Staying Safe, Efficient and Environmentally Aware – How to protect your employees and your business.

Let’s take a look at your Document Destruction, IT, or Product Destruction practices to ensure you are operating safely and efficiently.

Consider the value of your employees. What would be the impact on your operations if an employee was injured? Over the years there have been several advancements in container technology to maximize safety and efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.

First, assess any physical movement that impacts the service provider including bending, lifting or tipping while handling paper, products or e-waste.

Second, monitor for repetitive actions that can strain the service provider over time, especially if the load is unbalanced and shifts.

So, what features should you look for in a collection container?

• 4-Wheel Cart Options on 65/95-Gallon Carts: This design allows the operator to move heavy loads without having to tilt the cart back on rear wheels. 4-WHEEL DESIGN
• Heavy-Duty Front Locking Casters: Adds safety when pausing to interact with clients or stopping anywhere there is an incline or decline.
• Casters Mounted On A Metal Plate: The weight on the wheels gets transferred to the metal rather than the cart eliminating the chance for damage to the base, as well as torque on the casters.
• North America Manufacturing: carts made in North America are more durable due to consistent plastic quality. You can easily identify the plastic makeup; carts will have less tendency to crack or break and they also reduce your environmental impact.
• Large Rubber Wheels: These provide smooth movement across various surface conditions indoors and outdoors.
• Narrow Profile: This gives the ability to pass through most doorways without struggling.

• Nylon Bags: Utilizing the old-style bag collection requires bending, reaching and swinging heavy loads repeatedly which will have a negative impact on the health of your driver.
• Liners: If liners are used, select those that slide out easily and have solid walls to facilitate easier lifting before dumping into the collection bin.
• ShredVANTAGE®: If possible, eliminate the need for liners entirely with this option. The base of the bin acts as the liner with multiple grip points, allowing for easy lifting and emptying.
• Weight of Deployment: Wood consoles are approximately 50 lbs, while plastic units weigh around 13 lbs, making plastic units far easier to deploy or collect at end of use.

WOOD VS PLASTIC CONSOLE COMPARISOIN (capacity based on bag hook height only)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

• Overseas Manufacturing: Carts produced abroad may have unknown plastic composition, leading to potential cracking or difficulty in recycling. Consider the environmental cost of shipping containers from overseas versus North American production.

• Wood Consoles: Typically require glue for assembly, resulting in increased waste when damaged. Additionally, wood consoles are usually shipped in smaller quantities (14-15 per pallet), while plastic consoles like ShredVANTAGE® can be shipped more efficiently (42 units per pallet), saving on freight and space. When a wood console needs to be disposed it is 50 lbs. into a landfill whereas the ShredVANTAGE ® is 100% recyclable.

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