In the 1970s, a survey found that expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam was ingested by marine organisms after being degraded in seawater, and the styrene monomer produced was toxic. This directly leads to those creatures that fill their stomachs with polystyrene waste do not get enough food and nutrition, even harmful to health. To make matters worse, some of these marine organisms will directly enter the human food chain.
The treatment of marine polystyrene waste is indeed more difficult than ordinary polystyrene waste, but we can effectively treat these foam waste before entering the ocean. The effective treatment mentioned here does not refer to incineration or landfill, but to recycle and reuse it with a polystyrene densifier. While protecting marine life, it also protects the environment and our lives.
Nowadays, the scale of polystyrene recycling is increasing worldwide, and it is precisely because of this foam recycling equipment. The foam is crushed and compressed, which is convenient for storage and transportation, and is more convenient for the later foam granulation, that is, the modified regeneration of the foam. The final foam pellets will be used as raw materials for new products and continue to flow to the market and our lives.
The creation of the polystyrene densifier can be a magical invention. Many businesses in Europe and America, such as foam producers, cutters, logistics dealers, and professional recyclers, their warehouses, compressed polystyrene can be seen everywhere, piled up in piles, this is one of the sources of their economic income, because it can be sold at a high price to the manufacturing of recycled products.