With the rapid expansion of e-commerce, packaging and papermaking industries in China, the output of waste paper tubes, paper cores and paper drums keeps rising at an annual growth rate of 15%. According to data from the State Post Bureau, China’s national express delivery volume exceeded 120 billion pieces in 2023, with the consumption of express paper tubes alone surpassing 2 million tons. Coupled with millions of tons of paper waste generated by industrial papermaking and light industry products, these seemingly useless piled-up materials have become an unavoidable common headache for manufacturers. Long-term stockpiling occupies massive factory space with low recycling value that raises unnecessary costs. Random disposal or rough treatment also triggers environmental hazards such as dust and offensive odors.
Traditional disposal methods can no longer meet modern production demands. Simple landfills occupy land and degrade slowly, while incineration generates toxic fumes that violate environmental regulations. Ordinary shredders generally suffer persistent drawbacks including material winding around cutter assemblies, feed jams, blockage shutdowns and uneven crushing. A manager from a light industry enterprise stated that their previous ordinary shredder required disassembly and cleaning 3 to 4 times per day, with each cleanup taking one hour. This severely disrupted production schedules. Crushed materials featured inconsistent particle sizes and required secondary screening before reuse, sharply increasing labor and energy costs. The equipment also received multiple regulatory warnings for excessive dust and noise, failing to match the enterprise’s large-scale and eco-friendly development plans.
Having identified genuine industry pain points, Zhengzhou Yamei Machinery, with over 20 years of experience in crushing equipment, established an R&D team consisting of specialists in material science, mechanical design and environmental engineering. Over 18 months, the team conducted field surveys of hundreds of logistics, packaging and papermaking enterprises, targeted and resolved core technical bottlenecks in paper tube crushing, and launched a dedicated paper tube shredder suitable for all types of waste paper tubes.
This machine features comprehensive upgrades from core structures to detailed designs. The cutter assembly is made of highly wear-resistant alloy with staggered interlocking layout, delivering a 35% higher meshing force than conventional equipment. It effortlessly shreds paper tubes with diameters ranging from 10mm to 500mm and wall thicknesses of 0.5mm to 50mm, completely eliminating material winding issues. The enlarged feed inlet accommodates materials of various specifications, paired with anti-jam guide structures to prevent material accumulation and blockage. A material-reversing breaking plate is installed inside the crushing chamber for thorough fragmentation. The finished crushed material features uniform fine particles sized 3–5mm with over 90% intact fiber integrity, ready for direct reuse without secondary screening.To meet environmental standards, the machine adopts a fully enclosed processing structure with sound-absorbing and heat-insulating outer layers. Professional testing proves its operating noise stays below 75 decibels, and dust concentration is far below national environmental limits. It fits regular factory production without extra sound insulation or dust removal equipment, cutting renovation expenses.
Shredded paper tube materials support multiple high-value recycling applications. Their intact fiber structure serves as premium raw material for recycled paper, reducing production costs by 20% by replacing virgin wood pulp. A large papermaking plant using this machine processes 100 tons of waste paper tubes monthly, generating an extra RMB 120,000 solely from recycled raw material benefits. Meanwhile, uniform fine paper tube fragments can be used as packaging fillers, additives for thermal insulation materials, or biomass power generation fuel, turning waste into valuable resources.In addition, the machine boasts simple operation requiring only 1 to 2 on-site operators, stable and durable operation, and an 18-month warranty for core components. It features low initial investment threshold; medium-sized enterprises can recover the cost of a single unit within only 2 to 3 months, far faster than the industry average.
At present, Zhengzhou Yamei Machinery’s paper tube shredders are widely applied in e-commerce warehouses, packaging printing, papermaking and light manufacturing sectors. The equipment has helped nearly a thousand enterprises resolve waste paper tube disposal challenges, realizing cost reduction, efficiency improvement and pollution-free production. It also provides core support for enterprises to build green, low-carbon and circular production systems, driving the whole industry toward resource-conserving and eco-friendly development.