Foam recycling has formed a mature industry chain around the world. According to statistics, the primary source of waste EPS foam in the United States is packaging materials for furniture and household appliances, while in Australia, the primary source of waste EPS foam is construction materials, such as EPS scraps produced by EPS insulation board manufacturers in the production process, and waste EPS building products, etc.

Construction materials account for about half of all materials used globally and about half of the solid waste generated globally. Australia generated 19 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste in one year alone. Of this, 8.5 million tons go to landfills and only 55% is recovered and recycled, of which EPS foam is the main white waste.

As the view that EPS foam is 100% recyclable has been confirmed, the Australian government and related organizations have begun to increase the recycling of EPS foam. Foamex in South Australia is actively responding to EPS foam recycling, they separate EPS foam from other construction waste, and then send this foam waste to a dedicated factory for recycling. Foamex has helped to recycle 1,200 cubic kilometers of EPS foam so far.

The foam compactor is worth mentioning as a necessity in the EPS foam recycling process. The amount of foam generated in the construction industry is often large, and there is not enough place to store the waste foam. In the open environment, it not only affects the 5S of the construction site but also easily creates safety hazards such as fire. GREENMAX foam compactor can compress waste foam neatly and reduce waste volume with a compression ratio of 50:1. With a high compression ratio foam compactor, no need to worry about how much construction waste is generated.

GREENMAX has a New Zealand customer in the construction industry who wants to do the EPS foam recycling, because their waste is EPS foam boards containing flame retardants, which are not suitable for processing with foam densifier, they urgently need a foam compactor supported by cold pressing technology to achieve the effect of reducing the volume of foam, thereby reducing a lot of landfill costs. Finally, GREENMAX foam compactor A-C100 was purchased. Customers are very satisfied with the compression effect of GREENMAX foam compactor, which achieves the expected compression level and saves a lot of landfill costs, effectively saving the cost of EPS foam recycling.