Presona baler helps waste company on its way to zero waste

Established for the past 25 years, Birmingham-based Premier Waste specialises in the collection and treatment of waste that cannot be reused or recycled from construction and demolition sites across the UK. Making use of the 200 tonnes of “waste” material which was previously sent to landfill each day, Premier Waste used this and became a supplier of Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) to the UK´s construction industry. However after this sector took a hit during the economic downturn, Premier Waste sought to become a reliable supplier to the European market and turned to Presona to make this happen.

Mark Jones, Operations Manager at Premier Waste said, “We looked at a number of balers that could produce SRF and Presona was the ‘go-to’ brand. Presona understood our requirements – in the UK SRF is supplied loose but in Europe it needs to be baled.” After discussing requirements, Presona recommended its LP 50 EHF2 ‘string tie’ baler. Capable of handling 24 tonnes per hour and processing SRF, this baler can also tie the SRF bales for the European market.

The introduction of the baler resulted in Premier Waste scaling down its operating COSTs. Indeed, polypropylene twine with a high calorific value is now used to bind the bales in favour of traditional steel wire. This has reduced the cost of these consumables by 70% and, with the pre-press, power consumption is reduced by up to 60% over a standard shear baler.