Polystyrene recycling: a sustainable model for Mexico

The latest figures from the Association of the Plastics Industry (ANIPAC) show that there is huge scope for growth in the polystyrene recycling sector in Mexico. Mexico is a country that consumes more than 125,000 tonnes of polystyrene per year, and this large amount of polystyrene waste will enter the life cycle when recovered using advanced recycling methods.

Foam recovery is no longer the traditional way of dumping or incineration. For environmental and efficiency reasons, the polystyrene recycling machine is the way to go. polystyrene waste is crushed, screw extruded or melted at high temperatures to produce dense cold briquettes or hot molten ingots, which become the raw material for companies that manufacture recycled pellets. polystyrene values are much higher than what goes into incinerators or landfills. The situation. These plastic pellets can be transformed into recyclable PS products such as PS frames, PS mouldings and resold on the market.

For this reason, many companies, corporations and even governments invest a lot of money in the recycling industry. Most of these funds are used to promote the importance of polystyrene recycling and to purchase advanced recycling equipment. For example, the foam recycling industry has invested in polystyrene recycling machines, which not only save on high processing and transport costs, but also generate income by selling the recycled material generated by the machines. In the long run, the investment in the machine pays for itself in another way, and at the same time we make a significant contribution to the environment. After all, landfills waste the earth's resources and incineration is a direct damage to the climate.

DART DE MÉXICO is a well-known foam recycling company in Mexico and has been promoting foam recycling in the market for ten years. There are also other companies that carry out recycling activities and reuse polystyrene. polystyrene recycling specialists GREENMAX manufacture polystyrene recycling machines that can compress and reduce the volume of polystyrene by up to 90:1 and can also be customised to meet customer requirements. They can also be customised to meet customer requirements.

According to studies, in Mexico 75% of polystyrene is used as a construction material, but the remaining 25% is used for trays or disposable cups in everyday life. Currently, Mexico requires manufacturers of disposable plastic containers to recycle post-consumer plastic waste and has banned the use of polystyrene disposable plates, charlos, trays in several states. Used polystyrene containers leave a lot of food and oil stains, which makes recycling difficult. To solve this problem, the GREENMAX engineering team offers a solution for recycling, washing and drying post-consumer polystyrene waste - the Washing Line. dirty material is washed and dried and can be reused, recycled into recycled pellets and made into products for a circular economy. GREENMAX is exported to many countries such as Italy, South Africa and Indonesia. In general, the foam recycling business requires a lot of work.

In general, the foam recycling business requires a concerted effort to spread the concept of recycling to the public, combined with advanced recycling equipment for its activities.

 

 


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