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Why Recycle PET Bottles?

PET bottle is one of the most widely used packaging material for carbonated drinks, beverage, water, juice, and tea owing to its nature of highly recyclable and many advantages. Recycle the post-consumer PET bottles is very crucial because there are a lot of benefits either to environment or the economics. For example:

  • Reducing plastic pollution of the ocean. Plastic garbage is a major environmental problem for the oceans, which are home to over 50% of the Earth's species. Marine animals consume plastics that harm their digestive systems and can lead them to starve or die from lack of nutrients.
  • Reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recycling PET bottles helps reduce GHG emissions because of the energy used to make new bottles.
  • Save natural resources. Plastic bottles are made from petroleum and natural gas, which are non-renewable resources. Using recycled PET bottles helps save precious natural resources.

The recycled PET pellets can be remolded into new products such as water bottle, plastic bag, food tray and many more.

While its hollow characteristics makes the plastic bottles difficult and costly in disposal and transportation. Therefore, during the PET bottle recycling processes, one of the most important steps is to flatten and compress them into square dense bales by using PET bottle balers, which is a type of hydraulic recycling baler to reduce the waste size.

What is Makabale's Baling Solution?

Makabale is a known manufacturer of several plastic bottle balers which have different sizes. They range from small to large sizes, both horizontal balers and vertical balers, which can meet different kinds of baling purposes.

With the long-lasting and reliable Makabale PET bottle baling machine, you can: save storage space, save labor, save time, save money, reduce environment pollution, reduce landfill, and create a safe and neat recycling area for staff.

Get to know which is the best baler perfect for your organization's operations. Usually, it depends on the quantity of plastic bottles that need to be baled, the final estimated bale weight, and the hourly or daily output that you need. Your space for the baler installation and operation also needs to be considered.

Recommended Industrial Vertical Balers for Plastic Bottles / PET Bottles Recycling

If you have limited operating space or you only have a small volume or a mid-sized volume, vertical balers would be perfect for these tasks.

Select from the Mini Baler models for small scale recycling needs. These practical and economical units can be fitted into most facilities and working areas. Their bale size is small and can be easily managed even by hand.

If you need medium baling volume, there are models for this. For example, the Plastic Bottle Baler / PET Baler VPB series model VPB30, VPB40 and VPB50, which can make PET bottle bales from approx. 35kg to 230kg per bale.

If you have big volume of PET bottles to handle, the Plastic Bottle Baler / PET Baler VPB series model VPB70 would be a good choice. This model is built with 70ton pressing force and makes mill-sized bales which is very popular to recyclers.

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

PET BALER / ALUMINUM CAN BALER

  • Bales multiple materials, but primarily for plastic bottle, aluminum can, tetra pak container
  • Bale size (L): 800 to 1100mm
  • Bale wt.: 45 to 250kg (PET bottles)
  • 3 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

VERTICAL TWO RAM BALER

  • Bales multiple materials, but primarily for rigid plastic, extruded aluminum, plant fiber
  • Bale size (L): 1100 to 1520mm
  • Bale wt.: 120 to 400kg (coir)
  • 7 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

MINI BALER / MARINE GARBAGE COMPACTOR

  • Bales multiple materials (cardboard, soft plastic, textile, marine garbage, etc.)
  • Bale size (L): 650 to 750mm
  • Bale wt.: 20 to 100kg (OCC)
  • 4 different models and sizes

Recommended Industrial Horizontal Balers for Plastic Bottles / PET Bottles Recycling

If it is a large volume of plastic bottle scrap, we suggest horizontal balers for this purpose. We introduce to you the Closed End Horizontal PET Baler which can be fed by a conveyor system that enables automatic feeding. This improves your efficiency and throughput. Its closed-door feature enables you make extremely high-density bales and secure your bales better than other types of bottle balers.

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

CLOSED END MANUAL TIE HORIZONTAL BALER

  • Bales multiple materials (cardboard, plastic, textile, etc.)
  • Bale size: 750 x 750mm to 1100 x 1250mm
  • Bale wt.: 200 to 1350kg (OCC)
  • 6 different models and sizes

Plastic Bottle Baler / PET Baler Frequently Asked Questions

What is Plastic Baling Machine?

A plastic baling machine is used to take plastic scraps and crunch them down into neat and dense cubic bales. It is a type of hydraulic recycling equipment to reduce your waste volume, save your storage space and save your transport cost, result in your increasing recycling revenue.

How Does a Plastic Baler Work?

Our plastic baler is designed with ease of use. Firstly, connect the power supply with your baler; then feed the scrap plastic into the baler; the operator just presses the button on the electric control panel to let the machine compress the material; after a bale is ready, just tie off the bale and the bale will be automatically ejected out from the baler chamber.

What Does PET Stand for in Plastic Bottles?

PET refers to Polyethylene Terephthalate.

What is PET Bottle Bale?

A PET bottle bale is made of a lot of waste PET bottles, which went through a process that compress them into tight and cubic packages. The PET bottle bales are convenient and cost-saving for handling, storage and disposal for PET bottle recyclers.

What Kind of Plastic Bottles Can I Compress in the Bottle Baler?

All types of plastic bottles, PET bottles, HDPE bottles / containers, like water bottles, beverage bottles, milk jug, laundry detergent jug, shampoo bottles, and any other hollow plastic products.

What Materials Cannot Put into This Bottle Baler?

Do not use this bottle baler to process materials such as hard and hazardous materials, metal, glass, gas or pressurized containers.

What Are the Plastic Bales Used For?

The plastic bales can be recycled and remade into new products. For example, recycled PET bottles can be made into new PET bottles, plastic film, and also synthetic fiber to make into clothes.

What Are the Vertical Types of Bottle Baler?

Vertical bottle baler is a downstroke baler for compacting plastic bottles. There are four types of vertical bottle baler from Makabale. They are as follows:

1. Mini Baler – the smallest and compact baler for baling bottles. If you plan to use the baler machine in limited place like offices, restaurants, retail stores, schools, hospitals, and process low volume of plastic bottles, then it is a perfect choice.

  • Volume: small
  • Pressing force: 10ton to 20ton
  • Two popular bale sizes: 600mm x 400mm (24” x 16”) and 800mm x 600mm (31” x 24”) (height is variable)
  • Bale weight (PET bottle): approx.20 to 90kg/bale
  • Output (PET bottle): approx. 270kg/hr

2. Plastic Bottle Baler / PET Baler – dedicated to baling plastic bottles. This series baler features extra-long cylinder stroke to ensure complete compaction of every bottle inside the chamber. The machine is also built with a liquid drainage channel for draining away the residual liquid in the bottles.

  • Volume: medium to high
  • Pressing force: 30ton to 70ton
  • Bale sizes: 800mm x 600mm (31” x 24”) to 1500mm x 760mm (59” x 30”) (height is variable)
  • Bale weight (PET bottle): approx.35 to 380kg/bale
  • Output (PET bottle): approx. 760kg/hr

3. Cardboard Baler – a versatile baler. It can not only bale cardboard, but can also bale plastic bottles, films, paper, non-ferrous metals.

  • Volume: medium to high
  • Pressing force: 30ton to 50ton
  • Bale sizes: 800mm x 600mm (31” x 24”) to 1520mm x 760mm (60” x 30”) (height is variable)
  • Bale weight (PET bottle): approx.35 to 350kg/bale
  • Output (PET bottle): approx. 700kg/hr

4. Vertical Two Ram Baler – Heavy duty baler to make extremely high-density bales with high pressing force.

  • Volume: medium to high
  • Pressing force: 80ton to 200ton
  • Bale sizes: 1100mm x 700mm (43” x 28”) and 1520mm x 760mm (60” x 30”) (height is variable)
  • Bale weight (PET bottle): approx.140 to 450kg/bale
  • Output (PET bottle): approx. 1200kg/hr

What Size Bottle Baler Do I Need?

It mainly depends on how many plastic bottle scraps (how big volume) you need to handle per week, how big bale you want to make (bale size and bale weight), and how big space you are available for placing and operating the baler. Based on these basic key factors, you may choose a most suitable baler for your operation.

Where Can the Plastic Bottle Baler Be Used?

Plastic bottle balers are used and favored in many areas and industries. For example, bottling plants, breweries, supermarkets, retail stores, hotels, schools, grocery stores, hospitals, offices, restaurants, recycling centers, manufacturing plants, waste management companies, etc.

These facilities and industries can use the plastic bottle balers to flatten the hollow plastic bottles and containers and compact them into high dense cubic bales. These uniform cubes are easy to store and handle, and greatly reduce the storage space and the times of trips taken for transportation, thus, reduce the cost they take for recycling, meanwhile it helps increase their extra income by the sales of compressed bales.

How to Maintain the Plastic Bottle Baler?

As a machinery, performing correct maintenance on the bottle baler is very essential to let it work for you smoothly all the way. Here are some tips.

1. Inspect the bottle baler regularly. Check the baler for any signs of wear and tear, such as fraying wires or broken components. If any issues are found, it is important to address them immediately to prevent further damage.

2. Make sure to lubricate the bottle baler as needed. This will help reduce friction between moving parts and allow the machine to run more efficiently. Pay attention to use the correct type of lubricant for the baler.

3. Keep the machine clean. This is especially important if the baler is used in a dusty environment. Dust and dirt can build up over time and clog the machine, leading to decreased performance and efficiency. Make sure to clean the baler regularly using a vacuum or compressed air.

4. Check the safety features of the baler. Make sure all safety devices are in working order and that all guards and covers are in place.

5. Keep track of any repairs or maintenance on the baler. Logging any repair or maintenance activity can help to alert operators when something needs to be serviced or replaced. This can help to prevent long-term problems.

By following these tips, it can help your plastic bottle baler runs efficiently and safely, and help you get the most out of the machine.