Paper Recycling Systems — Waste Not, Want Money

“It’s a dump-and-run system where everything is pretty much set up automatically,” Hall notes. “It’s a pretty basic machine; just a shaft and a ram. Nothing too complex.”

Maintenance has been minimal and typical—blade changes, counterknife swaps, keeping the machine greased, etc. American Spirit is realizing better return rates on its waste paper, which is now recycled in tight, consistent bales.