I read today of a new contract between Enva and Andusia Holdings Limited for the export of 20,000 tonnes of waste wood to be used to generate steam and energy at a waste paper plant in Germany. And I wondered if the UK wood recycling/biomass sector is even aware that a FLEXUS BALASYSTEM AB industrial […]
I visited one of our customers this afternoon at a distribution centre in the Midlands. The site operations manager couldn’t say enough good things about our Strautmann Umwelttechnik GmbH unique and patented GIGABALER. It sits off a standard loading dock door and is fed from an internal waste conveyor producing beautiful 550kg bales that they […]
Our Compact and Bale service team completed this installation recently in Nottingham. The customer is a well known clothing retailer generating 1000s of cardboard clothing boxes each day from their pick and pack operation. For some years they’ve had one of our Durapac closed end semi automatic balers but as their business has grown, so […]
At Compact and Bale, we take immense pride in our reputation for delivering top-quality refurbishments. Our dedicated workshop and service teams are passionate about their craft, consistently transforming pre-owned waste equipment into reliable, high-performing machines. ​ One standout example is our refurbishment of the Strautmann Umwelttechnik GmbH PP1207 baler. This robust, mill-size baler applies 58 […]
“What have you done with all our cardboard?? Where’s it all gone?…. this shed is usually full of the stuff every day! Now there’s just this weird machine that looks a bit like The Tardis….” Maybe we should rename our Strautmann BalePress53 waste cardboard baler, ‘The Tardis’….it does hold some 10 plus m3 of empty […]
Is your business inundated with large, bulky cardboard waste like cardboard pallets and awkward boxes that take up space and offer little in return? Managing such waste can be a logistical nightmare, consuming time, space, and money. Many businesses underestimate the cost of disposing of their cardboard waste. From filling articulated trailers and 40-yard skips […]
Waste polystyrene filling your skips and costing the earth? Fed up with minimum tonnage charges? Want to spend less and recycle more? The KBM Styropactor Maxi EPS compactor compacts up to 90kg of waste EPS per hour into briks weighing 250-350kg per m3, that we buy for recycling. It’s fully galvanized, on castors and can […]
At first glance, baling cardboard appears to be an effective strategy for reducing waste disposal costs and generating additional revenue. However, a comprehensive analysis reveals that the financial benefits may not always outweigh the expenses associated with baling. Let’s say your business produces two bales of cardboard daily, each weighing 400 kg, totalling 800 kg […]
The O2 Arena which hosts concerts from the world’s top stars and elite sporting events continues its investment into its sustainability in partnership with Bywaters Waste Management. Bywaters who are based locally to the O2 at Lea Riverside, first met Compact & Bale at the London Excel Facilities Show in 2017, where the firm’s equipment, […]
Editor note: This post was published in 2019. Newly refurbished L&M N Range Compactor now available for hire. This hugely capable machine has been known to compact payloads in excess of 12 tonnes, however will be restricted to the road legal limit of 12. Final payloads are subject to waste type so appropriate questions and […]
Hilti purchases cardboard baling innovation, The AutoLoad Baler® (ALB), for its Scotland tool repair centre. Hilti as a business services the professional construction industry offering software for design, products and tools for work onsite, training, testing and consultancy. The ALB which provides significant savings to sites producing mid to large volumes of cardboard, has seen […]
Retail can be a challenging sector to work in. Brutal, unforgiving, with long hours and manual handling for days. This can extend to waste management, the extent of which varies significantly from business to business, which can put pressure on service partners to find practical solutions that provide positive outcomes for all involved. Westgate Shopping […]
