Money, safety & space are the 3 reasons why our clients choose polystyrene screw compactors.

Money – polystyrene is normally a massive cost to businesses but it can be a saleable commodity. Screw compactors can reduce landfill costs by 60%, preventing businesses from sending skips full of ‘fresh air’ to the tip & they can enable businesses to sell on their polystyrene in a way that is easily transported and that can earn significant rebates.

Safety – polystyrene is a highly flammable material & can cause problems for businesses including an insurance risk

Space – polystyrene is built to protect materials and, because of this, does not have a great deal of density. Polystyrene can take up huge amounts of space both in the yards of businesses & in skips

Polystyrene & Safety

Polystyrene is a highly flammable material. It is used in insulation but, because of its flammable nature, is not allowed to be used where it is exposed.

According to Wikipedia:

Foamed polystyrene plastic materials have been accidentally ignited and caused huge fires and losses, for example at the Düsseldorf International Airport, the Channel tunnel (where polystyrene was inside a railcar that caught fire), and the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant (where fire breached a fire retardant and reached the foamed plastic underneath, inside a firestop that had not been tested and certified in accordance with the final installation).

Could a Screw Compactor be Right For You?

Screw compactors can save space in yards & can turn the costs of landfilling polystyrene into a valuable revenue source through polystyrene recycling.

Screw compactors enable your staff to save costs on the handling & transportation of polystyrene which is usually a problem material as it is bulky even though it typically does not weigh very much.

Screw compactors can reduce the size of your waste by a ratio of 50:1. To put this in perspective, this is the difference between most trucks & their diecast toy models.