SUPERBRUGSEN
SuperBrugsen successfully compacts with two balers
At SuperBrugsen, the staff disposes of packaging waste with two Bramidan balers, keeping the storage room tidy and organised.
From Challenges
Challenges
- Quick removal of waste
- Strict policies for waste management
- Environmental considerations
To Benefits
Benefits
- Unpack goods for sales quickly
- Clear pathways
- Increased recycling rates
With Bramidan
Baler is a big help in everyday life
Unpack goods for sales quickly
It is clear from the beginning that Bjarne Andersen, manager at SuperBrugsen Graasten, is a very busy man. He is clearly very determined, talks fast and has a constant eye on his watch, while moving through the store with a regularly ringing mobile phone hanging from his belt.
“As you can see, we never have any peace and quiet,” he says with a smile after a short phone call, and shows the way to the goods reception. Standing just inside the door are two yellow Bramidan balers, a model X10 HD from 2004 for plastic waste and an X30 HD from 2007 for cardboard.
“As you can see, we never have any peace and quiet,” he says with a smile after a short phone call, and shows the way to the goods reception. Standing just inside the door are two yellow Bramidan balers, a model X10 HD from 2004 for plastic waste and an X30 HD from 2007 for cardboard.
Quick handling is necessary
Quick removal of waste
Bjarne Andersen has been employed at the store since 1970 and has seen it grow from only a few employees to present 55. Through all these years waste has always been a part of a daily operation characterised by speed. Goods are quickly unpacked and placed on shelves in the store before preferably finding their way into the shopping baskets as soon as possible
The balers make it easier for SuperBrugsen to handle their waste, but before they bought their first balers the situation was different.
The balers make it easier for SuperBrugsen to handle their waste, but before they bought their first balers the situation was different.
Waste is gone immediately
Environmental considerations
“In the 1970s we threw the cardboard into a special room, which was emptied by a waste collector once a week. We did this until we bought our first Bramidan baler in the middle of the 1980s. We had this baler for many years and we were extremely satisfied with it,” says Bjarne Andersen.
During the years the quantity of waste has increased considerably. Furthermore, the demands regarding how to handle waste are now stricter, both with regard to the environment and the economy. Goods are delivered twice a week, well protected in various types of packaging. Then the goods are unpacked and moved into the sales area or to the warehouse.
“At the moment we make seven or eight cardboard bales and one plastic bale every week. The balers are very easy to handle and effective because we can get the waste out of the way immediately. Both plastic and cardboard are collected for recycling,” explains Bjarne Andersen and adds that the mixed waste from the bakery and the butcher’s department is not compacted in the balers, as they want to keep the cardboard and plastic waste ‘clean’.
During the years the quantity of waste has increased considerably. Furthermore, the demands regarding how to handle waste are now stricter, both with regard to the environment and the economy. Goods are delivered twice a week, well protected in various types of packaging. Then the goods are unpacked and moved into the sales area or to the warehouse.
“At the moment we make seven or eight cardboard bales and one plastic bale every week. The balers are very easy to handle and effective because we can get the waste out of the way immediately. Both plastic and cardboard are collected for recycling,” explains Bjarne Andersen and adds that the mixed waste from the bakery and the butcher’s department is not compacted in the balers, as they want to keep the cardboard and plastic waste ‘clean’.
At the moment we make seven or eight cardboard bales and one plastic bale every week.
Bjarne Andersen
Store Manager, SuperBrugsen Graasten
FACTS ABOUT
SUPERBRUGSEN
SuperBrugsen is one of the leading supermarket chains in Denmark with more than 300 stores in the country. The chain is owned by COOP Danmark.
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