Is expanded polyethylene recyclable?

With the GREENMAX Z-C200 EPE compactor your EPE waste is efficiently turned from waste to value! With our compactor you will certainly save money on storage space and transport of the waste as well as you will have the possibility of selling your compacted EPE waste for further EPE foam recycling.

What Is EPE Foam?

EPE is a material commonly used for product packaging goods. It is a safe plastic with no taste or smell, is flexible and has excellent shock absorption abilities, high thermal resistance and a high weight-to-strength ratio.

Although EPE is recyclable and can be recycled multiple times, a great deal of EPE still ends up in landfills or incinerators, which causes environmental issues. EPE is available in various forms and densities. The GREENMAX Z-C200 can handle non-crosslinked EPE. For crosslinked EPE please connect to us to make sure we can provide an option.

How to Recycle EPE Foam with a GREENMAX Compactor:

Step 1: Collect the waste

The first step in EPE foam recycling is accumulating the EPE waste. This can be done either by individuals separating their waste in a public waste management center. The companies can either have their very own GREENMAX Z-C200 for compacting the EPE foam, if their quantity of EPE is big enough to justify the investment or they can send out the accumulated EPE waste to a recycling company with a GREENMAX Z-C200.

Step 2: Compaction in the GREENMAX Screw press

The GREENMAX Z-C200 can be fed both by hand and also by conveyor belt. The material is fed into a hopper with a durable pre-crusher. This means that the machine needs minimal handling while running and also it is safe for your employees to operate.

After being fed into the hopper the EPE will go through the particularly developed pre-crusher, which will cut the material into smaller pieces. These pieces will then by means of the screw and the automatic hydraulic jaws be compacted into solid blocks. Unlike other machines for recycling EPE foam, the GREENMAX Z-C200 does not melt the material. The Z-C200 compacts the EPE foam and also only melts the surface of the compacted block, to ensure that it keeps the block form. This is essential as EPE has a high memory as well as is prone to re-expand.

Step 3: Pack and also ship the compacted EPE for further reycling

The compacted EPE departures the GREENMAX machine as stable blocks with a melted surface. With the GREENMAX block divider as well as crane, the handling and piling of the blocks on a pallet is made really easy. After being processed in the GREENMAX Z-C200 the blocks of compacted EPE can be sold and also transported to an expanded polyethylene foam recycling facility.

EPE Foam Recycling-- Turn Waste into Value

With the GREENMAX Z-C200 for compacting EPE you can get to a density of EPE waste to of up to 400-550 kg/m3. When compacted into blocks the EPE waste is very easy to manage, does not take up too much space for storage and is very easy to transportation.

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The compacted blocks can be sold for recycling at an EPE foam recycling center; thus you can turn your waste into value. If you need any information, or you have any type of questions about the GREENMAX machines, please click here. We will contact you immediately.、