Bulk Handling Systems and NRT Sign Agreement

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), Eugene, Ore., developer and manufacturer of processing systems for the recycling and solid waste industry, and National Recycling Technologies (NRT), developer and manufacturer of optical sorting equipment, have signed a marketing and product development agreement.

The agreement was signed Feb. 1, 2007, and gives BHS the exclusive right to market NRT optical sorting equipment to material recovery facilities and secondary plastic processors when paired with BHS’ plastic processing equipment. BHS and NRT have agreed to join together to develop optical sorting equipment for the MSW, C&D, residential and commercial recyclable markets. Furthermore, the new company will engage in product development activities to extend optical sorting technologies into new applications in residential, commercial, C&D and electronics recycling markets.

For NRT, the agreement forms an important extension of its product range in the growing MRF business. NRT has enjoyed a leadership position in the United States in the secondary plastics recycling market with its range of IR, color sorters and X-ray technology. In addition, NRT has developed vision systems to identify material according to its atomic number, a key component in the recovery of precious metals, according to a joint news release from BHS and NRT. NRT holds 25 patents related to its approach to optical sorting in the waste market as well as for vision systems in the airport security and auto shredding industry.

More information is available at www.bulkhandlingsystems.com and www.nrt-inc.com.