SHREDDED PAPER BALER

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Why Recycle Shredded Paper?

Paper after shredding is more challenging to recycle into new products than a whole piece of paper because the strength of natural fiber is weakened. But it is still paper, which is recyclable and reusable.

Large quantities of shredded paper collected can be sold after properly baled by using a shredded paper baler, which brings revenue to paper recycling companies. And recycling paper also benefits our planet in many ways:

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

What is Makabale’s Baling Solution?

Baling shredded paper into consistent rectangular dense paper bales is a key step in shredded paper recycling process and a suitable shredded paper baler is a must-have piece of equipment for paper recyclers.

Makabale manufactures a wide range of shredded paper balers, including vertical balers, horizontal balers and bagging balers, which can meet different kinds of baling needs. With the durable Makabale shredded paper baler, you can:

  • Save valuable storage space as the material size is reduced
  • Easier to store and stack owing to its cube shape
  • Easier to ship
  • Save storage costs and transportation cost
  • Save labor and save time
  • Create a safe and neat working area for staff
  • Increase revenue and have a quick return on investment
  • Reduce fire risks

Get to know which shredded paper baler is perfect for your organization's operations. Usually, it depends on the volume of shredded paper that need to be baled; the final estimated bale weight or bale size you want; the hourly or daily output that you expect; your space available for the baler installation and operation, and your budget for the shredded paper baler.

Recommended Vertical Balers for Shredded Paper Baling

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

Select from the versatile mini baler series which is perfect for small scale recycling. They are very practical and can be adapted to most facilities and working areas. The bale output is small and easily managed.

If you need medium-sized baling volume or to make mill sized paper bales, you may choose from Mill Size Baler series which has 5 different models differ in bale sizes and compressing force. Model VMS30-15276S and model VMS50-15276S produces 60” wide bales which are most popular with paper recyclers.

Vertical Two Ram Baler series are heavy duty recycling balers with compressing force ranges from 80ton to 200ton to produce more dense bales to optimize loading. Two bale sizes available which are 60” wide and 43” wide.

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

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

  • Bales multiple materials, but primarily for OCC, paper, and soft plastic
  • Bale size (L): 800 to 1520mm
  • Bale wt.: 60 to 450kg (OCC)
  • 5 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

Recommended Horizontal Balers for Shredded Paper Baling

If it is a large volume of paper waste, we suggest horizontal balers for this purpose, including both Closed End Manual-tie Horizontal Shredded Paper Baler and Open End Auto-tie Horizontal Shredded Paper Baler. They can be fed by a conveyor system that enables automatic feeding, which improves your efficiency and throughput.

The closed-door type makes higher bale density while the open-door type brings you higher productivity. Both series are available with different chamber sizes and compressing forces for choice.

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

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

AUTO-TIE / AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL BALER

  • Bales multiple materials (cardboard, paper, soft plastic, etc.)
  • Bale size: 750 x 800mm to 1100 x 1100mm
  • Bale wt.: 100 to 1200kg (OCC)
  • 5 different models and sizes

Recommended Bagging Balers for Shredded Paper Baling

Bagging baler is a special baler type which is designed for baling and bagging loose materials in small pieces including shredded paper. The final compressed paper bale will be ejected into a bag on the bale exit chute. This baler suits for the recyclers who require bagging the bale instead of tying the bale. During handling and transportation, such bagged bales will prevent the paper scraps from falling off and contaminating the environment, leaving no mess. We have three series of bagging balers available and each series includes several standard models with different sizes.

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

HEAVY DUTY BAGGING BALER / HAYLAGE BALER

  • Primarily for loose and small material
  • Bale size: 700 x 400 x 300mm
  • Bale wt.: 20 to 40kg (wood shavings)
  • 4 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

WEIGHING SCALE BAGGING BALER / RAG BALER

  • Primarily for loose and small material
  • Bale size: 400 x 300 x 100mm to 600 x 450 x 250mm
  • Bale wt.: 5 to 30kg (rag)
  • 5 different models and sizes

CARDBOARD BALER / MILL SIZE BALER

VERTICAL BAGGING BALER / ANIMAL BEDDING BALER

  • Primarily for loose and small material
  • Bale size: 600 x 450 x 400mm
  • Bale wt.: 20 to 35kg (wood shavings)
  • 2 different models and sizes

Shredded Paper Baler Frequently Asked Questions

Can You Put Shredded Paper in a Cardboard Baler?

Yes, Makabale cardboard baler is a versatile baler. Other than cardboard, it can also bale many other materials including paper and shredded paper. Therefore, a cardboard baler sometimes can also be called paper baler or shredded paper baler.

How Do You Compact Shredded Paper?

Many businesses or institutions use a shredded paper baler to compact their shredded paper because they find it is a real cost-effective and efficient way to dispose waste paper. The machine is easy to operate and helps you get a tidy working area. You just put the shredded paper into the machine, press a button and then the shredded paper baler will automatically compress the material into cubic dense bales which is easy to handle.

What Should I Do with Shredded Paper?

If your business generates a lot of shredded paper, you can sell them to a local recycling company. Before doing this, use a shredded paper baler to compress them into tight manageable bales will be a more profitable and necessary way for you.

Is Shredded Paper Good for Anything?

Yes, the shredded paper actually can be re-used in many ways. For example, it can be used as a compost and mulch in gardening; it can be as stuffing material in shipping package; it can be made into insect repellent for plant; it can also be recycled into new paper products.

Why Need a Shredded Paper Baler?

You can sell baled paper scrap at a higher price than un-baled paper scrap, in the meantime, you can reduce the trips to the recycling company, which means reducing transport cost and time. It will give you a significant extra income in long run. In addition, the baled shredded paper is more secure than loose paper.

What Do Recycling Companies Do to the Bales of Shredded Paper?

The recycling company will send the bales of shredded paper to paper mills for recycling. In the paper mills, the paper will be firstly turned into pulp, during this process, the impurities and ink are removed. After a series of screening and purification, the waste paper scraps are finally changed into clean pulp to make new paper products.

How to Find the Right Shredded Paper Baler?

You can firstly consider whether you need the final bale bagged or not. If you need the final compressed bale to be bagged, and want to make bales weigh around dozens of kilograms per bale, then you just choose from the bagging balers. If you do not need to bag the bale, then choose from vertical or horizontal shredded paper balers, depending on your waste volume and expected throughput. Usually, a vertical baler can handle small to medium waste volume, while horizontal balers are to handle relatively high processing volume. In addition, sometimes, labor cost is also a factor to consider. If the labor cost in your region is low, you can also consider purchasing more than one unit of vertical shredded paper baler instead of a horizontal shredded paper baler. On the contrary, if the labor cost in your region is very high, and the vertical balers are too labor intensive, then a horizontal baler would be your better choice.