With the rapid growth of e-commerce, more consumers are purchasing products online due to the wide variety of choices and competitive pricing. From snacks and daily necessities to furniture and household appliances, many of these goods rely on polystyrene foam packaging during transportation. While polystyrene offers excellent protection, its widespread use has created a mounting waste problem.
Despite recycling regulations in many regions, a large amount of polystyrene still ends up in landfills. In the Middle East alone, thousands of tons of waste foam are discarded every year. The difficulty in handling bulky, low-density foam has made disposal a persistent challenge for many businesses.
GREENMAX—designed and manufactured by INTCO Recycling —offers professional foam recycling equipment such as the APOLO series compactor. These compactors can crush large foam waste into small pieces and compress it at a ratio of up to 50:1, forming compacted ingots that are easy to handle, store, and transport.
To put this into perspective, 50 cubic meters of loose polystyrene can be reduced to just 1 cubic meter after compaction. The reduction effect is dramatic—compressed foam blocks become 50 times smaller than their original volume, helping businesses significantly cut costs in storage and logistics.
Whether you are already involved in foam recycling or planning to recycle polystyrene waste, GREENMAX welcomes your participation. INTCO Recycling not only offers professional recycling consultation and GREENMAX foam compaction equipment but also buys back the compressed foam blocks. The company is committed to creating a global recycling network for polystyrene waste.