Vertical Balers Articles
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How Recycling Saves Energy
Business owners and property managers know that recycling helps to reduce labor and waste hauling costs, while improving workplace safety, space, & cleanliness. Did you know that recycling also saves energy? In an age when energy efficiency and conservation are paramount, recycling can be a catalyst for reducing costs and lowering the burden place on our valuable natural ...
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Choosing Non-Ferrous Metal Balers
Recycling non-ferrous metals is big business. Non-ferrous metals that are often recycled include aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, titanium, cobalt, chromium and other precious metals. Of all these metals, aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust, and not surprisingly, also one of the most recycled materials today. Recycling non-ferrous metals is important because even ...
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Commercial Recycling Solutions
Recycling Solutions For Your Business Does your business generate waste as a part of its day-to-day operations? Are you paying to dispose of items like cardboard, aluminum or PET containers, shrink wrap, plastic, paper, and more? Stop paying to haul these valuable commodities away and start recycling! As the leading manufacturer of recycling balers in North America, Harmony can help you improve ...
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Harmony Testing Digital Owner’s Manuals
As the manufacturer of over 40 models of quality, long lasting recycling balers and trash compactors for over a half-century, Harmony Enterprises gets many calls and emails from customers requesting additional copies of owner’s manuals. Whether they get dirty, torn, or misplaced, its a common thing for manuals to get lost. To help with this problem, Harmony is beta testing digital copies of ...
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Balers for Recycling All Types of Plastics
Balers are used to minimize waste and condense recyclable materials into dense, easier to transport bales for recycling. Materials that are commonly baled include aluminum, cardboard, paper, non-ferrous metals and all types of plastics. ...
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Tips for Recycling While On Vacation
Summer is here and many families are already on their annual summer get-a-away. All of those great recycling habits that your family has at home, school, or work can easily go to the wayside during the rush of summer holidays, road trips, and vacations. With over 200 million American adults planning summer travel and 80% of them road-tripping, vacation waste can pile up in a hurry! Here are ...
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Recycling Success Story In Panama
Geographic Challenges To Recycling Panama, like many Central American countries, has experienced an increase in waste pollution during the past decade. But, much of this waste can be recycled when the trash is sorted by commodity and shipped to recycling centers. Easier said than done for sustainability-minded groups in more isolated rural areas. Whether its traveling through rainforests, ...
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Keeping Waste Out of Landfills - Goodwill Duluth, MN
Keeping Waste Out Of Landfills- Goodwill Duluth Founded in 1919 in Duluth, MN, Goodwill Industries Vocational Enterprises Inc. is the 10th oldest Goodwill organization in the world, serving 19 counties across Northern Minnesota & Northern Wisconsin. Goodwill’s mission is transforming lives for generations through learning and the power of work. They provide training, jobs, and support ...
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Baler Door Styles Matter
There are so many things to consider when buying a vertical or horizontal recycling baler. From electrical configurations to bale weights and sizes, commodities being recycled, budget, and available operational space, the list seems endless. With all of that to consider, does the baler door style really matter? ...
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Constants of Recycling Cardboard
Markets Change The philosopher Heraclitus once said, “Change is the only constant in life.” One thing you can count on as a business owner is for markets to constantly change. Business owners looking to purchase, lease, or rent a cardboard baler often start by looking at the current price per ton of cardboard to determine whether or not its a worthwhile investment. That’s not a ...
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Understanding Single & Three Phase Vertical Balers
Single vs. Three Phase Electrical In electricity, phase refers to the distribution of the load of the electrical current. Single phase power is a two-wire alternating current (ac) power circuit. There is one power wire and one neutral wire, with current flowing between the power wire and the neutral wire. Single phase is most often used in residential applications or where 120V service is common. ...
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Earth-Friendly Goals & More Recycling in the New Year
Earth-Friendly Goals In The New Year Many people have great intentions of recycling more in the New Year. They may even include an earth-friendly goal in their New Year’s resolutions. But, how do you make a well-meaning intention turn into a focused action and habit? Whether you are trying to make changes at home, work, or in your business, here are some tips for taking action with ...
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California Recycling Centers Incentivized By “Bottle Bill”
The State Of California Recycling Centers According to the Container Recycling Institute, California has lost 50% of their recycling centers between 2013 and 2022. A recent CRI report states “the redemption center closures have stemmed primarily from an outdated state subsidy formula that results in severe underpayments to the centers to supplement the scrap values of recycled ...
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What Is A Liquid Extraction Baler?
Liquid extraction balers are recycling machines that perforate, drain, and bale full liquid aluminum, PET, and Tetra Pak containers in one step. They provide a safe and efficient way to destroy out-of-spec product. They are an important part of many businesses’ waste, recycling, and facilities management programs. Liquid extraction balers help companies: Manage Inventory Maintain ...
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Baler Site Review Optimizes Operations
Harmony’s Proven Process Includes Site Reviews Harmony’s Proven Process ensures that customers are proposed exactly the right waste or recycling solution for their business. Our process includes free quotes on our wide range of recycling baler and trash compactor equipment and services, as well as site reviews of customer locations to help them optimize equipment placement, ...
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Vertical Liquid Extraction Baler Longevity
Buying Vertical Liquid Extraction Balers Manufacturers of beverages and personal health care products understand the challenges associated with disposing of out-of-spec liquid products in a safe and efficient manner. Being able to perforate, drain, and bale the containers of products helps to control SKU’s, improve workplace safety, and save on waste handling costs. Not to mention, ...
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Mill Sized Balers
What Is A Mill Sized Vertical Baler? Mill sized vertical balers are the industry standard for recycling high volumes of a variety of commodities. They are used by businesses that generate large amounts of recyclables like cardboard, plastic, shrink wrap, aluminum, non-ferrous metals, textiles, and paper. They are the preferred recycling machine for retailers, grocers, recyclers, manufacturers, ...
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M48HD Vertical Midsize Baler Video
Harmony Enterprises is proud to announce the release of our new M48HD Midsize Baler video! Harmony strives to continually provide our customers with the most up-to-date resources to help them find the right solution for their waste handling or recycling needs. This new video highlights both the features and benefits of this heavy-duty 48″ vertical baler, as well as valuable operation and ...
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Reducing Waste At Retail Stores
Reducing Waste At Retail Stores Retail is an profit-driven industry based on consumer demand and the managing of indirect and direct costs. Retail managers and business owners are constantly looking at ways to eliminate unnecessary expenses. Waste handling is a controllable direct cost that all retail stores should work to reduce and help their bottom line. Not only will waste reduction at retail ...
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Non-Ferrous Recycling
Ferrous Metal vs. Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap metal is divided into two types: ferrous and nonferrous. Ferrous scrap metal consists of scrap iron and steel. This includes scrap from old cars, household appliances, steel beams, railroad tracks, ships, food packaging and other containers. Ferrous scrap metal accounts for the largest volume of metal scrapped ...
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