Foam #6 is one of the most popular anti-collision and damage protection materials in the world and is widely used in the furniture industry. It can protect the corners and some fragile parts of furniture from collision damage during transportation and delivery. In the furniture industry, such as tables, chairs, sofas, beds, etc., almost all packaging materials are foam. The prevalence of foam packaging materials also laid a foundation for the needs of foam recycling machines.
In some developed countries in Europe and America, in order to provide the best service, most furniture companies choose to take away the foam when delivering furniture to customers. Because the foam is light in weight, large in size, and takes up a lot of space, at the beginning, the furniture store can cooperate with the local recycler and let the recycler come to take it away regularly. However, usually, the recycler’s business is busy and the time of the visit is not fixed. If they can’t pick up these waste foams within 1-2 weeks, it will be a disaster for the furniture store.
However, the situation is not so bad, what the furniture store lacks is a foam recycling machine that can recycle foam. There is no shortage of such machines on the market, such as foam cold compactor and foam densifiers. The common principle of these machines is that the bulky and loose foam is first crushed and then compressed to shape into fixed form, which greatly reduces the volume. In this way, it can not only reduce the floor space and transportation costs, but can also sell at a high price to downstream manufacturers for other recycled products.
In some Asian countries, the foam packaging materials of furniture stores will not be taken back on site. It is best for residents not to directly discard them, which will cause great pollution to the environment and also a waste of resources. After collection, it is handed over to a fixed recycling bin for unified foam recycling.
Foam recycling is not only the responsibility of the enterprise, but also the incumbent responsibility of individual residents cause this is a national activity.