Can a Trash Compactor Save you Money?

Trash compactors have a lot of benefits. They can save your business working hours  and are a solution to specific environmental issues, but can they also save you money?

Yes, they can! Here’s how:

1. Fewer Pick-ups- Trash compactors generally reduce the volume of your trash at a 3-1 to 4-1 compaction ratio, which reduces the frequency of trash pick-ups. Using a compactor with a container that’s ideally sized for the amount of waste you produce allows you to experience significant savings on hauling fees. To give you an example- Imagine you’re the property manager of a shopping center with eight stores. Each of these stores has an 8-yard front-load container that gets hauled once per week. That’s 64 yards of uncompacted trash per week (8 stores x 8 yards of trash x 1 haul per week per container) and about 32 pick-ups per month (1 haul per week per container x 8 containers x 4 weeks). Let’s say that you’re interested in consolidating these containers and replacing them with an 18-yard RJ-88 Self Contained Compactor. Using this machine, you would be able to reduce the number of pick-ups to about 4 per month (or 1 per week). You could save up to 28 PICK-UPS PER MONTH.
2. Preventing Unauthorized Disposal- When businesses use open-top containers, they’re often having to fend off people who are unassociated with the company using those containers to dispose of their own trash. This is a common and costly problem for many businesses. A trash compactor prevents this problem entirely because it’s enclosed, so only authorized personnel can access it.
3. Sanitary and Safety Costs- Using a trash compactor generally leads to a cleaner and safer facility. You’re far less likely to run into problems with pests, and you also reduce your risk of fire caused by overflowing trash. So, you won’t be needing to spend money on exterminators, and you may even lower your insurance costs.

Trash compactors can be a useful tool for reducing costs. Using one leads to fewer pick-ups, prevents unauthorized disposal, and can prevent losses from sanitary and safety issues. If you’re looking for ways to save money in your business operations this year, make sure that you check the trash.

Are you interested in seeing if a trash compactor can save you money? We can help! Contact us today!