CHICAGO-TECH

B6030 Baler Improves Chicago Tech’s Recycling

Chicago Tech ensures eco-friendly recycling of cardboard with the Bramidan B6030 baler, minimizing landfill waste. Sorted bales also lead to increased revenue generation.
From Challenges

Challenges

  • Increasing waste flow
  • More green efforts needed
  • Large boxes
To Benefits

Benefits

  • Improve recycling rates
  • More value of bales
  • Bale sale revenue keeps baler ROI short
With Bramidan

With a Bramidan mill-size baler Chicago Tech inc. is greener than ever

More green efforts needed

In the middle of 2013 Chicago Tech Inc. moved to its new warehouse location in Northbrook, IL.

It quickly became obvious to VP of Operations, Dan H. that they needed a solution for disposing of the many boxes they receive every day with IT and telecom hardware.

We chose a vertical baler

Improve recycling rates

While investigating the possible solutions – a dumpster, a compactor, or a vertical baler – Dan H. got in contact with KCS Group, a recycling company out of Kokomo, Indiana. KCS Group went over the different options – and ultimately, Chicago Tech decided for a vertical baler.

With this baler the cardboard does not get mixed with other materials, and is the best way to make sure that the cardboard is recycled and does not end in a landfill.

Benefits of baling

Bale sale revenue keeps baler ROI short

The main benefit of baling, aside from the general compaction of the recyclable material, is that Chicago Tech is able to generate a revenue stream by selling the baled cardboard to KCS Group. This means that not only does the company save the alternative compactor or dumpster costs, the added revenue helps keeping the ROI as short as possible. Chicago Tech has aggressive growth plans, and the large Bramidan B6030 baler that makes a bale over 900 lbs will easily be able to accommodate the increased waste flow.

Mill-size baler for large boxes
The B6030 baler was the right machine for Chicago Tech. The large feed opening enables them to dispose of even very large boxes without breaking them down. Additionally, the high safety of the baler, which has no open holes, was a must. The full bale indicator light makes the bale sizes consistent and makes operation of the baler very easy.
The baler came at a great cost compared to others in the market, and it also enabled us to reduce our carbon footprint and minimize the space consumption of recyclables in our warehouse.
Dan H.
VP of Operations, Chicago Tech Inc.
FACTS ABOUT
CHICAGO-TECH
Chicago Tech is specialized in providing IT and telecom asset management services for corporations. These services include purchasing, monitoring, financing, refurbishing plus many other IT and telecom hardware solutions. The increased focus on refurbishing hardware means that Chicago Tech is also very involved in the e-scrap industry.

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