Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), based in Eugene, Ore., has signed a $15.7 million contract to design, manufacture and install single-stream and mixed commercial processing equipment for a new material recovery facility (MRF) at the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center in San Carlos, Calif. The MRF, which is scheduled to open in January 2011, is managed by the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA), San Carlos. South Bay Recycling (SBR), a joint venture between Community Recycling, Sun Valley, Calif., and Potential Industries, Wilmington, Calif., will operate the system.
According to a press release from BHS, its system was chosen after an extensive application and selection process. “BHS was ultimately selected as being the most capable equipment manufacturer for the SBWMA’s sorting system specifications and needs,” SBWMA officials say in an Oct. 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,” according to BHS. It has a rated operating capacity of up to 45 tons of material per hour.
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.
SBWMA officials describe the BHS system as the “key component” in the overall plan to transform the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center into the Shoreway Environmental Center. The SBWMA is promoting the new facility, which includes an environmental education center, as “a national model for sustainable building practices and innovative recycling and material handling operations.”
“We have filled in the last remaining piece to our Shoreway master plan capital improvement effort with approval of an agreement with BHS,” says Kevin McCarthy, executive director of the SBWMA.
“All of us at BHS are extremely excited to be working with the team at SBWMA,” says Steve Miller, president of BHS. “Our design engineers have developed a system that will be among the most technologically sophisticated in the world and will place the member communities of the SBWMA district at the forefront of recycling.”
Brian Moura, SBWMA vice chair and assistant city manager for San Carlos, says, “Approval of the SBR and the BHS agreements mark another important milestone in SBWMA’s ongoing work to upgrade and modernize solid waste collection and operation of the Shoreway Center. It is also estimated to boost recycling by an additional 15 percent to 20 percent, which will have a major effect on improving the environment and addressing the region’s climate change and green program goals,” he adds.
BHS is a leading manufacturer of recycling processing equipment, supplying the solid waste, recycling, wood products/compost and waste-to-energy industries.
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