In a nutshell, to fix this problem, we would need to make the buffered data fit into the young generation. There are two simple approaches for doing this. The first is to increase the young generation size by using -Xmx64m -XX:NewSize=32m parameters at JVM startup. Running the application with this change in configuration will make Full GC events much less frequent, while barely affecting the duration of minor collections:

2.251: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 28672K->3872K(28672K)] 37126K->12358K(61440K), 0.0008543 secs]
2.776: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 28448K->4096K(28672K)] 36934K->16974K(61440K), 0.0033022 secs]

Another approach in this case would be to simply decrease the batch size, which would also give a similar result. Picking the right solution heavily depends on what is really happening in the application. In some cases, business logic does not permit decreasing batch size. In this case, increasing available memory or redistributing in favor of the young generation might be possible.

If neither is a viable option, then perhaps data structures can be optimized to consume less memory. But the general goal in this case remains the same: make transient data fit into the young generation.