Transforming EPS Offcuts into EPS Waffle Pods: The Sustainable Solution by Omega Packaging
Construction sites generate significant waste, including foam packaging materials like expanded polystyrene (EPS) offcuts. Omega Packaging, a leading blow moulding products manufacturer, has devised a unique solution to reduce this waste and promote sustainability in the construction industry: transforming EPS offcuts into EPS waffle pods.
Creating these high-quality waffle pods is eco-friendly and ensures that the construction industry can access a durable and cost-efficient solution for floor insulation.
Let’s see how Omega transforms EPS offcuts from construction sites into EPS waffle Pods:
Step 1: Shredding the EPS Offcuts
Before the EPS offcuts can be transformed into waffle pods, they must undergo specific processes to ensure they are clean and free from contaminants. The first step is to shred the EPS offcuts into small pieces using a massive crusher that grinds them into small EPS pieces. These small pieces of EPS are then transported to the next stage of the process.
Step 2: Dust Extraction
Once the EPS offcuts are shredded, the next step is a crucial one: dust extraction. This process separates the dust from the recyclable material, ensuring that loose particles do not contaminate the final product. Omega uses a state-of-the-art dust extraction system where the dust is collected in a silo, and the clean recycled EPS resin is transported through pipelines to the mixing machine.
Step 3: Blending the Recycled EPS Resin
The clean recycled EPS resin is blended with virgin EPS resin in Omega’s mixing machine, creating a sustainable mix. Omega uses a 25% recycled EPS resin blend and a 75% virgin EPS resin to ensure the resulting product is durable, practical, and eco-friendly. This mixture is then ready for the next step in the process.
Step 4: Shape Moulding Process
The blow moulding process is critical in transforming the recycled EPS resin blend into high-quality waffle pods. Omega creates products using the Injection Blow Moulding (IBM) process. This process involves melting the resin blend and injecting it into a preform mould. Once the preform is created, it is ready for the final stage of the process.
Step 5: Creating the EPS Waffle Pods
Finally, the preforms are placed into a blow moulding machine, which is stretched and shaped to create the EPS waffle pods. These pods have a unique shape that makes them perfect for floor insulation, with air pockets that trap heat and provide superior insulation properties. Omega has mastered the art of creating EPS waffle pods that are of the highest quality and meet safety and compliance requirements.
Closing the Loop: 100% Recycling
The best part about creating EPS waffle pods from EPS offcuts is that it is a closed-loop system. Omega recycles 100% of the EPS pod offcuts collected from construction sites in-house and reuses this material to produce more waffle pods, ensuring an entirely closed-loop system. This process reduces waste and promotes sustainability in the construction industry.
Sustainable Reinforcement Accessories from Omega Packaging
Omega believes in promoting sustainability in every aspect of its operations, and that’s why all reinforcement accessories supplied by Omega are produced from 100% Australian Recycled Polypropylene Resin. This mixture of PIR (Post-Industrial Recycled) and PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) ensures that these products are eco-friendly and have a minimal environmental impact.
Omega Packaging — Your Partner in EPS Waffle Pods
Transforming EPS offcuts from construction sites into EPS waffle pods is a sustainable solution promoting a circular economy. Omega’s innovative approach to creating these products reduces waste and provides the construction industry with a durable and cost-efficient solution for floor insulation.
Omega is significantly promoting sustainability in the industry by using a closed-loop system and producing reinforcement accessories from recycled material. We hope you gained an insight into the process of creating EPS waffle pods and how Omega is leading the way in promoting sustainability.
For further information, send your queries to info@omegapackaging.com.au or call us at 03 8348-5611