Orwak AB

Who we are

SMART SOLUTIONS SINCE 1971

Orwak is a world leader in compaction and baling solutions for solid waste materials at the source and has delivered more than 110 000 machines since the start.Watch "The Orwak Story" and take a tour through five decades! Once upon a time, as all good stories begin:

MADE IN SWEDEN

Orwak’s headquarters and modern production facility are located in Sweden, where we have been designing and manufacturing waste compactors and balers since 1971. We have built an extensive worldwide network of representatives, allowing us to establish a local presence in many of the countries where our systems are installed.

TURNING WASTE INTO VALUE

We offer an innovative range of compactors, baling and briquetting systems that promotes sorting at source and makes waste management more profitable. Our solutions improve business efficiency, contribute to a cleaner working and natural environment; generating the best total waste handling economy.

COMPACT IS IMPACT

Down to 10 % of its original volume. That’s how much an Orwak solution can reduce your waste – and that’s a lot of free space being unlocked. With no time or space wasted on waste, you and your employees are free to focus on your business. There is room for more productivity, more profits and a better environment, inside and outside your facilities. When compressed into one line: Keeping it compact makes an impact.

1. MORE PROFIT
When loose waste is compacted, it means fewer container pickups, fewer trips, and less money wasted.

2. MORE PRODUCTIVITY
Time is money. Time spent on tedious waste handling and not on your core business costs you money.

3. MORE ORDER & SAFETY AT HEART
Improperly handled waste materials bring potential safety and health risks. Orwak solutions contribute to order and free passage in aisles.

4. MORE SPACE
Space is always at a premium and high-density bales require much less storage than loose materials-

5. MORE PROFIT Baled waste provides recycling companies with a readilty acceptable deliverable due to its high density and ease of handling.

Our values

GO GREEN. BUY AN ORANGE MACHINE.

JOIN US ON THE GREEN ROAD AHEAD
When you choose an Orwak waste compaction solution, you invest in a machine that is produced by using 100 % green power and in a brand that promotes sustainability! It is a natural choice for us to use energy from renewable sources, wind and water power produced in Sweden, when manufacturing our machines and we are a proud sponsor of an innovative climate positive project by Climeworks.

PURE GREEN POWER IN OUR FACTORY

We feel a strong commitment to the environment, when we design waste compaction equipment that promotes recycling and contributes to reduced CO2 emissions. So it is a natural decision for us to only use energy from renewable sources, wind and water power produced in Sweden, when manufacturing our machines in the Orwak factory.

CAPTURING CO2 IN THE AIR AND STORING IT SAFELY UNDERGROUND

What if we could turn back time and reverse the past CO2 emissions? What if there was a giant vacuum cleaner that cleared the air? In a way, now there is! Orwak is proud to support the Direct Air Capture project, based on the Swiss company Climework ‘s amazing innovation that captures CO2 from the air and safely pumps it underground, where it is transformed into stone over time! It is a concrete, effective and permanent solution! A real and inspiring action to reverse climate change! Watch this video to be inspired: https://youtu.be/QoMdb9JYMRQ

BENEFITS:
+ Natural

+ Effective

+ Permanent through underground mineralization

+ In contrast to emissions reductions or offsets that prevent additional CO₂ from entering the atmosphere, Climeworks’ solution removes historic and
unavoidable emissions from the air.

Our presence around the world