Egg cartons are made of foamed polystyrene, also known as PS or plastic number 6, since its recycling symbol features the number 6. Polystyrene can be recycled into a number of applications, including reforming into egg cartons once again, license plate frames, foam utensils or packing peanuts and thermal insulation. If you don’t live near a recycling plant or can’t recycle your polystyrene at curbside, your only option is to find a clever use for the egg cartons.
Polystyrene is about 98% air, which makes it inexpensive to produce and ship, and attractive to companies that need cheap food packaging or lightweight packaging to protect products during shipping. Discard any soiled polystyrene containers. As with the recycling, if they’re soiled with food waste they’re simply unusable.
However, the rate of waste PS foam containers recycling is very low at present. And the whole Styrofoam recycling rate in the world is only about 34%. So it is really urgent to take actions to recycle this bulky waste EPS.
EPS recycling machines like compactors or densifiers are professional machines for reducing foam volume. The machines can work at a high ratio, and the operation is very easy, and the machines only need a low energy assumption. The compressed blocks or densified ingots are all with high density. It will be convenient for you to transport and save the costs. If have interest to know more, welcome to leave your comments.