What are Polyethylene terephthalate, or “PET” Bottles?
This is the most common resin in the polyester family and is used in the making of clothing, food containers, and most commonly, plastic bottles. PET bottles are desired by food and beverage manufacturers and the packaging industry for their low cost, transparent quality, and lightweight composition. They typically designed for “one time” use and discarded as waste after human consumption of the liquid product stored inside.
This creates a significant plastic waste problem that has global impacts. Handling and transportation of PET bottle waste is not only difficult and expensive, there is a natural disparity between weight and volume.
What Are Plastic Bottle Compactors?
Plastic bottle compactors are machines that are used by business owners and recyclers to provide many benefits. The use hydraulic pressure to compress PET bottles with the force of a platen or ram against a floor or back of a chamber of the machine. Reducing storage space, improve workplace safety, and make bales that are easy to stack, transport, and recycle. The use of plastic bottle compactors results in easier and cheaper transportation and guarantees that the bottles cannot be resold.
These machines can be vertical or horizontal in design and fed manually or by use of a conveyor or tipper. The machine continually cycles either manually or automatically until the densified plastic fills the chamber in a “bale full” status. Before being ejected from the machine, the material is then bound by wire or strapping in a process called baling. That is why plastic bottle compactors are commonly referred to as PET balers.
What are Polyethylene terephthalate, or “PET” Bottles?
This is the most common resin in the polyester family and is used in the making of clothing, food containers, and most commonly, plastic bottles. PET bottles are desired by food and beverage manufacturers and the packaging industry for their low cost, transparent quality, and lightweight composition. They typically designed for “one time” use and discarded as waste after human consumption of the liquid product stored inside.
This creates a significant plastic waste problem that has global impacts. Handling and transportation of PET bottle waste is not only difficult and expensive, there is a natural disparity between weight and volume.
What Are Plastic Bottle Compactors?
Plastic bottle compactors are machines that are used by business owners and recyclers to provide many benefits. The use hydraulic pressure to compress PET bottles with the force of a platen or ram against a floor or back of a chamber of the machine. Reducing storage space, improve workplace safety, and make bales that are easy to stack, transport, and recycle. The use of plastic bottle compactors results in easier and cheaper transportation and guarantees that the bottles cannot be resold.
These machines can be vertical or horizontal in design and fed manually or by use of a conveyor or tipper. The machine continually cycles either manually or automatically until the densified plastic fills the chamber in a “bale full” status. Before being ejected from the machine, the material is then bound by wire or strapping in a process called baling. That is why plastic bottle compactors are commonly referred to as PET balers.
