Maybe you find
yourself with plenty of Styrofoam after unpacking a new electronic or after
using those infamous white Styrofoam coolers. Maybe you’re a manufacturer who
goes through thousands of pieces of Styrofoam per week or a household who deals
with it just once per year.
What’s your next
step?
Styrofoam and other
types of foam are in abundance all around us. They’re most commonly used to
pack products and serve as insulation. While foam might help protect the things
we ship, it’s important that once it’s out of the manufacturer’s hands and into
ours, we take the responsible next steps. It’s because of this abundance that
Gold Circuit E-Cycling decided to create a way for our customers to dispose of
their Styrofoam in a way that’s easy and keeps our environment happy. Whether
you’re recycling foam for your household, business, or municipalities, we’ve
got a solution for you.
What’s our Solution?
We created Recycle
Your Foam to transform EPS, XPS, and EPE foam into reusable options. EPS is
Expanded Polystyrene foam, XPS is Extruded Polystyrene foam, and EPE is
Expanded Polyethylene foam. All of these types of foams are used for packaging,
insulation, and more. But once these foams have been used for their initial
purpose, is that the end of their timeline? It doesn’t have to be.
The thing is, these
foams include air, which gives it its notable lightweight feeling (and ability
to float). These foams are made up of beads that are fused together and can
easily be broken down through a two-step process we’ve perfected.
What we do
Our facilities
provide a hot melt densifying solution. We transform these three types of foam
to make it economically viable to ship to manufacturers. If left at a landfill,
the foam will never go away. Because it is plastic, it does not decompose.
Rather than adding to the growing issue of landfills filled with plastic, we
encourage you to take time to educate yourself on your options. When you find
yourself with foam, we’re here to assist you with it so that you know you’re making
the responsible and environmentally-friendly choice.
Our two-step process
consists of first crushing the foam and then applying a hot melt to form a
solid, 55-pound block. This process removes the air and allows it the
opportunity to be reused and accepted by manufacturers as they create new items
with it.
What Next?
Once recycled, the
materials can be used to create all new items. Some examples of things that can
be created through recycled foam include picture frames, baseboard or ceiling
molding, house or building insulation, and insulation board. Your Styrofoam can
take on a new life and have new uses thanks to your environmentally-conscious
choice.
Things to Note
While we’d love to be
able to recycle each and every type of foam, we do have some criteria that we
have to follow to ensure a smooth process. We are unable to accept packing
peanuts, food containers, colors other than white, and foam that is dirty or
contaminated.
We hope you can see
how Styrofoam recycling is an accessible service to improve our environment and
give you peace of mind knowing you made the responsible choice.
To learn more
about our Styrofoam recycling efforts, visit our new, focused website here: https://www.recycleyourfoam.com/.
Have questions or
want to talk with someone more in-depth about what this process looks like for
your used Styrofoam that you’re ready to part with? Give us a call at 888-283-0007
or email us at info@goldcircuitecycling.com
