On September 24, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill that the state would ban single-use plastic and paper tote bags, ban the use of disposable food containers and cups made from EPS foam, and restrict plastic straws. As soon as the act was introduced, it caused a great response from the enterprise and the public.
Jeff Tittel of the Sierra Club of New Jersey told The New York Times, “The bill is probably the strongest and most comprehensive to deal with the plastics and packaging industries in the United States.”
Disposable plastic packaging, especially EPS foam, is becoming more and more widely used in our life. If this material is banned, it will bring great inconvenience to our life. The point is that there is no new material that can replace EPS at present.
Achieving efficient recycling of EPS foam is far more effective than banning this material. However, EPS foam recycling is generally considered to be very difficult. Large-volume EPS is always difficult to transport, this is the reason why many recyclers do not accept EPS foam recycling. Fortunately, professional foam recycling machine has appeared now, but the investment in equipment requires a certain amount of funds.
GREENMAX EPS densifier has the advantages of reasonable price, professional technology, high quality, excellent service and other performance in the foam recycling industry. The equipment is simple to operate, with a compression ratio of 50:1, which can effectively reduce the volume of foam waste, saving storage and transportation costs.
Now, with the application of professional EPS densifier, more and more countries and regions are committed to improving the recycling rate of EPS foam, and some local governments are involved in these projects, we believe that the prospects of EPS foam recycling will be better and there is no need to ban this material.