In Europe, the construction industry is one of the largest industries using polystyrene, as it’s one of the most cost-effective insulation materials on the market today. Polystyrene can be used in multiple applications across the construction industry, such as:

1. Residential buildings. The insulating material in cavity walls and roofing on residential houses are usually made from polystyrene. This helps with effective insulation to reduce heat loss and achieve energy saving results.

2. Large-scale highway construction. Large-scale roadbeds will use large polystyrene blocks for foundation laying because polystyrene has a good shockproof effect, which can effectively extend the service life of the road surface.

3.Skirting decoration of ancient buildings. Polystyrene has good and lightweight decorative properties and can be transformed into various shapes by cutting. This can then be used as a decorative feature in homes.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tons of polystyrene in the UK market are used in different aspects of the construction industry. But the construction industry faces a huge problem when considering how to recycle polystyrene during processing and after years running time, due to the following reasons：

1. Polystyrene waste from construction sites is usually discarded as offcuts and small scraps of the material. Most of the time, they are more or less polluted by cement. Once polluted, they become unclean plastics, which are difficult to enter into the field of recycling.

2. Most of the polystyrene waste generated on construction sites is one-off, and the amount of waste is not enough to generate economic benefits.

3. Construction waste usually enters the incineration and landfill yard, and it is less concerning.

With the promotion of the polystyrene recycling policy in the UK market as a 100% recyclable material, even in the construction field, GREENMAX is continuing to look for solutions for recycling methods of construction polystyrene waste.

Our GREENMAX hot melt technology is designed to create a recycling solution for all types of construction polystyrene.

Here are the GREENMAX polystyrene melter applications:

Learn more about different materials recycling technology and equipment:

Foam：

Polystyrene

Polyethylene

XPS

EPP

PSP

Applicable Equipment：

Compactor

Shredder

Conveying system

Pelletizing Equipment & Machines

Tailor-made system