Steel Drum Compactor

ugh standard 55 gallon drums are one of the mostand get the most out of the machine.
convenient storage mediums seen in modern industrialMany businesses use standard 55 gallon drums for
facilities, the greatest limitation offered by thedisposal of general waste from industrial processes,
vessels is their comparatively large size that makesand a drum compactor can help in this regard. As well
disposal difficult. When your business uses a lot ofas being used to crush drums down to just 6 inches
drums, you will soon discover that these usefulin height, fitting a different head onto the piston, the
storage items quickly become a liability when itcompactor can be used to compress the waste in a
comes to disposal. The relatively large size of thedrum, allowing you to fit even more waste materials
barrels coupled with the important and highlyinto it. This will allow for you to make enormous
expensive costs of disposal under EPA guidelinesreductions to the amount of waste that your
means that one of the most important considerationsbusiness produces, and minimize the amount of
facing any user of standard drums is their disposal.storage space that you need for waste.
With this in mind, having appropriate systems such asThe cost benefits of a drum compactor are
steel drum compactors in place to reduce thenumerous, ranging from the fact that they reduce
disposal cost is vital to ensuring the continuedthe amount that a business needs to pay for the
profitability of your business.disposal of used drums through to the more subtle
Many recycling and disposal companies make asavings such as the reduction in the amount of space
charge to companies based on the volume of thethat needs to be dedicated to storing waste
items that they are dealing with, so crushing anyproducts. The drum compactor is an increasingly
waste drums to the smallest size possible will reduceimportant part of any business’ waste
your costs enormously. Steel drum compactors aremanagement strategy, and as greater focus is placed
able to take a standard empty 55 gallon drum, andon recycling and sustainable management of
then compress it to just 6 inches in height using moreresources, the ability to prepare drums for reuse by
than 38,000 pounds of crushing power.crushing them for storage means that you will be
The latest steel drum compactors are high powereddoing your bit for the environment by getting drums
and are excellent for reducing the amount of storageready for reprocessing.
space required for waste, and reduce the costs ofWith the ease of use offered by the latest steel
disposal too.drum compactors, and the impressive power that
Thanks to their push button operation, the steelthey are able to bring into place for crushing and
drum compactors are incredibly simple for anyone tocompressing waste makes them a useful tool for
use, and a 25 second turnaround between crushingmanaging your storage space.
actions, it is possible to run a very effective process