CARDBOARD BALER EQUIPMENT
Cardboard Balers For Hire and Sale
Our list of cardboard waste balers includes horizontal balers, vertical balers, and mill size balers. This equipment is capable of handling large volumes of cardboard and plastic waste.
Who we provide cardboard balers for
- Manufacturing & packing
- Retail & distribution
- Industrial Businesses
- Logistics & warehousing
- Councils & public sector
CARDBOARD BALING MACHINES
Cardboard Balers For Businesses
We provide a range of cardboard baling equipment for businesses across the UK. Whilst we provide baling machines to compact your cardboard waste, we can also collect the materials for recycling. Depending on your bale size and volume, our team can often provide rebates for your waste materials. We also provide consumables, such as baling wire, to help secure your bales.
Once supplying you with the baler, we can arrange collections, pay rebates for large volumes of cardboard, and provide you with a waste recycling report & duty of care documentation. The balers come with a 12-month warranty (75 baling press has 24-months) and are all CE approved.
The range
Find the right size baler
Five machines from a 75kg mini press to a 550kg mill-size baler. All CE approved, all available to hire or buy, all backed by a 12-month warranty — 24 months on the 75.
Mini vertical baler
The 75 Baling Press
The compact design of this small cardboard baler is ideal for locations where space is tight. This includes retail outlets, offices, pubs or restaurants. The large feed aperture makes for easy loading suitable for both cardboard and plastic.
Bale weight
Up to 75kg
Press force
Compact press
Feed aperture
Large feed
Notable
24-month warranty
Twin chamber baler
The 200 Twin Chamber
The 200 twin chamber baling press is a horizontal baler with an 1100 x 800mm top-loaded feed aperture for easy loading. This baler is available for hire or purchase, and even has additional chambers available.
Bale weight
Twin bales
Press force
Top-loaded
Feed aperture
1100 × 800mm
Notable
Hire or purchase
Medium vertical baler
The 250 Baling Press
This medium sized baler offers bale weights up to 250kg, including a 15-tonne press force and a 1200mm wide feed aperture. The 250 baling press is equally helpful for the volume reduction of cardboard and plastic. However, it offers bale weights up to 250kg, unlike the 550 and 500 offering up to 550 kg.
Bale weight
Up to 250kg
Press force
15 tonnes
Feed aperture
1200mm wide
Notable
Cardboard and plastic
Mill size baler
The 500 Baling Press
Much like the 550 baler, this piece of recycling equipment is useful for a high volume of waste cardboard and plastic. It includes a huge 50-tonne press force, and a 1500mm wide feed aperture for high volume users. This equipment creates mill size bales and can be sited outside, offering a powder-coated finish.
Bale weight
Up to 500kg
Press force
50 tonnes
Feed aperture
1500mm wide
Notable
Powder-coated finish
Heavy duty vertical baler
The 550 Baling Press
This large cardboard baler is ideal for a large amount of cardboard with full stroke compaction for higher volumes of waste. This large vertical baler can be sited and also comes with fitted retaining claws to prevent material spring back.
Bale weight
Up to 550kg
Press force
Full stroke
Feed aperture
Large feed
Notable
Fitted retaining claws
Not sure which?
We will size it for you
Tell us your weekly cardboard volume and the space you have. We will recommend a machine and price hire against purchase.
ADVANTAGES
The Benefits Of Our Cardboard Baler Rental Service
Rather than letting loose cardboard pile up in corridors, loading bays, or storerooms, a baler compresses your waste into dense, manageable bales. This immediately frees up valuable floor space that can be put to better use.
Beyond the practical space-saving benefits, baling your cardboard plays a direct role in sustainability. Compacted bales are transported more efficiently, meaning fewer collection journeys are needed to move the same volume of waste. This reduces the associated carbon emissions from transport and supports your business’s wider environmental goals.
Baling also improves the quality of the recycling itself. Because the cardboard is compressed and kept clean and dry in bale form, it’s far more likely to be accepted at recycling facilities and processed efficiently into new paper and packaging products.
The process
How Our Cardboard Baler Service Works
We provide a dedicated point of contact for each of our customers, with clear communication throughout. Collections are available on a ad-hoc or scheduled basis.
1
Choose your baler
Get in touch regarding the type of cardboard baler you would like to purchase or hire.
2
Receive a quote
Our team will be in touch with a quote for your chosen cardboard baler.
3
Arrange a delivery
We will deliver your cardboard baler on a day and time that suits your business.
4
Recycle your materials
We will organise a collection for your cardboard bales to recycle materials.
5
Receive documentation
A Waste Transfer Note and recycling certificate are provided for your audit file.
Contact Plastic Expert for your cardboard baler hire or purchase
At Plastic Expert, we provide a wide variety of cardboard and plastic baler machines for businesses. Our affordable cardboard baler prices allow businesses of all sizes to hire large or small balers. This equipment is easy to handle, effective in reducing waste volumes and preparing materials for recycling.
Renting or buying a baler is also a cost-effective solution for many businesses. Well-baled cardboard typically attracts better rebates from recycling collectors, meaning your waste can generate a return. Combined with reduced collection frequency and lower disposal costs, a rental baler can pay for itself many times over.
Our balers are designed to compact waste and increase efficiency across the workplace. The balers require little servicing and maintenance for your waste disposal, and can handle both large and medium volumes.
FAQs
Cardboard balers and compactors are pieces of equipment designed to reduce the volume of cardboard and other recyclable waste generated by a business. A baler compresses loose cardboard into dense, uniform bales that are secured with wire or strapping, making the material far easier to store, transport, and sell on for recycling.
Recycling balers work by compressing loose cardboard or other recyclable materials using a hydraulic ram, squeezing out excess air and reducing the waste to a fraction of its original size. Once compacted, the material is bound together with wire or strapping to form a solid, stackable bale ready for collection. The process is straightforward: waste is loaded into the baler’s chamber, the machine compresses it under high pressure, and the finished bale is then ejected and stored until collection.