Choosing a Compactor

The compaction of garbage is no more than removing the air from the material and filling voids normally found in open-top containers. For instance, one 36” x 36” x 36” cardboard box takes up one cubic yard of space. If this box is compacted, the air space inside is eliminated and the box becomes a flat sheet of 72” x 72” x 1” thick taking up only .11 cubic yards. A compaction ratio of 9:1 has been achieved. On the other hand, if a compaction is attempted on a 4” x 4” board there is no air to remove; therefore, no reduction. At SP Industries, years of experience have taught us that compaction ratios are a starting point; the true value of compaction is the weight of the garbage that can be packed into a container. The legal weights that can be hauled in a compaction container range from 18,000 to 20,000 lbs. If you are told that a certain compactor will give you a ration of 10 to 1 and the garbage in your container presently weighs 5,000 lbs. your compacted garbage would weigh 50,000 lbs., you couldn’t haul this weight to the landfill. So, the particular style of compactor would be much too large for your situation. Similarly, if you are told the compaction ratio is 4 to 1 and your garbage only weighs 2,000 lbs., you will only be compacting 8,000 lbs. of garbage into a container. In this case, you may be losing out on the possibility of saving more money by reducing the number of times the container is hauled to the landfill.
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Choosing a Compactor