for vaccines and medications will be sent to recycling facilities.


It is reported that the program receives up to 3,500 medical coolers a day and it is not very expensive as foam is lightweight. Furthermore, foam medical coolers are 98% air and non-toxic. So it can be 100% recycled.



In addition to medical coolers, foam coolers produced in other fields can also be recycled. For example, foam cooler produced by fisheries is sometimes called fish boxes. Another area where foam coolers are often used is the video industry. In order to prevent food from accelerating spoilage, we usually use foam coolers to keep it fresh. Not only because this material has excellent thermal insulation effect, but also because this material is an inert material and is not prone to chemical reactions with proteins, so it is relatively safe to use as food packaging or even to come into direct contact with food. 

The foam cooler produced in these fields can be recycled, and we are not limited to the medical industry. Before this, GREENMAX recommends that you remove the labels and tapes attached to the packaging, otherwise the recycling equipment will be damaged.




With screw melting technology and advanced equipment, the foam densifier GREENMAX enables higher output density. The compression ratio is 90:1. That is to say ninety same size foam coolers will be one foam cooler. The Foam densifier first crushes the foam coolers and then heats them to melt them into a gel. In order to achieve better automation, GREENMAX provides a cooling system with a densifier to achieve automatic cutting and bagging.

It is sincerely hoped that people can adopt economical and environmentally responsible methods for recycling the coolers.


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