Baling Accessories to Help Manage Commercial Waste

Whatever your business sector, baling is a great alternative to bins. Baling your waste can reduce your carbon footprint, boost your green credentials, and save money at the same time.

Buying the right accessories for your baling machine is important for the functionality of your machine and the safety of your team. High quality waste baler consumables can be purchased from the QCR Online Shop.

BALE STRAPPING & BALER TWINE

Bale strapping is sometimes referred to as Baler Banding or Baler Twine. With so many options available, and a variety of different names, it is easy to get bamboozled into buying the wrong type. However, it is important that you source the right type of strapping for your bales for the safety of those using it. QCR can advise what size of baling tape is suitable for your machine. There is a handy guide to baler strapping within our online shop. We can provide advice on strapping for all sizes of waste balers – not just those bought from us. Free delivery is offered on all boxes of baler banding sent to a UK mainland address.

BALER WIRE

Baling wire achieves exactly the same function as banding, but, as you can imagine, it’s a lot stronger and therefore used to secure extra-large bales or ‘Mill-size’ Bales as we say in the trade.  If you have a business that produces a high volume of waste, having a baler that produces mill sized bales secured by wires increases the value of the material. There are different types of wires available, so it is important that you buy the right type. Our team can help you choose the right type of wire for your equipment.

BALER OIL

Your baler should work well for many years provided it receives routine maintenance. For example the baling experts at QCR recommend that it you have a pneumatic baler once a month you should remove the air hose from the cylinder and squirt a few drops of oil into the hose before replacing it. This will keep your machine in good working order and prevent costly breakdowns or malfunctions. In general, hinges and handles on all balers need to be greased with baler oil every few months – especially if the machine is outside or near the coast.

There are also a number of accessories available that you can use in conjunction with your baler to make operating it easier for example:

WASTE BALE TROLLEY

Whatever baler you choose, you will need a way to move your compacted bales of waste to a storage area before collected by a Recycler. Large bales can be ejected from the machine straight onto a wooden pallet which can be then moved by a forklift. For smaller bales of cardboard such as those produced by the QCR 102 Baler, cardboard bale trolleys can be used to move bales around your workplace. The less manual labour associated with the creation of each bale, the less opportunity there is for your staff to accidentally injure themselves or others. A bale trolley will not only help you effortlessly wheel small bales away from your baling machine, it can also double as a device to help you lift bags of general waste into tall bins. 

RECYCLING BAG STANDS

Different types of waste must be baled separately to prevent contamination. Many businesses successfully use one single baler for baling different types of material. Having only one baler on site has many advantages including less space required and lower maintenance costs. Financially, having only one recycling baler is a cheaper option than purchasing a second machine. This waste baling strategy works best when one waste type for example cardboard, is produced in larger quantities of other materials such as plastic. In this case, whilst the machine is being used for compacting cardboard waste, plastic waste can be collected in plastic waste bags which can be located in areas where waste is produced. To keep your workplace tidy, we recommend using a plastic waste bag stand. Once full, the bags of loose plastic can be compacted into a dense bale.