Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists of Pomona, Calif., is awash in shredded paper. The company’s 15 mobile shred trucks supply a steady
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Company Name: Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists President: Don Weijland Location: Pomona, Calif. American Baler Equipment: Two PAC 4029-830 Auto-Tie Balers The American Baler Difference: Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists can count on its American Baler PAC Series balers to reliably produce tight, dense bales of shredded office pack while consuming less energy and wire than previous balers. Sponsored Content SENNEBOGEN 340G telehandler improves the view in Macon County, NCAn elevated cab is one of several features improving operational efficiency at the Macon County Solid Waste Management agency in North Carolina. When it comes to waste management, efficiency, safety and reliability are priorities driving decisions from day one, according to staff members of the Macon County Solid Waste Management Department in western North Carolina. The agency operates a recycling plant in a facility originally designed to bale incoming materials. More recently, the building has undergone significant transformations centered around one machine: a SENNEBOGEN telehandler (telescopic handler). Sponsored Content SENNEBOGEN 340G telehandler improves the view in Macon County, NCAn elevated cab is one of several features improving operational efficiency at the Macon County Solid Waste Management agency in North Carolina. When it comes to waste management, efficiency, safety and reliability are priorities driving decisions from day one, according to staff members of the Macon County Solid Waste Management Department in western North Carolina. The agency operates a recycling plant in a facility originally designed to bale incoming materials. More recently, the building has undergone significant transformations centered around one machine: a SENNEBOGEN telehandler (telescopic handler). Sponsored Content SENNEBOGEN 340G telehandler improves the view in Macon County, NCAn elevated cab is one of several features improving operational efficiency at the Macon County Solid Waste Management agency in North Carolina. When it comes to waste management, efficiency, safety and reliability are priorities driving decisions from day one, according to staff members of the Macon County Solid Waste Management Department in western North Carolina. The agency operates a recycling plant in a facility originally designed to bale incoming materials. More recently, the building has undergone significant transformations centered around one machine: a SENNEBOGEN telehandler (telescopic handler). Sponsored Content SENNEBOGEN 340G telehandler improves the view in Macon County, NCAn elevated cab is one of several features improving operational efficiency at the Macon County Solid Waste Management agency in North Carolina. When it comes to waste management, efficiency, safety and reliability are priorities driving decisions from day one, according to staff members of the Macon County Solid Waste Management Department in western North Carolina. The agency operates a recycling plant in a facility originally designed to bale incoming materials. More recently, the building has undergone significant transformations centered around one machine: a SENNEBOGEN telehandler (telescopic handler). Sponsored Content SENNEBOGEN 340G telehandler improves the view in Macon County, NCAn elevated cab is one of several features improving operational efficiency at the Macon County Solid Waste Management agency in North Carolina. When it comes to waste management, efficiency, safety and reliability are priorities driving decisions from day one, according to staff members of the Macon County Solid Waste Management Department in western North Carolina. The agency operates a recycling plant in a facility originally designed to bale incoming materials. More recently, the building has undergone significant transformations centered around one machine: a SENNEBOGEN telehandler (telescopic handler). Sponsored Content SENNEBOGEN 340G telehandler improves the view in Macon County, NCAn elevated cab is one of several features improving operational efficiency at the Macon County Solid Waste Management agency in North Carolina. When it comes to waste management, efficiency, safety and reliability are priorities driving decisions from day one, according to staff members of the Macon County Solid Waste Management Department in western North Carolina. The agency operates a recycling plant in a facility originally designed to bale incoming materials. More recently, the building has undergone significant transformations centered around one machine: a SENNEBOGEN telehandler (telescopic handler). |
Don Weijland, president of Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists, says, "Because of past experiences, and due to the fact that the material that we bale is shredded paper, we could not afford the possibility of our baling equipment needing repair or not operating properly at all times," he says. For these reasons, the company purchased two PAC 4029-830 balers from American Baler.
Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists, which was established in 1985, typically bales 1,000 tons of shredded office pack per month, he says, making quick work of the job. The PAC balers’ fast cycle times contribute to the quick pace at Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists. "This is the fastest cycle time on any baling system we have utilized to date," Weijland says.
The balers are not only fast, they are efficient. "We consume less wire (per ton) and we use less electricity than with our previous baler," he says. "In addition, we have substantial savings on the amount of labor hours required to bale our daily generation of shredded paper."
Bale integrity can be difficult to achieve with shredded paper, but the PAC Series balers are clearly up to the job. "Their statement that their baler ‘bales like a brick’ is truth in advertising," Weijland says.
American Baler’s reputation for building a solid product drew Paper Recycling & Shredding Specialists to the company and its equipment, and the purchase has paid off. "The baler is well constructed," Weijland says. "The baler and wire tie system is simple to operate, and the baler is producing bales that have exceeded our expectations."
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