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BHS partners with Napa Recycling and City of Napa for renewable natural gas facility

The new dry anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas facility, site rendering pictured above, enhances the existing composting system by capturing and sequestering harmful greenhouse gases and creating a renewable fuel source in the process. Eugene, Oregon, March 2026 – In a unique Public-Private Partnership, BHS (Bulk Handling Systems)

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Bulk Handling Systems opens new customer testing and education center

Eugene, Oregon, January 2026 – BHS (Bulk Handling Systems), a global leader in advanced recycling and waste processing systems, is proud to announce the opening of a new Nashville-based CTEC (customer testing and education center); offering material stream testing and evaluation in real time with BHS equipment and systems.

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BHS Names Pablo Gallo Llorente as CFO

Eugene, Ore, December 1, 2025 – BHS (Bulk Handling Systems) has named Pablo Gallo Llorente to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Pablo will be taking over as CFO from Gary Weber (acting CFO) who will be stepping down as he prepares for retirement.

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Max-AI® and Danieli Join Forces to drive automation in the metal recycling industry

November 2025 – Eugene, Oregon / Buttrio, Italy – Max-AI®, part of the Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) Group, and Danieli Centro Recycling have signed a strategic partnership agreement that marks a significant step forward in the automation of the global metal recycling industry.

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Max-AI® (a division of BHS Equipment) Installs Four AQC-Flex Sorting Robots at Revac in Norway, Marking a Milestone in Metal Scrap Automation

Revetal, Norway — October 2025 — Max-AI®, a division of the BHS Group (Bulk Handling Systems), has successfully installed four sorting robots at Revac AS in Revetal, Norway. This new installation represents a major step forward in the automation of metal scrap recycling.

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Bulk Handling Systems to build patented Autonomous-Container-Loop facility for Grand Junction, CO

Eugene, OR – September 4, 2025 – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)

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Bulk Handling Systems Awarded $34.5M Contract for the City of Sunnyvale’s SMaRT Station NextGen Project

Eugene, OR – August 27, 2025 – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), a global leader in advanced recycling and waste processing systems, is proud to announce its selection to design, manufacture, and install the NextGen Integrated Processing System at the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station®. The $34.

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CleanLane Resource Recovery Facility to be built in Goshen, Oregon

Bulk Handling Systems is proud to partner with Lane County on the state-of-the-art CleanLane Resource Recovery Facility to be built in Goshen, Oregon.

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NRT moves into new Tennessee facility

Nashville, TN – National Recovery Technologies (NRT), a pioneer in optical sorting technology, is proud to announce its relocation to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Nashville, Tennessee. This move marks a significant milestone in NRT’s history of innovation and excellence in the recycling and materials processing industry.

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BHS Max-AI Total VIS nominated for award

The Max-AI Total Visual Identification System (VIS) sorting machine and technology from Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 in the category of Recycling Machinery Innovation of the Year.

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AI-enabled robots enhance waste sortation at California Material Recovery Facility

There are clearly numerous societal and environmental benefits to recycling municipal solid waste (MSW), including conserving natural resources, decreasing the amount of waste sent to landfills, and reduced environmental pollution. If done efficiently, there can also be some worthwhile financial rewards. Although the recycling rate in the U.S.

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Integrated Material and Energy Recovery Facility

On December 5, 2023, the Lane County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to build a state-of-the-art Integrated Material and Energy Recovery Facility (IMERF) in Goshen, Oregon.

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NRT Launches new Optical Sorter with advanced technology, new easy access design

Nashville, Tenn. – April 24, 2023 -- National Recovery Technologies (NRT), has announced the new SpydIR®-HS optical sorter, a Near-infrared (NIR) platform with multiple technological advancements including nearly 10x the detection resolution with the addition of a Hyper Spectral Imaging (HSI)

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Webinar dives into automation, verifiable material composition

Data is power and knowing how to leverage that power is vital in the rapidly evolving world of waste and recycling. Equipment is smarter and systems are more complex.

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BHS Names Charles Shull Vice President

Eugene, Ore. – February 14, 2022 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Charles Shull to the position of Vice President.

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BHS Webinar explores AI and the Future of Recycling Facilities

Is a smart MRF a smart move? Our webinar tackles this question and more as we dive into how the future of recycling facilities is being shaped by advances in artificial intelligence—not just robotic sorters but AI at every step of the recycling process.

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Daniël Dammann joins Max-AI® sales team in Europe

AMSTERDAM – April 19,2021 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Daniël Dammann to the position of Sales Manager for Max-AI®. In his new role, Dammann joins the Max-AI® Europe sales team and will focus on sales in NL, BE, UK, DE, IE, Slovenia & Scandinavian markets.

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Monterey Retrofit Exceeds Expectations

“The district started to see immediate results…” That’s the experience Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWD) reported after it partnered with BHS in a retrofit in Q3 2020 to its 80-tph mixed waste Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). The $3.

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Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery Selects BHS for Recycling System Upgrade

Concord, CA. – February 2, 2021– – Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery (MDRR) selected Eugene, Ore.-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) for a major retrofit of the company’s Mt. Diablo Recycling Center (MDR) in Pittsburg, CA. Originally commissioned in 2009, MDR currently processes up to 20 tons per hour (tph)

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Thomas Brooks BHS CTO

BHS Names Thomas Brooks Chief Technology Officer

Eugene, Ore. – August 18, 2020 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Thomas Brooks to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Brooks assumes the role after serving as BHS’ Director of Technology and Product Development.

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NRT Launches ColorPlus with Max-AI

NRT Launches ColorPlus™ with Max-AI®

Nashville, Tenn. – July 8, 2020 – – The NRT ColorPlus™ with Max-AI® from National Recovery Technologies (NRT) integrates artificial intelligence (AI) into the company’s successful ColorPlus sorter.

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Retrofit Case Study: Midwest Fiber Recycling

BHS customer Midwest Fiber Recycling in Normal, Illinois was looking for ways to modernize their system to match changing recycling demands while improving overall system efficiency.

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Marion Resource Recycling Facility Selects BHS for Recycling System Bulkhandlingsystems.com

Marion Resource Recycling Facility Selects BHS for Recycling System

Salem, Ore. – June 9, 2020 – – Marion Resource Recycling Facility (MRRF) has selected Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to supply the company’s new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris.

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Recology Max-AI Robotic Sorters

Recology Adds Max-AI® Technology to Pier 96 Recycling Center

SAN FRANCISCO – October 29, 2019 – –  San Francisco-based Recology has added four Max-AI® AQC (for Autonomous Quality Control) units and one VIS (for Visual Identification System) to the Recycle Central, a 200,000-square-foot materials recovery facility (MRF) the company operates on San Francisco’s Pier 96.

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Remi Le Grand to Lead Max-AI® Sales in Europe

Remi Le Grand to Lead Max-AI® Sales in Europe

AMSTERDAM – July 16, 2019 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Remi Le Grand to the position of Regional Sales Director for Max-AI®. In his new role, Le Grand is responsible for the Max-AI® sales team and business development in Europe. Max-AI technology is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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BHS Launches the Max-AI AQC-C

BHS Launches the Max-AI® AQC-C

EUGENE, Ore. – May 1, 2019 – –Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has launched the Max-AI® AQC-C, a solution that is comprised of Max-AI VIS (for Visual Identification System) and at least one collaborative robot (CoBot).

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RePower South Starts up Advanced Recycling System Max-AI

RePower South Starts up Advanced Recycling System

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – April 30, 2019 – –RePower South (RPS) has begun processing material at the company’s new recycling and recovery facility in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The recycling system, provided by Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), is one of the most advanced in the world.

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