Baling Press for Cotton Gin Trash and Other Biomass Feedstock and Methods of Using the Same

A method of forming a bale of biomass feedstock or cotton gin trash bound with strapping material comprising the steps of:

• providing a baling press comprising an extrusion chamber chute comprising a bale exit end, a compression ram platen comprising one or more slots, a strapping material storage and dispensing assembly and a strapping material insertion assembly wherein said strapping material storage and dispensing assembly comprises a strapping dispensing unit carrying at least one strapping spool and wherein said strapping insertion assembly comprises an encasing, one or more inserter shafts, one or more strapping retention elements, one or more strapping guide elements, and one or more retention elements;
• positioning said strapping material storage and dispensing assembly on a first side of said baling press;
• positioning said strapping material insertion assembly on the first side of said baling press with the exception of said retention elements which are positioned on a second side of the baling press;
• dispensing strapping material to said strapping insertion assembly through said strapping storage and dispensing assembly;
• and
• upon final charge of feedstock material for each bale, inserting strapping material through said extrusion chamber chute proximate the ram platen pressure plate with said inserter shafts.