From its Pataskala base, Estech USA develops and commercializes patented autoclave systems that sterilize, reduce and sort municipal solid waste. The company’s Fibrecycle® technology uses pressurized steam and mechanical action to recover recyclable materials and biomass for electricity, while its history reaches back to a University of Alabama prototype built in 1992. Estech USA acquired the Remtec rights and assets in 2010 and later developed the MOD-4 variation for used diapers and coincidental medical waste.
Hughes Energy Group, LLCHughes Energy Group, a New York-based fiber production and green-technology company, uses its proprietary Wilson System® steam-autoclave process to turn organic waste into Wilson Fibre®, a feedstock for lower-carbon bio-products and fuels. Founded by Brendan Hughes after he entered the waste and renewable-energy sector in 2005, the company is the Wilson System’s sole representative in North America. Its facilities are designed to treat up to 175,000 tons of municipal solid waste annually while diverting up to 200,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from the atmosphere.YONKERS, NY
Bulk Handling SystemsFounded in 1976 in Eugene, Oregon, Bulk Handling Systems designs, manufactures and installs custom processing systems that recover recyclables from waste streams. The company developed the first modern single-stream processing system in the United States and now builds integrated material recovery facilities for customers around the world. Its team combines manufacturing know-how with hands-on experience operating waste and recycling facilities, carrying projects from engineering through installation and service.PITTSBURGH, PA
Red Bag SolutionsFounded by Dr. Sanford A. “Sandy” Glazer, a former U.S. Navy Dental Corps captain, Red Bag Solutions has spent more than a quarter century developing on-site medical-waste processing technology. The company serves healthcare and life-science facilities with its patented Steam Sterilization and Maceration systems, which render biohazardous waste sterile and unrecognizable at the point of generation.TOWSON, MD
Upland RoadUpland Road develops solid-waste infrastructure and patented separation technology that recovers and reuses about 90% of municipal waste collected in a single bin. Headquartered in New York, the company brings together environmental, capital-markets, regulatory and project-development expertise to build Sustainable Materials and Advanced Recovery Technology (SMART) Centers. Its SMART Center was named the “Most Innovative Recycling Idea” in Cincinnati’s 2023 Rethink Recycling Hack-a-thon.NEW YORK, NY