Every day, tons of garbage are dumped in landfills, including plastics, old clothes, leather waste, aluminum, cardboard, iron, copper and other recyclable materials. These are valuable materials that are currently on the market in the world. They can be crushed and extracted for reuse to treat waste in different ways. This is the great significance of crushing recyclables from landfills.
From landfill to recycling
For companies in the recycling business, the continuous transformation of cultural and political thinking in the circular economy means huge commercial opportunities. For example, in Europe and the United States, governments are seeking to minimize the number of landfills. Currently, in the United States, landfill taxes are low enough to make landfills an attractive waste disposal option. However, merely raising taxes may increase the risk of illegal dumping.
The transformation from a simple landfill-based business to a waste disposal business is a major investment. It is good to reuse as much as possible, not only from the perspective of environmental sustainability, but also from the perspective of potential revenue. The higher the recycling efficiency, the higher the value of reusable waste.
Shredding is the key to extract valuable materials
In order to sort the materials, as a recycling business owner, you need a shredder to open the bags most people use to carry garbage. Because most wastes are not separated at the source, this means that the bags are mixed with waste.
Shredding makes it possible to mechanically separate various materials, allowing more uniform materials to be fed into the sorting equipment. This ensures that the sorting efficiency is higher, the equipment runs better, and more materials are recycled. The shredded materials can be processed into new products, and then the less valuable materials enter the landfill as waste.
