subject: Amounts[/spin [print this page] Legislation requires that all businesses must demonstrate they implement a good Pre-Treatment of Waste Programme. Basically, Pre-Treatment of Waste requires that you sort your waste before disposal. You should sort your waste and remove everything which can be recycled. The waste which is not recyclable can also be reduced in its volume and then sent to landfill. businesses are subject to ever-increasing taxes on volumes of waste going to landfill.
For most organizations it will not be cost efficient to have a Mill Size Baler. The cost of a Mill Size Baler is typically much higher than smaller waste compactors. For most businesses a small to medium compactor will be enough.
Generally, you will bale your cardboard and you can anticipate Free Bale Collections at the very least. All bales which are less than Mill Size weight (400kg/600kg) are habitually collected Free of Charge. The collectors will take the bales to a Trade Waste Station and they will be given money for it. Mill Size bales have a higher premium price because they can be transported more economically. The mill size bales are more compact and can be loaded into containers for transport abroad to recycling plants.
If small bales are taken into a Trade Waste Station, the value is less, because the Waste Station will always re-bale the cardboard into Mill Size Bales. There is a cost for re-baling; the wire ties, the work and the cost of the machinery. Consequently, Mill Size bales have a higher value coming into the Waste Station.
There are dedicated companies who trade in Mill Size Cardboard Bales. They will actually come to collect your Mill Size Bales Free of Charge and they will typically pay you a price per ton for your cargo. Normally, there is a minimum quantity of Mill Size bales they will collect on each visit. This is to make transportation expenses most economical. Typically, they will have a preference to collect 10 to 20 tons of Mill Size Bales each time. By having a full load the vehicles will be on the road less and their Carbon Footprint will also be improved.
As an example, one Cardboard Waste Trading Company, in Central England, is currently collecting 10 ton minimum cargos (20 bales) and paying between 55 to 65 per ton (Today's date is 21 February 2010). The value of Cardboard and other waste materials can rise and fall with market conditions.
I recently encountered one company whose cardboard waste bill was 1,400 per month. They have recently leased a Mill Size baler from my company for 39 per week. After 5 years they will own the baler for a nominal charge. Now let's look at the financial implications:
The client was generating 14 tons of cardboard per month. The cardboard bins were costing 1,400 per month. It took many lorries to collect this binned rubbish. These many lorries transporting loose cardboard was creating a very big carbon footprint.
The Customer now has a W500 Mill Size Baler costing 173.33 per month; wire ties are about 240 per month. Total cost is 413.00 per month. The Client receives an income of 60 x 14 tons = 840. Now there is an approximate net income for cardboard waste of 427.00.
This obviously means rather than paying 1,400 for their waste, they are now in receipt of 427.00. They are 1,848.33 per month better off and the Carbon Footprint of this waste material is seriously reduced with much less vehicles required to transport it.
Hopefully, you can see there needs to be high volumes of cardboard waste, to make the use of a Mill Size Baler efficient. Bales can be stored outside on pallets until there is a sufficient amount to transport.
Deciding on the best Compactor Machinery for your business, should be left to the people in the know. It's better to acquire advice from people who really know their equipment and the waste materials which you churn out. Company's often think they need a larger baler and sometimes a smaller cheaper waste compactor will be quite adequate.
