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Cans, canning and tins materials, equipment and services
News Release from: Airblast | Subject: Can crushing machines
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 September 2005
Can crusher amortises within six months
Can crusher machine reduces any metal or plastics can to one sixth of its original size, so fewer waste skips are needed to dispose of them, dramatically saving disposal costs.
Recent regulation, including the Environmental Protection Act Part IIA and the Landfill Directive have had a dramatic effect on the cost of disposing of empty tins which once contained paint, oil, inks, adhesives and other liquids Now classified as hazardous waste, many such materials cannot be mixed and disposed of with household waste
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 7 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Consequently, the number of UK landfill sites available to accept empty tins, classified as hazardous, has fallen from 200 to just five and costs for disposal trebled.
The new Airblast Canpacter reduces any metal or plastic can to one sixth of its original size.
Fewer waste skips are therefore required to dispose of them, dramatically saving hire, transport and disposal costs.
In a 20 second cycle, an empty tin up to 30 litres capacity, with or without its lid in place, is loaded into the Canpacter and safety doors automatically close.
A joystick activates a pneumatic piercer which bursts, drains and crushes it, any contents being drained to a removable drip tray.
At the end of the cycle the door unlocks allowing the flattened can to be removed.
Two models are available, a 5 litre capacity benchtop model and a 30 litre, floor standing model.
Both are of robust construction with a hardwearing powder coat finish and are safe and easy to use.
A 205 litre drum crusher is also available.
An example of the savings to be made is illustrated by one Painting Contractor who last year sent 12 skips of empty paint cans to landfill, costing over GBP 300 a trip.
The Canpacter has now reduced his annual disposal costs by GBP 3,000 meaning that it paid for itself within four months of purchase.
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