with any number of intermediate layers of recyclable waste or cardboard and which include any of various types of recyclable waste can be formed according to the present invention the limiting factor is that the thickness of each layer of recyclable waste and the number of such layers must be cost effective this use of numerous layers may be preferable in locations where there is little storage space for loose or collected recyclable waste or cardboard and so it is desirable to frequently compact the on hand loose and collected waste and cardboard in multiple layers it may also be useful where for example different departments or service centers deliver their waste to the a baler at different times so as to allow compaction of the various types of recyclable waste from a department or service center upon delivery of the waste to the baler attention is now directed to fig8 in which the bale 450 from fig7 is illustrated with shrink wrap 475 wrapped around the sides and ends thereof wrapping a compacted composite bale with shrink wrap can provide multiple benefits for example during transportation of the composite bale the bale may be subjected to forces that can harm the structural integrity of the bail such forces can be forces normally encountered during transportation including lifting stacking and dropping of the bale additionally bales are often transported on flatbed transport vehicles the high winds.