In agricultural production, foam materials are widely used in insulation, packaging and protection. However, these foam materials, especially polystyrene (EPS), are often discarded randomly after use, causing serious environmental pollution problems. In order to solve this problem, the application of Polystyrene Compactor provides a feasible solution.
The Dilemma of Foam Garbage
Polystyrene foam is widely used in agriculture due to its lightweight and insulating properties. For example, insulation boards in greenhouses, seedling boxes for planting, buffer packaging in fruit and vegetable transportation, etc. Although these foam materials play an important role in agricultural production, their disposal after disposal has become a big problem. Polystyrene foam is bulky and light, making it difficult to transport and stack. It takes up a lot of space when landfilled and is not easily degraded. It releases harmful gases when incinerated.
How Polystyrene compactor works
Polystyrene compactor is a device that compresses loose foam materials into high-density blocks through screw extrusion (cold pressing technology). Its main working principles include:
1. Crushing: Break large pieces of foam material into small pieces to facilitate subsequent compression processing.
2. Screw extrusion: Compression is performed by screw extrusion.
Through these steps, the volume of foam materials can be reduced to 1/50 of its original size, greatly reducing transportation and storage costs.
In some areas with relatively developed agricultural production, polystyrene compactor has been widely used to treat agricultural waste foam. For example, in some fruit and vegetable production bases, farmers collect used foam insulation boards and seedling boxes, process them through compactors, and then hand them over to professional recycling companies for reuse. This not only solves the problem of foam waste accumulation, but also brings additional income to farmers.
In this way, we can not only effectively solve the problem of agricultural foam waste, but also promote the sustainable development of agricultural production and achieve a win-win situation between environmental protection and economic benefits. The application of polystyrene compressors will become an important part of the green development of agriculture.