Polystyrene (styrofoam)
is often overlooked as a recyclable material unlike glass,
cans and paper. It is often thrown into the bin
or works skip and taken away to landfill. This no longer
has to be the case as Taylor Products Ltd of Cardiff
in partnership with Purex International Ltd have developed
the Styromelt Polystyrene Densifier to help recycle this
problematic waste material.
Thousands of tonnes of polystyrene (styrofoam) are sent
to landfill every year unnecessarily. The main reason
companies
do not recycle
polystyrene is that it does not yield much material compared
to its weight and volume. These facts make it expensive
to store and transport for little gain. Local authority
recycling
centres do not separate polystyrene to be sent for recycling
either for the same reasons.
Some companies are paying to have waste skips full of polystyrene
collected on a daily basis, unfortunately they are in
fact paying to dispose of mainly fresh air as polystyrene
is
95% air.
The Styromelt machine from Taylors allows companies to
save significant money on skip hire and lets local
authority recycling
centres stop sending polystyrene into landfill. It
works by melting a two cubic metre load down into a small,
dense and
sterilised block of material. This block can be removed
from the machine and easily stored.
Even better news is that the densified polystyrene blocks
can be sold to recyclers to make new fuels or products
such as
garden furniture. According to Taylors, a Styromelt
machine can pay for itself in less than a year, after
that the
owner can make big savings on skip hire and actually
make a profit
selling the blocks.
For further information visit http://www.styromelt.com
or call 01709 763000 for a free site survey and consultation.
Or visit
Taylors and Purex at the RWM
show, stand 1302, 11-13th
Sept
at the NEC.
Contact Purex for further information...
Companies can save
by recycling polystyrene. (PDF Version)
Companies can save
by recycling polystyrene. (Word Version)
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