RIGID PLASTIC BALER

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Why Recycle Rigid Plastic?

Rigid plastic usually refers to the hard plastic that is relatively inflexible and non-deformable. These plastic products are like ABS plastics and electronic scrap including computer cabinets, TV cases and other similar products. Large quantities of such rigid plastic scrap can be collected and sold after properly baled by using a rigid plastic baler, which brings significant revenue to plastic recyclers.

Recycling rigid plastics not only benefit the recyclers financially, but also benefit the planet in many ways:

  • It helps divert plastic wastes from landfills, which saves disposal cost and landfill space.
  • It reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
  • It preserves natural resources and energy.

A rigid plastic baler can be part of your efforts to contribute to environmental conservation and circular economy. People looking forward to recycling rigid plastics find the rigid plastic baler very essential.

What is Makabale’s Baling Solution?

Makabale manufactures rigid plastic balers that is a cost-effective way for rigid plastic waste recycling. It is important to have a rigid plastic baler compress and tie the plastic waste tightly to be a bale form that is easier for storage and transport. 

Our rigid plastic balers includes both vertical balers and horizontal balers, which can meet different kinds of baling needs. With our rigid plastic baler, you can:

  • Save valuable storage space as the material size is reduced
  • Easy to store and stack owing to its regular shape after baling
  • Safe and secure to ship the products
  • Save storage costs and transportation costs
  • Save labor and save time
  • Create a safe and neat working area for staff
  • Increase revenue and have a quick return on investment

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

Recommended Vertical Balers for Rigid Plastic Recycling

Makabale’s robust vertical Two Ram Baler series is the ideal solution for baling rigid plastic scrap. It is an extremely powerful vertical baler series with high compaction force ranging from 80ton to 200ton. The heavy-duty structure is engineered to withstand the high pressure generated from the hydraulic system and the tough baling tasks. It can make high density bales which maximizes your productivity, storage, and transport efficiency.

This baler series includes 7 standard models that differ from compressing force and chamber sizes to make different bale sizes and bale weights. Medium sized bales of 43” wide and mill sized bales of 60” wide are the two bale sizes available.

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

Recommended Horizontal Balers for Rigid Plastic Recycling

If you are handling a large volume of rigid plastic scrap that the vertical baler is not sufficient to handle or you want automatic feeding instead of manual, we recommend our closed end horizontal baler for this purpose. This horizontal baler can be fed by a conveyor system that enables automatic feeding, which improves your efficiency, throughput, and saves labor. Its closed-door feature makes possible higher density and secure your bales.

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

CLOSED END MANUAL TIE HORIZONTAL CARDBOARD BALER

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

Rigid Plastic Baler / Hard Plastic Baler Frequently Asked Questions

Can Rigid Plastic Be Recycled?

Yes, rigid plastic waste can be recycled. Although they are not recycled as common as flexible plastic like PET bottles, they are recyclable, and we should dispose such plastic waste in a proper way to reduce the burden to the landfills.

How Are Rigid Plastic Products Recycled?

The rigid plastic waste is firstly baled by a plastic baler so that more quantities can be loaded and transported at a time; then the baled plastics are sent to the recycling facility.

Secondly, the rigid plastic waste will be sorted by using certain technology, and shredded, and then impurities are removed, after that, it will be cleaned and dried.

Finally, these flakes will be melted down and granulated. They become the raw material which can be made into various new plastic products.

What is Considered Hard Plastic?

Hard plastics mainly refer to those like HDPE, PP, ABS, PVC. Here are some common examples of hard rigid plastic waste in our daily life: HDPE milk jugs, computer cases, buckets, detergents containers, etc.

What is a Plastic Baler?

A plastic baler is a machine used to compress plastic waste into dense small bundles called bales, which makes your plastic waste disposal much easier and in a cost-efficient way.

Can You Put Plastic in a Cardboard Baler?

Normally yes, most cardboard balers can also handle plastic, but need to note that they cannot be baled at the same time. Recyclable materials need to be sorted first. If you are baling cardboard at this moment, you can only feed cardboard into the baler. After the cardboard bale is finished, you can make plastic bales. But it’s better to check with your baler supplier first because plastic type can be various.

Why Use Plastic Baler?

The most common recycled plastic wastes are PET, HDPE bottles, jugs, and films. Their characteristics is lightweight and hollow and with high rebounding force. If without plastic baler, such material is very difficult to manage and transport and takes up a lot of your valuable space and bins, meanwhile, you will waste a lot of money to transport “air”. If you use a plastic baler, you can reduce your waste volume by up to 90%, the tight strapped bales hold all the material together can be easily shipped away. Your shipping expenses is greatly reduced. The sales of plastic bales can add to your extra revenues.