What type of equipment is needed to operate an hospital recycling program?
The only equipment that would be needed for a hospital recycling program would include a vertical baler and a pallet jack to move the bales of corrugated boxes after they have been baled. This would only be necessary if a separate dumpster or compactor dedicated for corrugated boxes could not be established and serviced by a local recycler. In most cases with large hospitals a vertical baler can often show a payback of less than two years depending on the quantity of corrugated boxes generated at the hospital. Click here on Recycling Equipment to view information detailing recycling processing equipment. How should recyclable materials be processed for marketing? Often there is no need to process any type of hospital recyclable material other than corrugated boxes. Most of these materials can be collected from the hospital by a local recycler in the containers where they are stored. This will have to be discussed with your local recycler. Click here on Processing Recyclable Materials t
