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How a Baler Can Transform Your Organization’s Waste Management

Bulk material waste can be hard to manage, especially when employees spend valuable time on organization, clean up, and removal.

Companies that manually handle materials like paper, cardboard, plastic, or metal scraps are likely familiar with the struggles of incorporating waste management into regular business operations. 

By investing in an industrial recycling baler, your business could free up THOUSANDS of hours each year spent on manually handling waste streams.

Let’s look into specific situations where companies like yours can use a baler to transform your organization’s waste management.

How a Recycling Baler can Improve Waste Management

Situation 1: Excessive Waste Handling Costs

A mid-sized packaging manufacturer struggles with escalating waste handling costs. The company frequently contracts waste haulers to dispose of loose cardboard and plastic film.

Solution: After integrating a closed-door baler into their operations, the manufacturer compacts waste material into dense, easy-to-transport bales.

Outcome: Compacted bales reduce the volume of waste and frequency of waste pickups, and the manufacturer saves on waste management expenses and disposal fees.

Situation 2: Lost Revenue Opportunities

A regional distribution center manages large volumes of return goods packaging. Unknown to them, this “waste” contains untapped revenue potential.

Solution: By leasing two vertical balers one for cardboard and one for plastic, the DC can separate, bale, and move material quickly and effectively.

Outcome: Baled materials are purchased at fair market value by a recycling company and turned into an additional revenue stream for the distribution center.

Situation 3: Environmental Regulations Non-compliance

A bottled beverage manufacturer faces penalties due to failure to comply with environmental regulations related to waste management.

Solution: By implementing a waste management plan with a high-capacity horizontal baler, the company can divert plastic waste from landfills and ensure they meet regulatory standards.

Outcome: Proactive green initiatives mitigate the risk of penalties and promote the company’s reputation as an environmentally responsible business.

Situation 4: Inefficient Use of Space and Safety Hazards

A large company faces challenges with its retailer stores having limited space for waste management. Safety concerns arise due to the accumulation of cardboard and packaging materials on the warehouse floors.

Solution: Installing a vertical cardboard baler at each retail site allows the retailers with limited space to manage waste on-site promptly, freeing up valuable space and reducing the risk of accidents.

Outcome: The company contributes to overall cleaner and safer work environments.

Situation 5: Workers Spend Hours Dealing with Loose Waste Materials

Workers at a packaging plant spend hours flattening corrugated cardboard boxes and manually tying them together. A substantial amount of valuable labor time is spent managing waste streams.

Solution: Balers automate the process of waste compaction to remove the need for workers to engage in time-consuming, manual flattening and binding of boxes.

Outcome: The baler does the heavy lifting, baling waste fast and freeing up the team to focus on core operations.

Successful waste management for your business doesn’t have to be hypothetical.

At Quincy Recycle, we believe in transforming the challenge of waste management into an opportunity for your business. We evaluate your company’s waste production and management practices by conducting on-site audits. Our hands-on approach allows us to recommend recycling equipment, such as industrial balers, that will work for your waste output and budget. 

We have helped companies nationwide turn the concept of successful waste management into a tangible reality.

Are you interested in learning more about vertical or horizontal industrial balers? Contact our Equipment General Manager, Tom, at (260) 494.5676 or [email protected].