BHS Names Julie Fuller NRT Managing Director
May 23, 2023
Eugene, Ore. – May 23 2023 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Julie Fuller to the position of Managing Director of National Recovery Technologies (NRT).
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NRT Launches new Optical Sorter with advanced technology, new easy access design
April 24, 2023
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)
Webinar dives into automation, verifiable material composition
March 14, 2023
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.
BHS Webinar explores AI and the Future of Recycling Facilities
September 23, 2021
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.
BHS Names Thomas Brooks Chief Technology Officer
August 18, 2020
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.
NRT Launches ColorPlus™ with Max-AI®
July 08, 2020
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.
Recology Adds Max-AI® Technology to Pier 96 Recycling Center
October 29, 2019
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.
Remi Le Grand to Lead Max-AI® Sales in Europe
July 16, 2019
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)
BHS Launches the Max-AI® AQC-C
May 01, 2019
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).
RePower South Starts up Advanced Recycling System
April 30, 2019
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.
CarbonLITE Selects BHS for Fully-Automated Plastics Recycling System
February 05, 2019
Lehigh Valley, Pa. – February 5, 2019 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has been selected to supply the front-end recycling system for CarbonLITE’s newest post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) plant.
Remi Le Grand Named Max-AI® Regional Sales Manager
November 13, 2018
EUGENE, Ore. – Nov. 13, 2018 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Remi Le Grand to the position of Regional Sales Manager for Max-AI®. In his new role, Le Grand represents the growing Max-AI product line in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Poland and Benelux.
BHS Supplied Plastics System Opens in Los Angeles
October 17, 2018
VERNON, Calif. – October 17, 2018– – rPlanet Earth has opened the company’s new 302,000-square-foot plastics recovery and production facility, capable of producing 80 million pounds of food and drink packaging annually. Germany-based Krones supplied its bottle-grade flake production system, including the Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) front-end bottle sorting system.
NRT Adds Max-AI® Technology to Optical Sorters
September 05, 2018
Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 5, 2018– – National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has integrated the company’s NRT SpydIR® optical sorter with Max-AI® technology, creating a revolutionary new sorter with detection abilities unmatched in today’s optical sorter market. NRT’s SpydIR technology uses near infrared light (NIR)
Norsk Gjenvinning Selects BHS FiberPure™ System
August 14, 2018
OSLO, Norway – Aug. 14, 2018 – – Norsk Gjenvinning (NG), Norways largest waste management company, has selected Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to supply NG’s new state of the art paper recycling system in Oslo. Operational in Q1 2019, the system will process 20 tonnes per hour (tph)
GreenWaste Recovery Opens 90-tph Mixed Waste MRF
August 08, 2018
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Aug. 7, 2018 – – In 2008 GreenWaste Recovery, Inc. (GWR) was awarded SWANA’s Gold Award for Recycling Excellence for the company’s Mixed Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The system, built by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
RePower South and City Announce Recycling’s Return to Montgomery, Ala.
June 21, 2018
Montgomery, Ala. – June 21, 2018 – South Carolina-based RePower South (RPS) has reached an agreement with the City of Montgomery, Ala. to operate the City’s state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). RPS will invest $12 million in the newly named City of Montgomery Recycling and Recovery Facility.
SWANA Awards Penn Waste for Recycling System Excellence
June 06, 2018
Silver Spring, Md. - June 6, 2018 – – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) announced that Penn Waste has been named the winner of the SWANA Silver Excellence Award in the Recycling Systems category.
BHS Releases New Max-AI® and MRF Intelligence Offerings
April 04, 2018
Eugene, Ore. – April 4, 2018 – In collaboration with subsidiary National Recovery Technologies (NRT), Bulk Handlings Systems (BHS) has announced the launch of new technology that will provide Material Recovery Facility (MRF) operators unprecedented levels of information about their business. The Max-AI Visual Identification System (VIS)
Max-AI® AQC Selected for APR Plastics Recycling Showcase
February 20, 2018
Nashville, Tenn. – February 20, 2018 – The Max-AI AQC (Autonomous Quality Control) has been selected for recognition as a part of the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ (APR) 2018 Plastics Recycling Showcase. The Max-AI AQC was launched in 2017 by Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
Monterey Opens BHS Advanced Recycling System
February 13, 2018
Monterey County, CA. – February 13, 2018 – The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) has started up its new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Supplied by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), the technologically-advanced recovery system processes up to 80-tons-per-hour (tph) on two lines.
BHS to Build Advanced Recycling System in South Carolina
January 30, 2018
Moncks Corner, S.C. – January 30, 2018 – South Carolina-based RePower South (RPS) has begun construction of the Berkeley County Recycling and Recovery Facility, which will be the most advanced Mixed Waste Processing facility on the East Coast. The turnkey recovery system will be provided by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
Green Recycling first in UK to invest in AI robotic sorting technology
December 12, 2017
Essex, UK – December 12, 2017 – Leading UK industrial & commercial waste specialist, Green Recycling, has announced the purchase of a Max-AI™ AQC (Autonomous Quality Control) to increase recovery of recyclables without adding additional manual labour at the company’s commercial and commingled dry recyclables MRF in Maldon, Essex.
Bee’ah starts up 75-tph BHS Mixed Waste MRF
November 14, 2017
Sharjah, UAE – November 14, 2017 – – Sharjah-based environmental management company Bee’ah is processing municipal solid waste (MSW) with the company’s recently renovated material recovery facility (MRF). The 75 tonne-per-hour (tph)
Penn Waste Debuts Upgraded MRF
November 01, 2017
York, PA – November 1, 2017 – – Penn Waste is all systems go after adding new optical sorting and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to the company’s state-of-the-art Single Stream Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in York, Pennsylvania. Provided by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
SUEZ UK Opens Aberdeen Recycling Systems
October 24, 2017
Aberdeen, Scotland – October 24, 2017 – – SUEZ’s Recycling & Recovery UK Division recently started-up two new systems located at the Altens East Industrial Estate south of Aberdeen, Scotland. The turnkey Single Stream and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) systems provided by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) process 20-tonnes-per-hour (tph)
FiberPure™ System
October 03, 2017
The BHS FiberPure™ System combines screen, optical and air technologies, engineered to work together to maximize fiber purity. Quality starts with the presentation of 2D material for purification through the application of BHS Tri-Disc™ screens for precise sizing, effective container and fines separation, and with minimal wrap.
BHS Announces Video Series
September 27, 2017
Eugene, Oregon – September 27, 2017 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has launched the BHS Value Series, a series of six videos that gives viewers an inside look into the real value-drivers behind a materials recovery facility (MRF) investment.
BHS Selected for Puente Hills MRF
September 21, 2017
LOS ANGELES – September 21, 2017 – – The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Districts) have selected Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to design, manufacture and install a new materials recovery system at the Districts’ Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility (PHMRF).
BHS Systems Win Gold, Silver Excellence Awards
August 22, 2017
Eugene, Ore. – August 22, 2017 – – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Excellence Awards for the best recycling systems built in North America.
BHS Names Steve Almond Sales Consultant for UK
August 16, 2017
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Steve Almond to the position of Sales Consultant for the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland. Almond has more than 25 years of sales management experience in the solid waste and recycling industry, including more than a decade of specialization in optical sensor technology.
BHS Names Rich Reardon Managing Director of Max-AI™
July 05, 2017
Eugene, Ore. – July 5, 2017 – – Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Rich Reardon Managing Director of Max-AI™. During Reardon’s decade long career with BHS he has served as BHS’ Director of Sales and Marketing and most recently as Southwest Regional Sales Manager and Plastics Market Specialist.
GreenWaste Selects BHS for Mixed Waste MRF
June 21, 2017
San Jose, California – June 21, 2017 – – GreenWaste Recovery commissioned a 40-tph Mixed Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in May 2007. That system was awarded SWANA’s 2008 Gold Award for Recycling Excellence. More than 10 years later, GreenWaste is ready to expand.
Penn Waste Invests in MRF Technology
June 07, 2017
York, PA – June 07, 2017 – – Penn Waste has announced plans to add technology and capacity to the company’s 35-ton-per-hour (tph) Single Stream recycling system housed in the company’s 96,000-square-foot Manchester, PA Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
Cleanaway opens Perth Super MRF
May 31, 2017
Perth, Australia – May 31, 2017 – – Cleanaway has opened a new 50-tonne-per-hour Single Stream Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Perth, Western Australia. Designed, manufactured and installed by Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
BHS and NRT Introduce Max-AI™
April 18, 2017
Eugene, Ore. and Nashville, Tenn. – April 18, 2017 - - Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has announced the arrival of Max-AI™ technology, an artificial intelligence that identifies recyclables and other items for recovery.
NRT Introduces New Color Sorter
January 25, 2017
Nashville, Tenn. – January 25, 2017 – National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has announced a new addition to the company’s product offering, the ColorPlus-R. Similar to the ColorPlus, the ColorPlus-R uses an advanced image processing system to detect materials based on color analysis and object recognition.
Plastics Recycling System Online for Unifi
September 13, 2016
Reidsville, N.C. – Sept. 13, 2016 — Unifi, Inc. (NYSE:UFI) celebrated the grand opening of the company’s REPREVE® Bottle Processing Center located in Reidsville, N.C. Integral to the new Plastics Recycling Facility (PRF) is the front-end polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
NRT Launches New Optical Sorting Platform
May 09, 2016
Nashville, Tenn. – May 9, 2016 — National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has announced a next generation platform for the company’s SpydIR® and ColorPlus™ optical sorters, which will debut during the IFAT and WasteExpo tradeshows.
SUEZ Selects BHS, NRT for Aberdeen Recycling Systems
March 31, 2016
Aberdeen, Scotland – March 31, 2016 – – SUEZ’s Recycling & Recovery UK division has selected Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to design, engineer, manufacture and install two materials recovery facilities (MRFs) at Aberdeen City Council’s Altens East Industrial Estate south of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Unifi Chooses BHS, NRT for Plastics Recycling Facility
July 29, 2015
System to purify PET for REPREVE® yarn used in apparel and automotive industries Eugene, Ore. – July 29, 2015 – Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. (NYSE:UFI) has selected Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to design, manufacture and install a front-end PET purification system in the Company’s Reidsville, N.C., facility.
NRT Names Jennifer Jones R&D Engineer
April 09, 2015
Will research, test and design new optical technologies Nashville, TN – April 9, 2015 – National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has named Jennifer Jones Research and Development (R&D) Engineer.
NRT Announces Three Year Warranty for SpydIR® Optical Sorters
January 19, 2015
The warranty will cover the detection box and its components for the company’s Near Infrared (NIR) Optical Sorters Nashville, TN – January 5, 2015 – As a result of significant improvements in the durability of its latest generation of optical units,National Recovery Technologies (NRT)
NRT Names Travis Curtis Outside Sales Manager
December 02, 2014
Will oversee sales activities in Midwest and Southeast regions Nashville, TN – December 2, 2014 –National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has named Travis Curtis to the newly-created position of Outside Sales Manager, reporting to Matthias Erdmannsdoerfer, President.
BHS Names Thomas Brooks Director of Technology & Product Development
November 04, 2014
Will lead technology development for BHS, Nihot, NRT and Zero Waste Energy EUGENE, Ore – November 3, 2014 – BHS has named Thomas Brooks to the position of Director of Technology and Product Development.
NRT, BHS Chosen for CarbonLite Plastics Recycling Facility
June 09, 2014
NRT to provide 9 optical sorters. CarbonLite has selected Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), NRT and Nihot to provide the front-end recycling system for its new 200,000 square foot Plastics Recycling Facility. Equipment provided includes: BHS Debris Roll Screen®, Nihot Windshifters (3), NRT SpydIR® (5), NRT ColorPlus™ (4)
In-Flight Sorting® Technology Featured in Recycling Today
February 14, 2014
In-Flight Sorting® technology was recently featured in Recycling Today! Read the story below. NRT In-Flight Sorting® technology featured by Recycling Today. To watch the video, be sure to visit InFlightSorting.com!
NRT Unveils New Look
May 16, 2013
Optical sorting specialist releases new logos for NRT and In-Flight Sorting brands Nashville, TN – May 16, 2013 – Optical sorting equipment provider NRT has released new corporate brand imaging, including new logos for the NRT and In-Flight Sorting brands.
BHS Announces European Headquarters
May 16, 2013
BHS Europe formation follows January’s Nihot acquisition Amsterdam, NL – March 27, 2013—Following Bulk Handling Systems’ (BHS) January acquisition of Amersterdam- based Nihot Recycling Technology BV (Nihot), the company has announced the formation of BHS Europe to be based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Midwest Exchange Selects NRT for Expansion
May 16, 2013
Chooses technology leader to purify plastic to FDA food-grade level for bottle-to-bottle production. Gurnee, IL – December 13, 2012 -- Midwest Exchange Enterprises Inc. has selected Nashville, Tennessee-based National Recovery Technologies (NRT) to manufacture and install five optical sorting units to enhance the company’s PET (polyethelene terephthalate)
NRT Continues Expansion into China
May 16, 2013
Technology and sorting leader opens demo center, wins excellence award. Suzhou, China – November 20, 2012 – National Recovery Technologies (NRT), based out of Nashville, TN, has opened a 202 square-meter demo center in the Boji Science Park of Suzhou, China.
Bulk Handling Systems honored as the 2012 Business of the Year.
February 05, 2013
Source: Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Announces2012 Business of the Year and Emerald Award Finalists When: Tuesday, October 2nd, 7:30 -9:00am Where: Hilton Eugene & Conference Center What: The 9th Annual Emerald Awards The Emerald Awards highlight businesses that are doing great things in our community such as adding
Matthias Erdmannsdoerfer Named President of NRT
February 05, 2013
Nashville, TN – Following Oregon based Bulk Handling Systems’ (BHS) acquisition of Tennessee based National Recovery Technologies (NRT), BHS has announced that Matthias W. Erdmannsdoerfer has been named President of NRT, effective immediately.
Bulk Handling Systems Acquires National Recovery Technologies
February 05, 2013
Eugene, OR – Eugene, Oregon based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has acquired National Recovery Technologies (NRT), a Nashville, Tennessee based company that designs and manufactures optical sorting equipment for the solid waste and recycling industries, among others. “We’re pleased to add NRT to the BHS family,” says BHS CEO Steve Miller.