Schools

Orwak has helped schools compact waste and bale recyclables for over 45 years.

Orwak North America has been helping schools from coast to coast (and Hawaii) manage waste using trash compactors, power balers and multi chamber balers to reduce trash removal costs and increase recycling rates since the 1980s.

The Top 6 Reasons Why Schools Choose Orwak...

Orwak compactors and balers lead to...
  1. Faster and more efficient waste handling
  2. Less waste volume 
  3. Reduced waste disposal costs
  4. A clean and inviting environment for facility and kitchen staff
  5. Effective management of different types of recycled material
  6. Recycled material as a source of income​ (versus a cost to remove)
Can K-12 Schools Really Save Thousands of Dollars Each Year by Reducing Trash Costs?

Most Popular Orwak Solutions for Schools

Orwak Power Baler

  • Requires little space, yet provides effective volume reduction
  • Easy-to-handle light weight bales
  • The best choice for small to medium sized volumes of cardboard and plastic

Orwak Multi Chamber
​Balers

  • Sorting and compaction of several waste types at source
  • Top-loading of the material in open chambers
  • Total freedom to increase capacity by adding additional chambers

Orwak Flex
Trash Compactor

  • Versatile compaction for many different applications
  • Hygienic and safe compaction and disposal of mixed or hazardous waste
  • Special solutions for special needs

School Success Stories

Harper College Gets an A+ for Increasing Recycling Rates by 25% and Decreasing Costs by 30%.
Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, is a 180-acre community college serving 16,000 students. After years of watching recycled material get mixed in with their main trash stream, the school’s Physical Plant Department decided they needed a better way to reduce trash pick-up costs while boosting the school’s recycling rate. 
Can K-12 Schools Really Save Thousands of Dollars Each Year by By Reducing Trash Costs?
Camerado Springs Middle School, located in the California Buckeye Union School District, had been looking for ways to reduce operational costs.  When the school’s facilities staff found out that they could save thousands on waste removal costs by compacting trash, they immediately placed an Orwak 5030 Trash Compactor in the Camerado Springs Middle School. Not only did it save the school $1500 a month in waste removal costs, it paid for itself in 6 months.

Customer Testimonials

“We were amazed at the capability of the Orwak Power Baler to gobble up cardboard. The size of the bale was double that of our previous baler. Removing all of our cardboard from our trash stream is saving us $15,000 a year in trash pick-up costs.”

- Nancy Savard, Logistics Supervisor at Harper College
“The Orwak 5030 Trash Compactor has decreased the number of garbage pick-up days significantly... saving the school approximately $1500 a month. At a time when the State of California is looking to make huge cuts from its school budget, this is a welcome savings for our school.” 

- Ray Boike, Director of Facilities, Buckeye Union School District