The life of fish boxes about the recycling process after being discarded

sophieyang
Aug 31, 2018 · 2 min read

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is one of the most effective and cost-effective insulation materials. EPS has a very low thermal conductivity, which makes it a very good packaging material in the fishing industry.

The British Plastics Federation EPS group decided to reveal the secrets of the polystyrene fish box and its role in protecting the 657,000 tons of fish that land in British ports and fish farms each year.

“ It’s a product that’s almost never thought of, but it’s the perfect packaging because it offers thermal protection and impact resistance, light weight and low resource utilization.”It’s 98 percent air, stackable, easy to seal, and has an easy second life at the end of its regular use,” says Emes.

For these reasons, the BPF EPS group began capturing a fraction of the life cycle of 22 million fish boxes in just five minutes, which each year protects British fish and seafood from damage and does not soar temperatures. From factories to fish farms, from ports to dinner plates, to recycling.

While 90% of EPS in industrial boxes are recycled, only 10% of fish boxes are recycled and the rest 90% are discarded. The problem is that after two recycling cycles, customers do not accept EPS from the boxes because of the fishy smell.

However, with the development of technology, GREENMAX can provides you with professional machines for EPS fish boxes recycling. The EPS compactor can compress the waste foam boxes at a ratio of 50:1, thus bring a great convenience to the recyclers during the transportation costs.

The recycled EPS material is used to manufacture insulation boards for the construction industry, as well as PS pellets for manufacturing ballpoint pens, hangers, CD boxes and so on.

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