Cardboard Balers
Cardboard baler rental
A cardboard baler crushes waste such as boxes, sheets, and packaging materials to significantly reduce its volume. This saves storage space on site for businesses that produce lots of waste cardboard regularly, compared to using bins. Cardboard baler rental is more efficient and cost-effective in many cases.
Some cardboard balers can reduce the volume of waste by up to 85%, depending on the type and size of the machine. It compresses the waste into a uniform bale that’s easy to store, stack, and transport to a recycling centre. Using a cardboard baler can streamline recycling processes for businesses in many industries.
At Business Waste, we can provide a wide range of cardboard balers suitable for organisations of various sizes. Streamline your cardboard recycling and save money with no hidden charges. Get your free quote for cardboard baler rental in the UK today – call 0800 211 8390 or contact us online.
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Cardboard recycling balers
All types of cardboard can be processed with a cardboard recycling baler. This includes everything from heavy-duty packaging such as corrugated cardboard sheets and boxes to cardboard tubes and rolls. We can provide a wide range of cardboard recycling balers in sizes and styles to suit the materials and volume your business creates.
Cardboard recycling balers work in the same way as other waste baling machines, but only clean and dry cardboard should be put into them. This reduces the risk of contamination to produce a bale that only contains cardboard materials, so it’s easily recyclable.
Balers for cardboard work as a powerful hydraulic press compacts the materials. When it reaches the desired dimensions, it’s tied with baling wire or twine and ejected, ready to transport to a recycling centre. The cardboard bales are easy to move and store on site, taking up less floor space compared to bins full of old cardboard.
Use a cardboard recycling baler for:
- Cardboard boxes
- Corrugated cardboard
- Cardboard tubes
- Packaging (cardboard inserts)
- Food packaging – egg, cereal, pizza boxes
Vertical cardboard balers
A vertical cardboard baler is a popular choice for businesses of many sizes and industries. These balers are tall and upright, which means they require less floor space compared to horizontal balers. They range in size to accommodate small to large volumes of waste cardboard, making them suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Vertical cardboard balers work by loading waste into the chamber and then the hydraulic ram pushes downwards to compress the cardboard together. This forms a uniform cube or cuboid bale, depending on the specific machine, which is then tied together with baling wire, twine, or strapping. Then you can usually open the door to the chamber and remove your cardboard bale, depending on the machine.
A vertical cardboard baler can be smaller and suitable for inside or outside use. Offices, retailers, and hotels often prefer a smaller vertical cardboard baler to a horizontal one. Larger vertical cardboard balers are still used by manufacturers and distributors as they help save significant amounts of floor space.
Horizontal cardboard balers
Businesses that create incredibly high volumes of waste cardboard or regularly produce lots of it may benefit from a large horizontal cardboard baler. These are big industrial cardboard balers that require more floor space than vertical ones, but can process huge amounts of materials and create large bales.
Horizontal cardboard balers are best for manufacturers, factories, warehouses, and industrial uses that generate lots of packaging waste. They vary in style and may have a large feed chute or a conveyor for loading, while they can also be an open-end or closed-door horizontal baler.
Automatic and semi-automatic options are available that produce tied bales or require manual strapping. A horizontal cardboard baler produces much larger bales than vertical machines. The sizes, dimensions, and weights vary depending on the machine, but some can create cardboard bales of 500kg and reduce the volume of cardboard by up to 90%.
Benefits of a cardboard baler machine
Using a cardboard baler machine can save your business money, time, and space. Businesses that only produce small volumes of such waste might be better with cardboard recycling bins, but if your company generates lots, then balers could streamline your management. These are the main benefits of a cardboard baler machine:
- Save space – a baler for cardboard reduces the volume of waste significantly, requiring much less floor space for a baler compared to having many bins.
- Cut cardboard waste collection costs – compacting cardboard means you may require fewer collections, cutting your costs. The price of cardboard baler rental might be more cost-effective compared to using lots of bins with frequent collections.
- Reduce emissions – fewer collections of big bales of cardboard help reduce emissions from transportation, helping protect the environment.
- Minimise contamination – separating waste cardboard from other materials and baling it together is a good way to minimise contamination and improve recycling.
- Benefit from recycling rebates – large volumes of cardboard waste might be eligible for cardboard recycling rebates, depending on the amount and current market value.
Why choose Business Waste for
cardboard baler hire?
Select from a wide range of baler machines for cardboard with Business Waste. As a leading waste broker, we work with national and local suppliers to source the best possible price and cardboard baling machine that meets your needs. This includes everything from vertical to horizontal balers in various sizes.
Provide a few details about the types and volume of cardboard your business produces, along with your location, space, and accessibility, for a tailored quote. We’ll work to determine a suitable option for cardboard baler hire. There are no hidden fees or surprise costs, and we’ll help organise daily, weekly, or fortnightly collection of your cardboard bales.
Find out more and arrange cardboard baler hire for your organisation anywhere in the UK today. Speak to one of our friendly experts to discuss your needs and for any answers to your questions or get in touch online for a fast response. Get a free quote for cardboard baler hire today – contact us online or call 0800 211 8390.
I am so happy that my cardboard collection needs are now sorted and no need now to incinerate it leaving ash blowing around my property.Kit Walker
Great company. Could not believe how cheap the service offered to my Business was. I did not need look further. Dan was polite handles all questions in a friendly and professional manner. I am so happy that my cardboard collection needs are now sorted and no need now to incinerate it leaving ash blowing around my property. Saving myself work and stress. Brilliant company I would recommend this company to anyone whatever your needs may be Thank you Dan.
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Published 1st August 2025 by Mark Hall.