Equipment Facilitates Recycling of Encapsulated Polystyrene

Ridgefield, N.J.-based RecycleTech Inc. has created a line of polystyrene processing equipment with a 4-foot-by-4-foot footprint, that, according to the company, helps to make the recycling of encapsulated polystyrene more affordable to companies and municipalities.

The machines use heat to reduce the size of the material by 90 percent, melting and compressing it into a solid plastic ingot. This ingot is then used as the raw material for other plastic products, such as picture frames or CD jewel cases.

"This process eliminates polystyrene from the waste stream," company President Daniel Chung says.

RecycleTech was formed in 2005 to address the issue of polystyrene recycling through technology. The company's patent pending line of equipment processes polystyrene and other plastics into a condensed recyclable form.  RecycleTech has installed plants in the United States, China and Japan. More information is available at www.recycletechno.com.