Intercon Solutions Unveils Polystyrene Recycling System

Intercon Solutions, an Illinois-based electronics recycling company, has designed and unveiled an expanded polystyrene densification system. The company says it uses a new reverse engineering process incorporating high-volume extruder technology to recycle the material.

Using the system, Intercon Solutions says it is able to compress polystyrene into ingots by processing the material through a crusher, multiple heat bands and an extruder. With the process, Intercon says it can put roughly 2,500 pounds of the ingots into a Gaylord container.

The company says the process does not emit any harmful emissions.
“We had to establish a method for recycling what the nation is using right now, and Styrofoam isn’t something consumers are going to stop using anytime soon,” says Brian Brundage, Intercon CEO.