Trim Paper Recycling Systems: Waste Not, Want Not

For the medium-sized printer, this is the optimal time to target a new or updated system. "Recent plant closures have increased the availability of remanufactured equipment, which costs less than new and often comes with the same warranty as new equipment," Puhl points out.

"Large printers can leverage scale to drive down costs. Now is the time to evaluate where you might combine multiple machines on a trim collection system in order to consume less energy. If your system is set up for segregation and your scrap contract does not pay a premium for segregated waste, it may be worth looking at un-segregating the system to group waste systems and reduce energy consumption."