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Orkel high-density baling for containment and conservation
- Published 28 November 2022; updated 21 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed as available under Agritech and food production.
- Orkel’s industrial and agricultural compactors compress more than 20 types of bulk material into wrapped round bales. The page says this reduces volume by up to 70%, improving storage and transport efficiency.
- For waste management, the company says compacted landfill bales are clean and nearly leakage-free, limiting liquid contamination and methane exposure while reclaiming landfill space. The equipment can also bale reclaimable waste recovered from rivers or oceans for transport to recycling stations, or non-recyclable material for incineration to produce heat/electricity.
- For agriculture, airtight forage bales reduce oxygen-related nutrient loss. The page cites a reduction to 1–2% loss over as long as 36 months, compared with more than 30% losses possible in bunker silos. Better preservation can improve milk/meat output and reduce land needed for the same forage yield.
- The company says packaged bales are odourless, stackable and easy to handle across land and sea; sealed wrapping limits waste spread and pollution. Bales may also enable forage trade across borders when climate-related heat or drought creates shortages.
- Market context: Orkel says sales have grown 20–30% annually in both agriculture and waste segments, with fast expansion in Asia in waste management. Founded in 1949, the company describes itself as a farm/industrial machinery market leader and leading round-bale compaction developer, with customers in over 60 countries.
- Linked to SDG 2, Zero hunger; SDG 6, Clean water and sanitation; SDG 12, Responsible consumption and production; SDG 14, Life below water; and SDG 15, Life on land, through better forage preservation, less landfill leakage/methane, and reduced land/water pollution.
- Contact: Miriam Gjønnes Karterud, Marketing Consultant, miriam@orkel.no. Phone number is behind a collapsed reveal control. Company: ORKEL AS, Johan Gjønnes vei, 7320 Fannrem, Norway; orkel.com.