The increasing amount of waste from human activity is a global phenomenon. Industrial waste, in particular, is a huge problem as it can be incredibly polluting to the air, water and the earth.
Ensuring that waste is correctly disposed of when it comes to the end of its life has numerous environmental benefits, as well as cutting expenses as the industry can reuse recycled materials.
Metal recycling is an integral part of the process, as metals are easily recycled and can be reused over and over again. Some of the most useful machines in the recycling process are shredders, conveyors, compactors and balers.
Scrap metal baling is an essential process in the metal recycling industry. The process quickly and efficiently deals with metals, from small scrap pieces to washing machine and entire vehicles. Baling is an effective way to cut the cost of haulage and to maximise the payload on every waste collection.
You may be familiar with a baler as a piece of farm machinery designed to compress a cut and raked crop into a compact bale that is easy to handle, transport and store. The same applies to scrap metal balers, which do the same thing but with metal rather than hay or straw. Here’s a look at why this baling process is vital to the recycling industry.
Baling machines use their unique pressing process to distort larger pieces of metal into smaller shapes, such as cuboids or cylindrical, depending on the density of the metals. The machines use hydraulics to operate the pressing mechanic that crushes the scrap metal into bales. The machine will then shear the bales into blocks of particular sizes, which are then separated. These bales can then be transported and melted at its final destination ready to be turned into something else, completing the recycling process.
Baling machines are very active in the recycling industry, providing advanced acceleration and high speed. Baling your scrap metal helps to save costs by increasing how much scrap metal can be taken away by one vehicle, meaning that fewer journeys are required to remove your scrap metal off-site. When you send your waste off to appropriate recycling facilities, having them compressed into bales first means you are paying less to have them transported.
