CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y.,
May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- BioHiTech Global, Inc. ("BioHiTech" or the "Company")
(NASDAQ: BHTG), a sustainable technology and environmental
solutions company, applauds the state of West Virginia for taking a lead in making the
development of renewable facilities economically viable with its
new legislation that will drive more green energy jobs and a more
sustainable future for its citizens.
Governor Justice's signature to Senate Bill 368 effectively
eliminates solid waste assessment fees for mixed waste processing
and resource recovery facilities, helping to make renewable energy
a more attractive investment in the Mountain State.
"Our Entsorga West Virginia facility in Martinsburg, the nation's first HEBioT™
facility in the United States,
will no longer be penalized with unassociated landfill fees and
oversight by the Public Service Commission. It's a great time for
resource recovery and mixed waste processing facilities to expand
across West Virginia," said
Tony Fuller, CEO of BioHiTech
Global, the majority owner of Entsorga West Virginia. "More
facilities will lead to less waste in our landfills, more jobs for
West Virginia citizens, and
increased recycling rates in their communities."
BioHiTech's Martinsburg
advanced resource recovery facility is redefining waste management
across the state with pioneering technologies that transform the
renewable energy landscape. Its advanced technology recovers
biomass, plastics, and other carbon-based materials from the
mixed-municipal solid waste (MSW) stream and Commercial &
Industrial (C&I) non-hazardous secondary materials and converts
them in an EPA-recognized renewable fuel that can be utilized to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In 2020 alone, the Company's Martinsburg-based Entsorga facility created
11,250 tons of Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) and diverted over
2/3rds of the inbound received materials from going to
landfills. The SRF will be used by large energy users and
co-processing facilities like cement manufacturers and steel mills
as a cost-effective alternative or supplement to fossil fuels.
"At our facility, municipal solid waste and various types of
commercial and industrial wastes that would otherwise be landfilled
are put to use as a sustainable fuel," said Fuller. "We are
grateful to do business in West
Virginia and look forward to furthering zero waste
initiatives across the state."
To read the new law or the announcement from the West Virginia
Government, please visit:
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=368&year=2021&sessiontype=RS
or
https://westvirginia.gov/new-law-makes-mixed-waste-manufacturing-and-resource-recovery-financially-possible-in-west-virginia/.
About BioHiTech Global
BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:
BHTG), is a technology services company focused on providing
cost-effective solutions that improve environmental
outcomes. Our technologies for waste management include the
patented processing of municipal solid waste into a valuable
renewable fuel, biological disposal of food waste on-site, and
proprietary real-time data analytics tools to reduce food waste
generation. When used individually or in combination, our solutions
lower the carbon footprint associated with waste transportation and
can reduce or virtually eliminate landfill usage. In addition, we
distribute a patented technology that achieves high-level
disinfection of spaces such as classrooms, hotel or hospital rooms
and other enclosed areas to combat the spread of viruses and
bacteria without the use of harsh chemicals. Our unique
solutions enable businesses, educational institutions and
municipalities of all sizes to solve everyday problems in a smarter
and more cost-effective way while reducing their impact on the
environment. For more information, please
visit www.biohitech.com.
Company Contact:
BioHiTech Global, Inc.
Lisa Giovannielli
VP, Corporate Communications
O: 888.876.9300
E: lgiovannielli@biohitech.com
www.biohitech.com
Investors:
ir@biohitech.com
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