FAQ ....
Why do I need a bottle crusher?
A. A bottle crusher compacts your glass at a ratio of 5:1, therefore if you have 5 bins full of empty bottles at the moment, a bottle crusher will reduce this to one bin of cullet (crushed glass) This will dramatically reduce your waste, reduce your costs, create a safer and cleaner working environment and create space in your premises for you to use as you wish
Why do we need a Baler?
A. A Baler is the best method for cleanly collecting material to be recycled. Recycling centres prefer material to be baled for easy handling. The baling of waste material has become popular in recent years due to the ever increasing price of landfill in most countries.
Other reasons for buying a baler are: saving storage space, providing a safer and more hygienic area and helping the environment.
How do I know which Baler is best suited to my application?
A. Contact Ozone and we will supply you with a FREE Waste Assessment; we will measure outputs and types of waste generated and offer the best baler / machinery for the task.
What is a mill size /export size bale?
A. All collected recycling material is transferred in bulk to paper mills or exported to other countries such as china to be recycled. In most cases bales are loaded into 20’/40’ containers. The Ozone mill size balers and horizontal balers will produce a mill size bale that uses the maximum amount of space and increases the payload of each container. Collected bales which are not export / mill size have to be broken down and re-baled though either of the above balers before they are loaded into a container.
How do I know if I need a horizontal baler?
A. A horizontal baler should be considered when paper or cardboard quantities exceed over 150 tons in a month. This is only a rough indicator and it would be best to contact us to audit your waste disposal needs.
Can I use my baler outside?
A. Yes our Ozone balers are sturdy, durable machines and are made to within stand outside conditions.
Can I bale shredded paper?
A. This will depend on the way the paper is shredded, if paper is strip shredded then it can be baled but confetti like shredded paper cannot be baled.
Can I mix cardboard and paper into the same bale?
A. This will depend on the size of your bale and who is collecting it. Mill size bales in most cases cannot be mixed, though smaller bales will have to be re-baled and some recyclers may sort the two materials at this stage and thus offer this service.
Do I have to take labels off plastic film for them to be recycled?
A. No, these can be processed by the recycler, attached to the plastic film.
What is the difference between a waste compactor and a baler?
A. Waste compactors are used compress a large amount of mixed waste into a contained area to be picked up and collected by your waste collector. This process means that waste does not have to be sorted by the business but is a more expressive option of recycling; also there is a higher chance of contaminating materials such as cardboard or plastic making them unrecyclable. Balers are used by a business to take valuable material out of their waste stream and sort them into bales for collection; this takes down the cost of waste disposal and makes your material easier to recycle and has a lower carbon footprint.
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