Once I have heard that there was a recycling program in North Aurora, it was pleasant to find that the main recycled material is polystyrene foam. I rekindled my confidence in polystyrene recycling.
As we know, the recycling of polystyrene seems to have gone through a lot of difficulties. Taking the Styrofoam ban in New York as an example, actually, the use of disposable Styrofoam containers is banned more than once in New York City.
The first ban on polystyrene took effect in July, 2015, but was challenged by a coalition recycling firms and plastics manufacturers. They sued the city arguing that the material is recyclable. However, in 2017, the similar situation happened again. The ban on Styrofoam food containers takes effect on November 13, with a sixth month warning period before fines would be issued. It applies to any food service establishment or mobile food truck or store that sells, or offers, Styrofoam packaging.
Styrofoam is completely recyclable, but for the lack of more effective recycling programs and equipments, Styrofoam recycling still have a low rate in recent years. So the recycling program in North Aurora is really a good news.
The members of Oswego Presbyterian Church’s Earth Care Team collected bags and boxes full of Styrofoam and polystyrene on Saturday morning, and then they them take to a recycling facility in North Aurora. “With curbside pickup, you’ve got recycling of a lot of things, but not polystyrene, not Styrofoam. We’re finding that more and more Styrofoam is being used for packaging and carry-out,” Mozingo said. As a result, the team hosts the collection drive to safely dispose of unwanted or leftover Styrofoam and polystyrene items.
With a good recycling program, effective recycling equipment is also indispensable. GREENMAX foam densifier may offer you a perfect solution for Styrofoam recycling. Working with the melting technology, the foam densifier can realize foam volume reduction at a ratio of 90:1 after the process of crushing, melting and extruding. And the Styrofoam blocks get a easy transportation after being melted.
As Styrofoam is still a widely used material, there ought to be more Styrofoam recycling programs and effective recycling equipments.