Benefit from used EPS in a sustainable way through recycling
Everywhere from large scale food processing companies to smaller scale supermarkets EPS is a valuable and flexible material used for packaging purposes. Even though the material is light-weight the volume of the used EPS packagings make waste handling a space-consuming and expensive task.
For that reason, KBM has developed a full range of state-of-the-art machinery that will allow any manufacturer to generate value from their used EPS. Hence, KBM offers a wide range of solutions that will make it possible for moulding manufacturers to turn most used EPS into valuable recycled EPS beads.
On this website you can learn more about:
- How to cut costs and regain value from your dirty used EPS
- How to recycle clean used EPS and mix it back into the production
You can also learn more about why KBM is the best choice when you are looking for a partner who can ensure a cost-efficient handling or recycling of used EPS. Learn more by contacting us through this form.
Cut costs and regain value from your dirty used EPS
The first step in an efficient handling of used EPS packagings is to compact the used EPS material. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the size of used EPS by is much as thirty times which will reduce your transportation costs significantly. This process is easily done with the KBM Styropactor that is available in four different sizes. The units are all mobile and pieces of any length can be introduced.
Upon compaction the only way to actually make money on your used EPS is to hand it off to plastic recycling companies where the used EPS can be reused as plastic products.
Clean used EPS mixed back into the production
KBM offers recycling plants with different capacities to fit both small and large scale moulding manufactures. Any of these will grind used EPS into high-quality recycled EPS beads that have a minimum of dust and are homogeneous to brand new pre-expanded beads. This is possible due to the two-step/double chamber system and the granulation chamber that all of the recycling plants have.
An important part of the recycling process is to reach an accurate metering and mixing between the new and the reused EPS beads before they enter the moulding production. To ensure this KBM offers the Styromix unit for shape moulders that will allow as much 20 percent of the recycled EPS beads to be added into the production. The Styrometer unit will make it possible to reach a ratio of up to 50 percent when block moulding.
Get in touch with KBM to learn more about recycling of used EPS
For almost four decades KBM has been supplying state-of-the-art handling and recycling machinery for used EPS and other foam materials.
