| Cardboard balers for recycling will not only save the | | | | addition to lessening the risk for a potential fire |
| environment; they will also help to save a company | | | | hazard. |
| time and money with their waste disposal company. | | | | Balers for cardboard need to be operated by |
| Cardboard is the number one packing material used in | | | | employees who are over 18 years old and have gone |
| commercial shipping today and it is estimated at | | | | through proper training on how to safely operate this |
| approximately $18 billion in business each year. North | | | | type of heavy machinery. The reasoning behind the |
| America ships the most products in cardboard or | | | | minimum age requirement is because of the maturity |
| corrugated boxes and it's estimated at 90 percent of | | | | level of someone who is 18 years old verses |
| all shipments to this region to be in cardboard boxes. | | | | someone who is 16 and might 'horseplay' around with |
| Since there is such a high percentage of cardboard | | | | the heavy machinery. In addition, many facilities |
| boxes' being shipped throughout the county, it would | | | | require cardboard bale operators to wear safety |
| not surprise anyone that the most significant amount | | | | goggles and heavy-duty gloves for maximum |
| of waste that ends up in the landfills around the | | | | protection. |
| world is produced by OCC or old corrugated | | | | A bale for recycling cardboard boxes could be found |
| cardboard. This is a good reason to invest in a baler | | | | in grocery stores, large shopping centers, in the |
| for recycling cardboard boxes and inserts. | | | | basement of a large office building to be shared with |
| Many businesses, restaurants and shops that receive | | | | many smaller businesses and offices and in hospitals |
| goods in cardboard boxes simply throw them away | | | | and school district buildings. |
| in the dumpster and when there is no more room, | | | | There are several different sizes of balers for |
| which is when they think to flatten them for more | | | | cardboard recycling, mainly small and some are even |
| space. | | | | portable. There are also medium, large and extra |
| Recycled cardboard boxes and inserts could be a | | | | large sizes. Some of the bigger stores like the super |
| source of revenue for many businesses if they shop | | | | center style shopping facilities typically have several |
| around for a good waste management company that | | | | balers for their cardboard boxes, signs and inserts. |
| has a big demand for old corrugated cardboard. | | | | Many consumers want to go green and would like to |
| An additional benefit of recycling cardboard boxes is | | | | know that their supermarket, furniture store or big |
| that it frees up space for inventory and other | | | | box store is helping the environment by not |
| equipment or machinery that may be needed. | | | | contributing to the growing waste in the landfills with |
| Cardboard that is flattened and placed in a recycling | | | | cardboard boxes, that they are using cardboard |
| baler will help to promote a safer work environment | | | | balers for recycling in order to make the planet a |
| because employees are not walking over cardboard | | | | better place for their customers, employees and |
| boxes on the floor to get to the back door in | | | | everyone on earth. |