Plastic Balers for Hire & Rental

A plastic baler machine uses hydraulic pressure to compress suitable loose plastic into a dense bale. Depending on the machine, material may be loaded manually, through a chute or using a conveyor.

Once compressed and secured, the bale can be removed using the appropriate handling equipment and stored before collection.

Plastic balers are usually suitable for the following types of plastic waste:

• Pallet wrap
• Shrink wrap
• Clean plastic film
• Plastic bags where accepted
• Bottles
• Rigid packaging
• Clean production offcuts

Selected rigid plastic production offcuts, profiles or similar materials where the machine and recycling route are suitable. Different polymers should normally be kept separate where required by the recycling route. Only combine plastic types where the collector or reprocessor has confirmed that the finished bale will be accepted.

Do not bale plastic contaminated with food, liquids, chemicals, general waste or hazardous residues unless a specialist route has been agreed.

Lightweight film and wrap can behave differently from rigid plastics during compression, so the baler should be matched to the material as well as the total volume.

Horizontal plastic balers suit sites producing consistently high volumes of suitable plastic waste. They require more floor space and are often used with conveyors or other automated loading systems.

Vertical plastic balers generally take up less floor space and can suit retailers, warehouses and manufacturers producing lower or moderate volumes of plastic film, packaging or other compatible material.

Retailers, warehouses, and manufacturers that manage lots of plastic bottles, offcuts, and other plastic may consider using a baler. These are the main benefits of a baler for plastic:

• Reduce storage space: Compress loose film, packaging and other suitable plastics into denser bales before collection.
• Potentially reduce loose-waste collections: Where enough plastic is produced, baling can allow more material to be stored between collections. Whether this reduces total cost depends on machine hire, bale collection and your waste volumes.
• Protect bale quality: Separating accepted plastic before baling can help prevent other waste streams from contaminating the finished bale.
• Potential plastic recycling rebates: Regular quantities of clean, separated plastic bales may qualify for a rebate depending on polymer type, bale quality, weight and market conditions.

Business Waste arranges plastic baler hire for businesses across the UK, with vertical and horizontal machines available for different waste volumes and site layouts.

Tell us what plastics you produce, how much space you have and how frequently finished bales are likely to build up. We’ll compare suitable equipment and explain the proposed hire and collection arrangements.

Your quote will confirm the machine, rental period and any delivery, installation, servicing or maintenance arrangements that apply.