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How Municipalities Are Modernizing Waste and Recycling Operations

Municipal building

Public works departments across North America are working through the same problem. Waste processing equipment installed 15 or 20 years ago is reaching the end of its reliable operating life, environmental regulations are tightening, and the cost of reactive maintenance on aging infrastructure is climbing.  At the same time, modern recycling balers, compactors, and monitoring […]

Choosing the Right Baler for Your City Recycling Program

Komar horizontal baler

A city recycling program’s processing equipment determines what you can accept, how much you can process, and whether your bales meet the specifications your recyclers require. Getting the baler specification wrong costs money in both directions: underspecification creates throughput bottlenecks, overspecification means paying for capacity you do not use. Horizontal balers are the standard equipment […]

What You Need to Know About Cardboard Balers Before You Buy

Komar horizontal baler compressing cardboard.

Every facility generating significant cardboard waste faces the same calculation: haul it away loose, or compress it and recover value from it. A cardboard baler changes that equation. Facilities that bale their own OCC (old corrugated containers) generate recycling revenue instead of paying disposal costs. The math works across retail, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics, and […]

The Complete Guide to Commercial Waste Equipment for Your Facility

Komar industries commercial waste equipment

Facility managers and operations leaders face a critical decision: which type of commercial waste equipment best serves your operation’s needs. A waste compactor handles one category of waste, but modern facilities rarely rely on a single piece of equipment. Understanding the full spectrum of options on the market today,  from trash compactors, balers, shredders, and auger compactors, helps you make decisions that reduce disposal costs, recover material value, and optimize floor space.