Bale Clothing and Fabrics with a Textile Baler

A textile baler compresses clothes, fabric remnants, and other textile waste, making it easier to handle, store, and transport. It provides a better overview of the waste, saves space, and makes daily operations more manageable.

Struggling with Textile Overflow? A Clothing Baler Is the Answer

Whether you’re managing unsold stock, manufacturing offcuts, or end-of-life garments, baling is a smart and efficient way to streamline your waste management process.

A clothing baler – also known as a textile baler – is designed to compress garments, fabric scraps, and textile offcuts into compact, manageable bales. These bales are significantly easier to handle, store, and transport, helping reduce both operational costs and environmental impact. Clothes balers are particularly ideal for industries such as retail, fashion, or manufacturing. Whether you’re compacting soft cotton, synthetic blends, workwear, or mixed materials, a baler provides a safe and effective solution.

With Bramidan balers, you can compress clothing and significantly reduce volume. This frees up floor space, simplifies logistics, and supports your recycling goals – all while improving workplace efficiency and safety.

Bramidan B4 Textile machine and bale of clothes

Vertical Balers

A compact solution ideal for businesses with limited space or smaller volumes of textile waste. Our vertical balers compress clothing, rags or fabric scraps into neat bales that are easy to store and move.

Horizontal Balers

Best suited for high volumes or continuous textile production. These high-capacity machines can be integrated with conveyors or tippers for automated loading, improving speed and productivity.

Compactors

Compactors offer a flexible way to manage large-scale textile waste or residual materials that don’t need to be baled. These machines are built for continuous use and can handle textiles alongside packaging waste, production offcuts, or other non-recyclable material.

Benefits of Implementing a Bramidan Solution

Implementing a Bramidan textile and clothing baler is a smart investment for businesses aiming to optimize waste handling, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency. Here are some of the key benefits:

Reduced textile waste volume, freeing up storage space and improving warehouse efficiency.
Lower waste collection and transport costs due to compacted, economical bales.
Enhanced recycling efficiency and reduced landfill waste and transportation emissions.
Simplified logistics and handling through uniform, stackable bales that are easier to store and move.
Improved hygiene and tidiness in waste areas, supporting a safer and more professional working environment.
Smart monitoring with BRA-IN, our intelligent platform, which allows remote tracking of baler usage, fill levels, and service needs—improving transparency and planning.

Compacting Different Types of Clothing and Textile Waste

From textile offcuts and loose garments to fabric scraps and used clothing – with a Bramidan textile and clothing baler, you can efficiently reduce various types of textile waste.

Clothing

Clothing waste in large retail is a significant byproduct of unsold inventory, customer returns, and seasonal stock turnover. These garments range from everyday wear to high-end fashion, including a variety of materials like cotton, polyester, leather, and blends that present different recycling and waste management challenges.

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Textile

In a large manufacturing or industrial setting, textile waste encompasses a broad array of material offcuts, defective fabric from quality control processes, end-of-roll pieces, and outdated or surplus textiles. These can include heavy-duty fabrics used in upholstery, industrial garments, automotive interiors, and technical textiles designed for specific functions.

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Textile bales of rag rug in many colours

See How Our Machines Work

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VERTICAL BALERS

Watch How Our X-Series Machinery Works

Balers in the X-series have internal cross cylinders for strong compaction of several recyclable waste fractions.

Video of how a Mobile Comp HG-HGS-HA-HAN works

Mobile compactors

Watch How a Self-Contained Compactor Works

A self-contained compactor offers versatile solutions for companies to manage their various waste fractions effectively.

Video of how a Stationary Auger Comp SP-SPN works

Stationary compactor

Watch How a Stationary Compactor Works

Suitable for handling very large amounts of waste, stationary compactors come with a press unit and movable container.

How is a Clothing Baler Used?

Operating a clothing baler is simple. Here’s how the process typically works:

Load the chamber: Place used clothing, fabric scraps or textiles into the baler’s chamber.
Start the compaction: Once the chamber is full, activate the baler. The hydraulic press compresses the materials into a compact bale.
Tie the bale: When the compression cycle is complete, secure the bale using strapping or wire.
Eject the bale: Depending on the model, the bale is either ejected automatically or manually.
Store or transport: The finished bale is now ready for stacking, storage or shipping.

This straightforward process helps streamline textile waste handling, reduces clutter, and improves efficiency across your facility.

Recommended Machinery For Textile Waste

Small B4 Textile Baler

Compact clothes and textiled into transport-friendly bales, with no risk of ripped clothing.

Strong X25 Baler

Handle waste better with a vertical baler placed at the source of your waste.

Large X50 Baler

Produce large bales of textiles and clothes, with a high-capacity baler.

FAQ: Most Common Questions & Answers

What types of textiles can be baled?

Most clothing balers can handle used clothing, fabric scraps, rags, mixed textiles, and even heavier materials like denim or upholstery fabric. Our team will guide you in selecting the optimal baler setup based on your specific waste types and operational needs.

Can I use a baler for wet or damp textiles?

Wet textiles can generally be baled, but it’s important to ensure the materials are not soaked, as this may affect bale quality and machine hygiene. For very damp waste, a compactor may be more suitable.

How much space do I need for a clothing baler?

We offer clothing balers in various sizes, from compact models to larger machines. Most require between 1–2 m² of floor space, plus extra room for safe loading, unloading, and bale removal. Always check the specific model’s dimensions to ensure a good fit in your workspace.

Are baled clothing suitable for resale or recycling?

Yes. Baled clothing and textiles are easier to store, transport, and resell. Many recyclers and exporters prefer textiles delivered in compacted bales.

Is training required to use a textile baler?

Bramidan balers are designed for safe and simple operation. Basic training is provided during installation to ensure staff can operate the machine correctly and efficiently.

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