Due to the proliferation of its uses, there is widespread doubt as to whether polyethylene can be achieved in an environmentally friendly way.

Here we answer your questions in full.

The most common forms of foamed polyethylene:

Foamed polyethylene is one of the most common packaging materials, especially in the commercial sector, and is therefore one of the most common types of waste. Getting rid of it can be tricky.

The application of foamed polyethylene comes in many different forms in life. Not only is there not enough awareness of polyethylene recycling in the wider environment, but also because polyethylene is 97% air and therefore takes up a lot of space as waste, making it considerably more difficult to recycle.

"Yes, you can compact foam. In fact, compacting foam is the best way to get rid of it."

If you work in an industry that uses polyethylene extensively, such as packaging, distribution or electronics, you may already be aware that this material alone can cause waste management costs to skyrocket. To save space and reduce costs, you can use a specialist polyethylene compactor.

In fact, polyethylene can be compacted

In fact, compacting polyethylene foam is the best way to get rid of it. Even though it is almost light, a normal container will soon fill up with it. Instead, with polyethylene compactor you can reduce its volume by turning it into dense blocks which take up much less space and are therefore easier to handle.

Uses of polyethylene foam

Here are some of the ways in which you can use foamed polyethylene and ways in which you can use polyethylene compactor to reduce its volume considerably.

Fish packaging

Isolation

Padding material tables

Vehicle seating and insulation

Packaging of electronic equipment

It is important to consider, however, that you cannot put foamed polyethylene in a compactor with food residues or polyethylene contaminated with other substances and that it must be washed beforehand.

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