Carbon Works

Industrial shredders help keep the environment clean by preparing recyclable material for the production of new plastic, metal, wood products, and of course, new paper products. Recycling used material for the production of new products helps keep our environment clean because it requires less energy to make new products from recycled material that it does to make new products from virgin materials. Recycling helps reduce the size of the carbon footprint manufacturing leaves on our environment.

Environmentalists have created a new term, carbon footprint, which refers to the impact that manufacturing has on the fresh waters systems and the ozone layer. Recycling companies take in tons of paper each day which is bailed and shipped to paper manufacturers which then shreds the paper and into fine pulp. The paper pulp is washed of ink and turned into high quality paper products that are indistinguishable from virgin paper products.

Before the recycling business became profitable automotive tires were simply tossed in the local landfill or disposed of by setting on fire which caused significant air pollution. Today, used automotive tires are shredded into reusable materials and the pulp is used to produce numerous products such as handbags, shoes, and window sealant. The use of recycled automotive tires helps keep the environment clean because less energy is needed when producing new products using recycled material.

Recycled wood is used to manufacture hardwood panels that are less expensive than panels made from virgin wood. The recycled wood is hard to distinguish from recycled wood panels made from virgin wood and helps keep the environment clean and spares natural resources. Used wood products are put through a huge shredding machine, turned into pulp, and then turned into new wood products.

Recycled wood is used in new furniture manufacture and is hard to distinguish from virgin wood furniture. The home owner can save money on his new furniture by buying recycled wood products. The furniture made from recycled wood is just as durable as furniture made from virgin wood and a lot less expensive.

Plastic is an oil based product which means that first run plastic products tax the world’s oil reserve resulting in higher gasoline prices. Recycled plastic, therefore, helps keep oil prices down because recycled plastic does not tax the oil reserves because the plastic need only be recycled and reused. The used plastic is put through a shredding machine, turned into pulp, and reused to make various plastic materials.

There is a world wide metal shortage because many countries lack the natural resources to produce their own metal. But, recycling scrap metal has helped many countries manufacture the metal products their population needs in order to build products out of metal such as tools, cooking utensils, and reinforcement bars needed in building construction. Metal is recycled using a giant shredding machine in one country and exported to countries where metal is a scarce commodity.

Industrial shredders are key to the recycling business. Many types of materials including wood, plastics, metals, and paper can be reused. Recycled products are less expensive to produce and are environmentally friendly. When old materials are shredded and reused everyone wins.

Artech has a large selection of stationary or mobile industrial shredder. Whether you are looking for E-waste shredders, wood shredders, or even tire shredders, Artech has you covered!