Thermo Compaction Systems, Inc.
3000 Maine Street Lakeland, FLorida 33801
Phone: 1-855-843-7661 Fax: 1-855-482-7462
About Us
How We Began
In 2006, Thermo Compaction embarked in the task of developing a source reduction/recycling machine for the ever going problem of styrofoam waste. In conjunction with the Florida Pinellas School System and Mr. Wayne Hefty of The Energy Systems Group, Thermo Compaction Systems was able to develop the Thermo Compactor. The unique design of the Thermo Compactor allowed for clean and food contaminated styrofoam trays to be densified by using conductive heat to melt styrofoam trays into a manageable plastic block. This source reduction immediately showed promise in reducing the waste collection cost of up to eighty percent.
In January 2009, Thermo Compaction Systems began marketing the Thermo Compactor to numerous school districts in central Florida, and the response has been tremendous. Today many school districts have piloting programs in place to show just how much cost savings they can receive by using the Thermo Compactor. Other school districts are signing schools up for demonstrations.
In June of 2009, Thermo Compaction began manufacturing flower pots made from the melted styrofoam trays. These flower pots will be used as fundraisers at the schools to generate a positive cash flow for their use.
Meet the Thermo Compactor, Designed to Preserve.
The Thermo Compactor is specially designed for applications where transportation of EPS is not economical or practical or where lingering odors and contaminants are present in the polystyrene (e.g. organic matter from food containers). The thermal compaction process can achieve a volumetric reduction of waste of up to 95% to dramatically reduce waste storage and traffic.
The thermo Compactor machine simply reverses the manufacturing process of the material to be compacted by applying conductive heat to the EPS waste to convert into a liquid resin that is cooled into a block. The Thermo Compactor uses conductive heat to melt and not burn the EPS waste, there are no pollutants released into our atmosphere. The Thermo Compactor does not employ blades or dangerous moving parts and is virtually silent running. The machine can deal with contaminated waste and the resultant volume reduced block is completely odorless.
In 2006, Thermo Compaction embarked in the task of developing a source reduction/recycling machine for the ever going problem of styrofoam waste. In conjunction with the Florida Pinellas School System and Mr. Wayne Hefty of The Energy Systems Group, Thermo Compaction Systems was able to develop the Thermo Compactor. The unique design of the Thermo Compactor allowed for clean and food contaminated styrofoam trays to be densified by using conductive heat to melt styrofoam trays into a manageable plastic block. This source reduction immediately showed promise in reducing the waste collection cost of up to eighty percent.
In January 2009, Thermo Compaction Systems began marketing the Thermo Compactor to numerous school districts in central Florida, and the response has been tremendous. Today many school districts have piloting programs in place to show just how much cost savings they can receive by using the Thermo Compactor. Other school districts are signing schools up for demonstrations.
In June of 2009, Thermo Compaction began manufacturing flower pots made from the melted styrofoam trays. These flower pots will be used as fundraisers at the schools to generate a positive cash flow for their use.
Meet the Thermo Compactor, Designed to Preserve.
The Thermo Compactor is specially designed for applications where transportation of EPS is not economical or practical or where lingering odors and contaminants are present in the polystyrene (e.g. organic matter from food containers). The thermal compaction process can achieve a volumetric reduction of waste of up to 95% to dramatically reduce waste storage and traffic.
The thermo Compactor machine simply reverses the manufacturing process of the material to be compacted by applying conductive heat to the EPS waste to convert into a liquid resin that is cooled into a block. The Thermo Compactor uses conductive heat to melt and not burn the EPS waste, there are no pollutants released into our atmosphere. The Thermo Compactor does not employ blades or dangerous moving parts and is virtually silent running. The machine can deal with contaminated waste and the resultant volume reduced block is completely odorless.
Interesting Facts About Styrofoam Waste
- Americans alone Throw away over 25 billion styrofoam coffee cups a year!
- Styrofoam is not biodegradable. it crumbles into fragments that have no expiration date!
