What Waste Equipment Does a Distribution Center Need? A Guide to Compactors, Balers, and Recycling Systems

Distribution centers generate waste at a scale and consistency that few other facility types match. Every inbound pallet arrives wrapped. Every carton gets opened. Every outbound order consumes packaging. The material flows continuously, and facilities that haven’t matched their waste equipment to that flow spend more on hauling, more on labor, and more on floor […]

How Much Waste Can a Commercial Compactor Handle? Understanding Capacity and Volume

Capacity is the first question most businesses ask about a compactor and one of the harder ones to answer simply. Commercial compactor capacity isn’t a single number, because the amount of waste a machine handles depends as much on what’s being compacted as on the size of the container. Two facilities running identical equipment can […]