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Last Friday, PTR celebrated with an awards lunch for all our union employees. 21 team members received awards for a total of 210 years of service! Additionally, 9 team members received certificates for successfully completing PTR’s Senior Fitter Training course.

Congratulations to all the recipients and for the entire team’s continued dedication to quality!




PTR’s Weight Monitoring System is the smart, efficient answer to your weight accuracy problems. Many organizations are unknowingly throwing away dollars due to inaccurate weight readings or because they aren’t able to fully optimize pickups. Our weight scale is a unique piece of equipment that allows you to fully optimize pickups for required weights. The digital display unit offers fast, accurate results you can count on.


Our weight monitoring scale and system is the solution to eliminating overweight containers, allowing your organization to optimize pickups for required weights and saving you big on tipping fees. Eliminating overweight containers increases overall safety for yourself and haulers, and saves time and money. With PTR weight scales, you’ll know exactly when your waste container hits the maximum weight allowed by law to be transported. This knowledge is powerful, since haulers charge by weight and for every pull, you’ll see considerable savings on tipping fees.


Regardless of the industry or the size of your company, the reduction in the number of overall pulls can add up to real savings. It can also help mitigate the extra expenses accrued by last year’s ELD mandate. Learn more about that here.


Many other vendors measure fullness by using a pressure gauge on camera. This requires the container to be full, but without any regard to weight. This can result in overweight containers being transported by the waste hauler. PTR’s innovative solution, the Compactor Weight Scale, solves this issue.


Often, typical pressure measurement can be high or low, depending on the type of waste in the compactor. Too low of a weight can lead to extra costs, due to unnecessary pulls. PTR’s advanced weight system uses four load cells under the self contained compactor mail rails to give a more accurate than ever before, regardless of the waste, such as excessive water from fruit. Your organization will quickly begin to reap the benefits once installing this additional feature to your compactor.


Our weight monitoring system is also available for our vertical balers. Contact us to learn more.


Important Specs:


• Maximum scale weight (machine plus trash) – 40,000 lbs.


• Approximately 1.5″ of additional machine elevation is required.


• The weight is reported locally via the reader display.


• An additional option that allows the weight reading to be send via cellular signal for remote weight tracking is also available.


• The load cells and indicator are NTEP approved components.


• The scale readings are not considered “legal for trade” purposes.




PTR has long specialized in meeting the needs of the Waste Hauler & Recycling Market.


As someone in the hauler/ recycling industry, you’re focus is on effectively managing client’s waste or recycling streams. PTR offers a wide variety of vertical baler and compactor models that can revolutionize their current processes.


Our highly trained sales consultants are well versed in the unique needs of the waste and recycling markets. They’ll be able to help you choose the right products and handle service requests. Since we manufacture all of our products right here in the U.S.A., we’re able to deliver equipment directly to your customer, fast. Our expert technicians install the equipment on site. We also offer 24/7 Emergency Service and have service centers located throughout the country. This allows us to handle your service needs as quickly as possible. Plus, all equipment includes a comprehensive PTR Warranty. Learn more about what’s included in our warranty.


At PTR, we have an unwavering commitment to safety and quality. All of our equipment meets OSHA and NOISH requirements. It’s designed with you and your employees safety in mind, and we continue to innovate with technology that makes them even safer, easier to use and more efficient. Every baler and compactor is built to last, carefully engineered and inspected to provide superior performance.


How does it work?


PTR makes the perfect partner for haulers and recyclers, and it’s as simple as 1,2,3.


1. PTR provides top quality waste and recycling stream solutions custom designed to fit your customer’s application.


2. Haulers can then schedule their pick-ups as needed.


3. You and your customers appreciate the ample benefits of offering a one-stop solution.


Ideal Products for Various Waste Streams

Self-Contained Compactor: ideal for wet waste streams, usually foods and liquids

• Our units are meticulously designed to stop fluid leakage, which helps reduce odor and pests.


Stationary Compactor: ideal for handling dry waste.

• Great for clothing stores, retail chains, department stores, distribution centers and many other markets that typically deal with dry waste streams.

• Full containers are then removed from the stationary compactor, and the hauler will empty it & bring it back to the customer’s location.


Vertical Baler: ideal for recycling waste.

• Our balers can help your customer’s meet and exceed their sustainability goals!

• Recyclables such as cardboard, plastic bags, shrink wrap, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and co-mingled recyclables (sandwich bales) are all opportunities for waste diversion.


Learn more about how PTR partners with hauler and recyclers here, or contact us today to learn more.

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