| Many businesses will have considered using baler | | | | day, "a bale is a bale", so save your money. Let's |
| machinery for their large volumes of cardboard, | | | | be totally fair now; the rent for your baler will be |
| plastic, paper or polypropylene waste. Perhaps we | | | | for 52 weeks of the year, regardless of holidays. |
| should look at why you may have a baler in your | | | | So you would be paying £16 x 52 /12 = |
| work-place. If you have several 1100 litre-size bins | | | | £69.33 per month rental. Rent one small |
| of cardboard emptied, each week or a larger 8 or | | | | 1100 bin for the general waste. £8 per |
| 10 cubic yard bin, or even larger, then there's a | | | | month for the rental; 4 empties per month at |
| good chance you will find using a baler much | | | | £10 = £48 per month. You would |
| cheaper than bins or containers. | | | | now be paying £69.33 (baler) + £48 |
| If there is a baled-waste collector in your area | | | | (1100 litre bin) = £117.33 per month instead |
| and they offer a free service, then once you | | | | of £355.00. You will be making a saving of |
| have your baler installed, the amount of bales | | | | £237.67 per month; or £2,852.04 |
| they will collect is unlimited. So you can FIX you | | | | per annum. If you have multiple sites, say 100 |
| baler cost, with a long-term rental or lease-hire; or | | | | sites, then this potential annual saving is |
| you may also purchase it. | | | | £285,204. The best way to find one of the |
| Bins and larger containers usually have 2 charges. | | | | lowest price high quality balers, is search on the |
| There will usually be a daily or monthly rental-rate | | | | internet for these words "balers recycling price". |
| for each container. The second charge is for each | | | | Get at least 2 quotes. You should find a supplier |
| time each container is emptied. Sometimes | | | | who can satisfy the above, if you are persistent. |
| business owners are confused between the 2 | | | | You would ideally use your baler as a bin for |
| tariffs. They assume they are just paying the | | | | cardboard. Get some reusable polypropylene 1 ton |
| rental, which in comparison is very low. It's the | | | | builder sacks. Put all your plastic shrink-wrap inside |
| tariff which is emphasised when they discuss | | | | the 1 canvas builder sacks. Push it in the sack |
| costs with their bin supplier. The costs for | | | | very tightly. When you have a couple of full sacks |
| emptying bins or containers are quite higher than | | | | of plastic and you are making a cardboard bale; |
| the rental and can be overlooked. | | | | make a quick plastic bale and start collecting |
| When you are reviewing your waste costs, you | | | | plastic again with your empty canvas sacks. |
| should consider the percentage of your waste | | | | Reset the baler for cardboard again and use it as |
| which can be baled and recycled. | | | | your cardboard bin. This means you don't need an |
| Here's an example - this may not be your | | | | expensive twin baler. You can really do the whole |
| scenario, but it may be similar. Say you have a | | | | lot (plastic and cardboard), with a nice baler for |
| large 10 cubic yard container of waste collected | | | | about £16 per week. If your bins are |
| each week. Perhaps the monthly rental is | | | | costing more than £16 per week, then get |
| £15 per month; and £85 per lift | | | | someone to survey your site and start saving |
| each week. There are holiday shut-downs and | | | | your business some money now. |
| Christmas closures, so lets count 4 collections x | | | | If you can save £15 per week, it's |
| £85, plus £15 rental = | | | | £780 per year and several thousands over |
| £355.00 per month. Let's estimate 90% of | | | | 5 years. In some cases it can be considerably |
| this waste is mostly cardboard (recyclable) and | | | | more. I have been to some businesses in the |
| some plastic shrink-wrap (recyclable) and the | | | | past, saved them over £100 per week and |
| other 10% is general waste (for landfill). Here is | | | | even got them a revenue for their baled waste. |
| what you may do. Rent or lease a good sized | | | | If you have a lot of certain waste types and |
| baler which makes cardboard bales of 40kg to | | | | there is a recycling station near to you, you may |
| 80kg. | | | | also receive a substantial income from it. |
| Depending on your baler supplier, the weekly | | | | For example, some major clothes stores receive |
| rental for a baler may be between £13 per | | | | their goods items in plastic wrapping and plastic |
| week and £40 per week. It is really | | | | bags. They use balers and save a fortune on bin |
| important to look around. The most expensive is | | | | costs. The delivery lorries then back-haul the bales |
| definitely not necessarily the best equipment. If | | | | of plastic to the Distribution warehouse. This |
| you look around, you should find a good size | | | | plastic baled waste has been worth up to |
| cardboard baler making bales of approximately | | | | £180 per ton, depending on the going rate |
| 70kg, for about £16 per week. This | | | | at the time. |
| machinery will do the same job as some balers | | | | The best thing I can advise is to get professional |
| costing £40 per week. Remember, you're | | | | help from your local baler company. Just use a |
| in this mainly to save money. At the end of the | | | | search engine and you will find all you need. |