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BHS System Brings Automated Sorting to the UK

siteadmin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:17:20 -0600

Patented Technology is Center of Dry Recyclables System at New MRF

A state-of-the-art 20 tph dry recyclable sorting system designed, manufactured and installed by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has begun processing recyclables at the new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) for SCA Recycling in Southampton, UK. The MRF processes consumer, commercial and industrial materials, recovering valuable commodities and diverting these materials from landfill.

The innovative BHS system for SCA Recycling expands the global paper company’s recycling operations beyond paper to include a wider range of recyclables including plastics, glass and metals. “Although trading conditions are challenging we believe that it is a good time for SCA Recycling to develop and expand,” says SCA Recycling director Steve Smith. “We are the first integrated paper group to go into the multi-material market and we hope to lead the drive for quality.”

The highly-automated facility raises the bar in environmental and technical standards, incorporating the latest in patented screening, optical, and air separation technologies to ensure high recovery and purity of recyclables at high throughput rates. The BHS design maximizes the recovery of marketable commodities, yielding minimal residual material and reducing disposal costs.

The BHS system focuses on the reduction of operating costs by optimizing integrated processes to emphasize mechanization and the extraction of recoverable materials on the “first pass.” As a result, the products produced by the system are high in quality, the cost to process material is low, and the capture rate of high value materials is excellent with extremely low residue values.

Come and visit BHS at the following 2010 trade shows and events

siteadmin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:30:28 -0700

Residential Recycling Conference
March 23-24
Booth #11
Chicago, Illinois
http://www.residentialrecyclingconference.com/

C&D World
March 28-30
Booth #518
Las Vegas, Nevada
Rio Casino Resort
http://www.mining-media.com/publications/cdworld/

Waste Expo
May 4-6
Booth #2956
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia World Congress Center
http://www.wasteexpo.com/wasteexpo2010/public/enter.aspx

BHS Signs North American Agreement for Unique Biogas System

siteadmin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:51:06 -0700

US Company Has Exclusive Rights to Kompoferm® Anaerobic Digestion System

EUGENE, OR--Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), one of the leading and most innovative manufacturers of recycling processing equipment in the world, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the European company Eggersmann Anlagenbau to design and build high solids biogas facilities in North America. The Kompoferm® system utilizes a unique anaerobic digestion system that creates energy from organic waste.

The Kompoferm® system uses a dry fermentation process that is highly efficient, with low investment costs and high biogas yields. The system meets the growing demand for more economy and ecology in the burgeoning waste-to-energy industry, says BHS President Steve Miller, adding that the agreement is a perfect complement to BHS’ lineup of leading-edge recovery systems.

“As we continue to move forward in our efforts to extract more value out of the waste stream, we could not ignore the renewable energy potential available from the organic portion of solid waste,” Miller says. “The Kompoferm® system is the leading technology of its type in the world and enables BHS to provide its customers with systems that extract high-value recyclable materials from the waste stream, to make these systems energy neutral, and to provide additional renewable power to the communities where the waste is generated.”

Utilizing a well-controlled, biologically-stable, and proven design, the Kompoferm® percolate cycle ensures the production of biogas at a uniformly high level with low operating costs and energy requirements. The unique layout shortens the percolate path to a minimum and significantly reduces the area required for the system. Production is continuous, simple, reliable, safe and highly-automated.

BHS featured in Register Guard business article

siteadmin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:53:45 -0700

Company bulks up
A manufacturer of recycling equipment gets a big contract

Steve Miller, president of Bulk Handling Systems, says his business is not recession-proof.

But the Eugene company — which designs, builds and installs equipment that sorts recyclable materials — has been surviving, even thriving in the recession.

The 33-year-old company was just awarded its biggest contract ever, and is preparing to expand into a new line of business, capturing methane from organic waste material and turning it into electricity...

Read entire article here: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/business/22187623-41/stor...

Innovative BHS System in UK Featured

siteadmin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:57:22 -0600

The new BHS system for SCA Recycling, which uses patented screening, optical and air separation technologies to process commingled recycling, is expected to influence the future of in the industry in the UK. The new state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) in Southampton, UK, features remarkable throughput rates, high-quality commodities and extremely low residue. Read this article on Kaizen Recycling, our partners in the UK.

(Download PDF to read full article.)

BHS Polishing Screen key to new system

siteadmin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:12:34 -0600

BHS' Polishing Screen is the pivotal component in a new automated recycling center for Wood Country Solid Waste Division in Ohio. “The key to this whole thing is the screen," says Scott Rieman, manager of the Bowling Green facility. “I call it the magic carpet.” Since the new system has been in operation, the recycling center has increased it’s recovery of recyclable materials by 93%.

BHS Signs $16 million Contract for Single Stream System

siteadmin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:32:14 -0600

Innovative System is “Key Component” of the Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos, CA

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has signed a $15.7 million contract to design, manufacture and install single stream and mixed commercial processing equipment for a new materials recovery facility (MRF) at the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center in San Carlos, CA, managed by the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA). South Bay Recycling (SBR), a joint venture between Community Recycling and Potential Industries, will operate the system.

After an extensive application and selection process, the BHS system was chosen for its superior design, technology, and effectiveness. “BHS was ultimately selected as being the most capable equipment manufacturer for the SBWMA’s sorting system specifications and needs,” SBWMA officials said in their October 8 press release announcing the contract approval. The system incorporates the latest in screening, optical, and air separation technologies and is designed to maximize the recovery of marketable commodities, yielding minimal residual material and reducing disposal costs. It is capable of processing up to 45 tons of material per hour.

The BHS equipment is described by officials as the “key component” in the overall plan to transform the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center into the Shoreway Environmental Center. The new facility is being promoted as “a national model for sustainable building practices and innovative recycling and material handling operations” and will include an environmental education center. The Shoreway facility serves as a central location for receiving, transferring and/or processing all solid waste, recyclables, yard trimmings and food scraps collected in the SBWMA service area.

BHS wins Emerald Award for Growth

devsu — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:54:23 -0600

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) was recently awarded a prestigious Emerald Award by the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of the company’s dynamic growth and innovation.

“The Emerald Awards are important because they recognize the businesses that look beyond the bottom line to create a community in which our families can thrive, now and in the future,” says Dave Hauser, president of the Chamber.

Five businesses were awarded 2008 Emerald Awards “for outstanding contributions to the Eugene/Springfield area that contribute to its vitality and quality of life through sustainable business practices,” says Hauser. “Providing job opportunities, competitive wages and valuable goods and services..are all fundamental and necessary ingredients contributing to a vibrant and healthy local economy.”

It was noted that BHS is “not only keeping pace with the rest of its industry, but is the leader in supplying solutions for waste management and recycling as the market continues to grow and as businesses continue to be concerned with the crucial global impact of waste.

“The company is dedicated to meeting the ongoing challenges of a demanding industry and continues to grow and adapt to supply the worldwide recycling and waste markets with products and systems backed by innovation, experience, quality and service.”

“What we do here has relevance throughout the world,” says BHS President Steve Miller. “When every thing that’s put out in the waste stream is mixed together, it has no value but each thing, when separated from every other thing does has a value. That’s really what we do--take these waste streams and figure out how to separate all the commodities into discrete units so they have a value to someone else.”

Miller notes that the company, founded in 1976, currently has more than 150 employees.

Grand Opening for BHS System in the UK

siteadmin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:29:23 -0600

SCA Recycling opens £15m Southampton MRF

Wednesday 14 October 2009 Waste Management News

Paper recovery specialist SCA Recycling officially opened a £15 million materials recycling facility in Southampton yesterday (October 13) - representing its first move into handling multi-material streams.

The facility, at Hounsdown Business Park in Totton, is designed to sort up to 200,000 tonnes-a-year of paper, plastics, metals and, importantly, glass, from both households and businesses.

SCA claim that it is the first MRF in the country to use optical sorting equipment produced by American firm NRT. These units use high-speed near infrared technology to identify and sort different types of plastics and have parallel detection and ejection points to capture as much material as possible.

State-of-the-art disc screen technology has also been supplied by Oregon-based manufacturer Bulk Handling Systems (BHS).

Conducting the opening ceremony, former 400m runner and Olympic silver medallist Roger Black said: "SCA Recycling's new MRF epitomises the efforts of the UK to improve the quality and quantity of recycling. Helping the South to recycle can only be a good thing!"

"What this means for the region is two-fold. Firstly the new facility will set new standards for recycling up and down the country, but equally important is the new jobs that the facility will create for the local community as such an important time," he added.

The 124,000 square foot building is capable of operating on a 24-hour, seven day a week basis and, after five weeks of operation, the MRF is already handling the equivalent of about 40,000 tonnes of material a year. It is hoped that up to 80 new jobs will eventually be created by the development.

The MRF is already handling the equivalent of 40,000 tonnes of material a year

BHS donates 12,825 pound of food

siteadmin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:06:35 -0700

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) is pleased to announce that more than 6,000 lbs of non-perishable food was donated by its employees in a recent Thanksgiving Holiday week Food for Lane County food drive. The company matched that amount, for a total donation of 12,825 pounds of food given to the non-profit agency.

“We all feel fortunate that we are doing well as a company and our employees are prospering during a very difficult economic period.” BHS President Steve Miller told employees at the kick-off meeting for the food drive. “This community is going through a difficult time and when companies struggle, people struggle.”

Miller said the company, which recently won the Emerald Award for Growth from the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, wanted to “participate in a tangible way” in helping its community. The goal was to gather 700 pounds of food from employees, which the company pledged to match. “We’d love to double that amount through our matching program,” Miller said.

The company’s 150 employees responded to the challenge by meeting that initial goal nine times over.

“I’m so very proud to work for a company that takes an interest in its community,” said Jana Jenkins, the BHS employee who initiated and coordinated the food drive. “The employees at Bulk Handling Systems have been extremely generous in these difficult times.”

Food for Lane County supplies more than 6.5 million pounds of food per year to 120 different agencies that distribute to those in need throughout the year. The organization also runs food rescue and grocery rescue programs.

BHS is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of material sorting and handling systems for the solid waste and recycling industry. It was founded in 1976 in Eugene, Oregon.

BHS MSW System Exceeds Expectations

siteadmin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:41:52 -0600

BHS, working with GreenWaste Recovery of San Jose, recently marked the first anniversary of a highly successful dual line material recovery facility (MRF) by reporting a recovery rate of nearly 80 percent of the recyclables from the City of San Jose’s municipal solid waste (MSW) stream. The dual line system also efficiently processes single stream material in the same facility.

San Jose has long enjoyed a reputation as a recycling leader. The city’s landfill diversion rate of 62 percent is among the highest in the nation. However, with the city’s goal of achieving zero waste by 2022, it was clear to city officials that more would need to be done in pursuit of this target. GreenWaste Recovery worked closely with BHS to analyze the remaining recovery opportunities in the San Jose waste steam. “We routinely find that, even with outstanding curbside and commercial recycling programs that collect at the generation point, 40 to 50 percent of the remaining waste stream may still be recoverable,” says Eric Winkler, BHS Northwest Regional Sales Manager. “This number climbs to 80-plus percent if there is a desire to capture food waste.”

New BHS Single Stream System Installed at Wisconsin MRF

siteadmin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:07:06 -0600

BHS has completed the installation of a state-of-the-art 25 tph single stream sorting system at the new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The MRF is a joint effort of three counties – Brown, Outagamie, and Winnebago – and was built to process material from the new single stream program developed by the three counties. The program is expected to generate greater volumes of recyclable materials and divert these materials from landfill.

The three county single stream program combines paper with plastic, glass and metal recyclables. Phil Stecker, Director of Solid Waste for Outagamie County, said the new MRF launches a new era of recycling for 500,000 people in more than 60 Brown-Outagamie-Winnebago communities. He hopes the new program will reduce complications for residents and encourage greater community participation in recycling.

The Outagamie County MRF sets the new standard for single stream processing, incorporating the latest in screening, optical, and air separation technologies. The BHS single stream system is designed to maximize the recovery of marketable commodities, yielding minimal residual material and reducing disposal costs. Designed, manufactured and installed by BHS, the system focuses on the reduction of operating costs by optimizing integrated processes to emphasize mechanization and the extraction of recoverable materials on the first “pass”. As a result, the products produced by the system are high in quality, the cost to process material is low, and the capture rate of high value materials is virtually 100% with extremely low residue values.

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Richard Sweet promoted to Project and Service Manager

siteadmin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:28:00 -0700

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Sweet to Project and Service Manager.

In his new role Richard is responsible for directing the project management and field services department, ensuring delivery of the company’s commitment to superior customer service. He will be working with BHS’ staff of project managers, field service technicians and service employees to ensure that all projects and services are delivered to the customer on time and on budget.

Richard has 15 years’ experience in project management and project engineering with a focus on the design and build of saw mills and other material handling systems throughout North and South America.

BHS is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of material sorting and handling systems for the solid waste and recycling industry.

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