Recycling increased four fold
October 1st 2006 When Terry Creedy stepped into the role of operations manager six months ago at Weston Favell Shopping Centre, he knew that one of his first tasks was to improve the centre's waste management system and reduce costs.
The centre had a waste compactor for garbage but was collecting 2.5t of cardboard each month in a closed 35yd2 skip. The cardboard had to be flat packed into the skip, which the contractor would then remove every two weeks or so. As well as paying the contractor for each collection they were also paying for the bin rental too.
"I'd had a small baler on trial so I knew I needed a baler to bale both cardboard and plastic," says Creedy.
"Dino from Compact & Bale undertook a detailed analysis of the waste stream and identified that I needed a far larger machine than the one I had on trial. They supplied a Durapac CB-52 Semi Automatic vertical mill size baling press and in just two months we have increased our recycling from 10% to 35%."
With its semi-automatic operation and the ability to adjust baling pressure to suit cardboard and plastic at the push of a button, the CB-52 has made it easy for the centre to bale plastic and cardboard in the same machine.
"We're probably saving about £8-10,000 per year with the new system which more than pays for the baler," adds Creedy. More articles from Compact & Bale Ltd: | 
