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Recycling and Shredding of Paper and Cardboard

Industrial paper shredding is a crucial process in the paper and recycling industry. WEIMA offers customized solutions for shredding production waste efficiently and in a resource-saving manner.

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Paper recycling with a WEIMA WLK 10 shredder with extraction system
In-house recycling of paper waste with a WEIMA WLK 13 shredder
Cardboard recycling with a WEIMA WLK 15 Jumbo single-shaft shredder
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With our high-performance shredders, companies turn their paper waste into valuable raw materials that can be fed back into the production cycle. Discover how our technology helps to reduce costs and promote sustainability.

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Industrial paper shredding with WEIMA

Maximum efficiency and recycling for your industrial paper waste.

Paper production generates large quantities of waste such as paper bales, paper cuttings, paper rolls and paper sheets, which need to be processed in an economical and environmentally friendly way. WEIMA shredders shred these efficiently, reduce the volume and prepare the material for recycling.

This saves companies disposal costs and conserves resources. Industrial paper shredding is a key process in the recycling industry. WEIMA offers solutions for converting waste into valuable raw materials that can be fed back into the production cycle while conserving resources. This reduces costs and promotes sustainability.

Customized solutions for different paper types

Our industrial shredders are versatile and suitable for a wide range of paper materials. Whether document shredding, corrugated cardboard or newspaper rolls – WEIMA offers the right technology for every challenge. Thanks to flexible customization options, such as the choice of different screen sizes, our machines can optimally adapt the shredded material to the needs of your company.

Huge paper rolls before shredding

Toilet paper rolls

Customer applications: Industrial paper shredding with WEIMA

Practical examples of successful paper recycling with WEIMA shredding systems
WEIMA WLK 18 shredder discharges shredded paper on two conveyor belts
Paper & cardboard shredding
WEIMA Shredder WLK 18 Jumbo shreds paper and cardboard
The WEIMA WLK 18 Jumbo shredder shreds large and small roll paper, such as roll offset and newsprint paper, as well as industrial paper waste into small paper flakes. With its high throughput and robust design, the machine enables efficient volume reduction and sustainable recycling.
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In-house recycling of paper waste with a WEIMA WLK 13 shredder
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Efficient recycling with WLK 13 shredder and TH 714 briquetting press: Paper and all-purpose cloths.
The WEIMA WLK 13 shredder and the TH 714 briquetting press offer an efficient solution for reducing the volume of paper and all-purpose cloths. The WLK 13 shreds the material, while the TH 714 forms it into space-saving briquettes. Ideal for sustainable recycling and the further processing of industrial waste.
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Mobile paper shredding: WEIMA shredder on truck in use”
The WEIMA WLK 1000 single-shaft shredder is permanently installed on a custom-built vehicle for mobile document destruction. It offers flexible and secure solutions, not only for paper, but also for e-waste such as hard disks, CDs, floppy disks and USB sticks. By adjusting the screen size, the grain size of the shredded material can be precisely determined to enable certified data destruction in accordance with legal standards. Ideal for companies that want to ensure maximum security and data protection for mobile applications.
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WEIMA PreCut 2500 shreds pulper ropes from paper recycling, crane loads hopper
Pulper plait shredding
Shredding pulper braids with a WEIMA PreCut 2500
The WEIMA PreCut 2500 shredder efficiently shreds large pulper strands from paper recycling. This machine is specially designed to process bulky and voluminous materials that occur in the paper industry. With its high throughput capacity, the PreCut 2500 ensures optimum material preparation and contributes to a smooth recycling process. Ideal for industrial applications where performance and efficiency are essential.
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Efficient cardboard shredding: Sustainable solutions for the booming online trade

With the rapid growth of online retail, the demand for corrugated cardboard and cardboard packaging, which are essential for shipping packaging, is also increasing. As a result, there is an increasing focus on the sustainable disposal and recycling of these materials. Corrugated cardboard, a main component in waste paper recycling, plays a central role in the recycling loop, as its recycling is not only ecologically sensible but also economically important.

Shipping cartons must also be shredded in order to be recycled.

Shipping cartons

“Paper recycling is on the rise. In Europe, over 70% of waste paper is already recycled.”

Kay Schulte
Business Development | Paper at WEIMA

Efficient pulp production with WEIMA paper shredding

Paper shredding is crucial for the production of new pulp from recycled paper. WEIMA shredders efficiently shred paper waste such as bales, rolls and sheets and optimally prepare the material for pulp production. Precise shredding technology recovers valuable fibres and minimizes raw material losses. In this way, WEIMA helps to reduce costs and promote sustainable, resource-conserving production.

Pulp can be returned to the production cycle after shredding.

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Customer applications and examples

From the paper industry
Moving boxes are shredded with WEIMA shredder
Packaging waste before shredding
Shipping cartons must also be shredded in order to be recycled.
Pulp can be returned to the production cycle after shredding.
Shredded newspapers fall from the machine onto the conveyor belt.
Stacked magazines and journals
Books are transported by conveyor belts to two WEIMA shredders.
Shredding of banknotes and shares with WEIMA shredders
Production waste from paper production is directly recycled
Shredded paper rolls after shredding
Shredded paper waste
Huge paper rolls before shredding
Confidential documents are made unrecognizable by shredding
Data destruction
Cardboard rolls in production
Rolled corrugated board
Print docuemnts before shredding in a WEIMA shredder
Scrap from kitchen roll production can be reclaimed with WEIMA machinery
Cartons and cardboard are fed by conveyor belt to the WEIMA shredder
Old cartons before the recycling process
Scrap from egg carton production can be recycled in-house with a WEIMA shredder.
Destruction of identity cards and passports with WEIMA shredder
Production waste from print shops stacked on pallets
Production waste from all-purpose cloth production
Destruction of confidential files by WEIMA
Paper bales before shredding
Crumpled newsprint
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Secure and data protection-compliant: file and data destruction

In addition to paper processing, WEIMA also offers specialized solutions for the secure destruction of files and data carriers. Companies must dispose of sensitive documents, hard disks and other data carriers in compliance with data protection regulations. Our shredders ensure that these materials are completely and irretrievably shredded. Many companies therefore have special data protection containers available for collection. These are collected by the relevant service providers and destroyed, i.e. shredded, either on site or at a central external location.

Destruction of confidential files by WEIMA

Document destruction

Shredding pulper braids / rejects - sustainable paper production

Pulper plait recycling offers the paper industry a sustainable solution for recycling production waste. Pulper tails consist of metal wires, plastic and fiber residues and were often disposed of in landfills in the past. Today, modern shredding solutions enable efficient processing. Shredding allows valuable raw materials to be recovered. These can then be reused as secondary raw materials or substitute fuels, for example in cement works.

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An orange WEIMA shredder is loaded with pulper ropes from paper recycling

Pulper Ropes shredding with WEIMA

Safety risk paper dust

In the paper processing industry, employees are often exposed to high concentrations of dust and fibers. However, these can damage the lungs and cause illness. In addition, paper residues that are not extracted pose a significant explosion risk that must be avoided. For this reason, extraction systems with filters are essential. The collected paper dust can then be compacted by briquetting. This reduces the volume and the briquettes can be used as fuel to generate heating energy.

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