Compactors - For Restaurants and Food Service
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It’s important for restaurants to maintain a clean and pleasing appearance while using each square inch of space to its most effective point. This doesn’t jive with the concept of a business that is always pressed for time and under the strain of high employee turnover. A commercial compactor, whether large or small, is the easy answer to the trash problem of a restaurant. It provides the business with a way to manage unsightly trash and prevents nuisance that may be considered illegal. |
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Appropriate compactors are made from structural and plate steel for durability. All welds should be done to a high standard to prevent structural failure from occurring. When a weld fails and the compactor becomes open to the elements, the effective management of waste becomes hard to maintain. Rodents and vermin can access the compactor, waste can leave the compactor, and liquid waste will spill into the parking lot. Further, smells will permeate the area. None of the above listed problems are conducive to operating a restaurant. A restaurant that buys a compactor likely does so not only to manage waste, but also to prevent scavengers. Further, windblown trash and fire hazards are prevented. Finally, labor spent breaking down boxes is better used to keep the business operating. Restaurants can purchase compactors in walk-on, security chute, and ground-level configuration. |
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Certain optional features may benefit higher-end users. These include the trash monitoring system, the odor-combating devices, heaters for cold climates, and timers. The monitoring system will alert employees the compactor is at or near capacity. Odor combating devices can help stanch even the toughest odors – it’s likely a Thai restaurant creates somewhat more odorous trash than a grilled cheese restaurant, but they all produce an odor. A heater keeps the compactor’s oil or hydraulic fluid at operating temperature for businesses in the snow-belt or the tundra. Finally, timers will ensure the compactor never overflows for lack of operation. It’s important to supply as much information as possible when purchasing a compactor. Please use our “request competitive proposals” form and fill out as much info as possible. Then, approved vendors will bid the project to the same specifications providing an apples-to-apples choice based on competence, price, and service. |
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