CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BioHiTech Global, Inc. ("BioHiTech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BHTG), a technology and services company that provides cost-effective and sustainable waste management solutions, today announced that the Company's subsidiary, Rensselaer Resource Recovery, LLC, has submitted an application for final approval from the State of New York to construct and operate a 72,000-square foot HEBioT municipal waste processing facility in Rensselaer, New York.
The planned HEBioT development project is located on 23 acres of land in the City of Rensselaer's southern industrial area designated as an Opportunity Zone under the rules established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Company received local approval for its development plan in September of 2018. Upon completion, the facility is expected to generate approximately $12 million of high margin annual revenue through a patented waste processing system that converts approximately 40% of mixed municipal waste into an EPA approved solid recovered fuel ("SRF") while reducing landfill usage by as much as 80%. BioHiTech controls the exclusive U.S. development rights for the patented HEBioT solid waste processing technology developed by Entsorgafin S.P.A. in 11 northeastern states and the District of Columbia.
The Rensselaer project will be the second facility launched by BioHiTech in conjunction with Kinderhook Industries, a private investment firm that manages over $2.0 billion of committed capital. Kinderhook recently contributed $5.5 million dollars in cash and assets to accelerate the growth of BioHiTech's HEBioT business. The Company's first HEBioT facility, located in Martinsburg, West Virginia has completed construction and is expected to generate $7 million in annual revenue.
Frank E. Celli, CEO of BioHiTech, commented, "We are excited to have taken this last step in the permitting process to move forward with our Rensselaer HEBioT facility project. With the City of Rensselaer having unanimously approved the project in 2018, we are now working with the State of New York to obtain its approval and begin building this important sustainability project. With our first U.S. HEBioT plant in West Virginia coming online, our Rensselaer project continuing to move forward, and several other projects in the planning stage, we have a strong pipeline that we anticipate will add significant high margin revenue to BioHiTech in the years to come. We look forward to building value for our shareholders and having a positive impact on the environment through the continued roll-out of our cost-effective waste management solutions."
About BioHiTech Global
BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG), is changing the way we think about managing waste. Our cost-effective technology solutions 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. Our unique solutions enable businesses and municipalities of all sizes to lower disposal costs while having a positive impact on the environment. When used individually or in combination, our solutions lower the carbon footprint associated with waste transportation and can reduce or virtually eliminate landfill usage. For more information, please visit www.biohitech.com.
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Company Contact:
BioHiTech Global, Inc.
Rich Galterio
Executive Vice President
Direct: 845.367.0603
rgalterio@biohitech.com
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