Markets We Serve
Markets We Serve
Plastics Recycling Balers & Shredders
Plastics recyclers handle everything - rigid and flexible, clean and contaminated, bottles to bulky parts. Before most of it can be washed, baled, or reprocessed, it has to be cut down to size. That's why shredders sit at the heart of a plastics operation, working alongside balers that turn recovered material into dense, transport-ready loads. HMS supplies and services both - sized to your product mix and throughput.
From PET and HDPE to PP, film, rigid, mixed, and regrind, HMS configures shredding and baling systems for plastics reclaimers, processors, and recyclers across North America - and backs every system with in-house service and parts support.
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Facilities We Work With
Plastics Operations
We Serve
HMS works with plastics recyclers and processors of every kind - each with its own resin mix, contamination levels, and throughput needs.
Equipment for Plastics Recycling
Shredders & Balers
for Every Resin
Plastics come in every form - rigid, flexible, bulky, and baled - so HMS sizes shredding and baling equipment to your specific streams and volumes. Every system is backed by our in-house service team for long-term reliability.
Shredders
The heart of a plastics recycling line. Single-shaft, dual-shaft, and quad-shaft shredders cut down any plastic - rigid parts, purgings, drums, totes, lumps, film, and off-spec product - for regrind recovery or to prep material for washing, baling, or reprocessing.
View Shredders →Two Ram Balers
High-density baling for recovered plastics. Two ram balers compress bottles, film, rigid, and mixed plastics into tight, stable bales that hold their shape in transit and maximize weight per load.
View Two Ram Balers →Horizontal Auto-Tie Balers
For high-volume film and stretch wrap. Auto-tie balers deliver continuous throughput with automated wire-tying - ideal for film recyclers and plastics operations moving large, steady volumes with minimal labor.
View Auto-Tie Balers →Horizontal Manual-Tie Balers
Full-eject horizontal balers are a strong fit for plastics - the ram pushes each bale completely clear of the chamber, so springy materials don't bind on ejection. A reliable, cost-effective option at lower volumes.
View Manual-Tie Balers →Conveyors & Infeed Systems
Infeed, sorting, and metering conveyors that feed shredders and balers steadily and support hand-sort or QC stations. HMS designs the full material path for your throughput targets.
View Conveyors →Refurbished Equipment
Quality reconditioned shredders, balers, and conveyors rebuilt by HMS technicians - inspected, upgraded, and field-ready. A strong option for expanding capacity or replacing aging equipment on a tighter capital budget.
View Refurbished Equipment →Why Choose HMS
The HMS Advantage
for Plastics Recyclers
At HMS, we're built around one principle - accountability from start to finish. We design the system, source the equipment, manage installation, and keep it running after the sale, all in-house and all under one roof.
Shredding & Baling Expertise
HMS pairs the right shredder with the right baler for your resin mix and volumes - from size reduction of rigid and bulky plastics to high-density baling of bottles, film, and mixed streams.
Turnkey Installation
System design, equipment sourcing, installation, and controls integration - all handled in-house. No third-party contractors, no gaps in accountability from first consultation to startup.
Ongoing Service & Parts
Our technicians provide preventative maintenance, emergency repairs, baler relines, shredder knife and cutter service, hydraulic and electrical service, and parts support - keeping your line online.
North America Coverage
Serving plastics reclaimers, processors, and recyclers across North America since 2004. One call, one partner - from system design to long-term service.
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Common Questions
Plastics Recycling
Equipment FAQs
All of them. HMS shredders process any plastic - PET, HDPE, PP, LDPE and film, PVC, PS, ABS, and engineered resins - in rigid, flexible, bulky, or contaminated form, including drums, totes, purgings, and off-spec parts. Our balers compress the full range of recovered plastics into dense, transport-ready bales. We size the system to your specific resin mix and volumes.
Most plastic has to be reduced in size before it can be washed, baled, or reprocessed - and a lot of it arrives in forms a baler can't take directly, like rigid parts, drums, totes, and purgings. A shredder turns that bulky, varied material into a uniform, manageable stream, recovers regrind value, and prepares material for the next step. For most plastics operations, it's the first and most important piece of equipment on the line.
It depends on your volume and material. A two ram baler delivers the density needed for bottles, rigid, and mixed plastics - and controls spring-back so bales hold their shape in transit. For high, steady volumes of film and stretch wrap, a horizontal auto-tie baler runs continuously with minimal labor. HMS conducts a system assessment to spec the right baler for your streams.
Yes. HMS technicians service all major shredder, baler, and conveyor brands regardless of where they were purchased - including knife and cutter service, PM programs, emergency repairs, baler relines, hydraulic and electrical service, and PLC support. Call (219) 733-2108 for service inquiries.
Yes. HMS works with lenders to offer flexible financing for qualified buyers on new and reconditioned equipment - including $0 down options with approvals in as little as 24 hours. Want to estimate your payback first? Run the numbers with our Baler ROI Calculator, then contact us about available programs.
