RePower South begins construction of Berkeley County Recycling and Recovery Facility

Spartanburg, South Carolina-based RePower South (RPS) has recently announced the construction of the Berkeley County Recycling and Recovery Facility in South Carolina. RPS is a company that converts waste into renewable fuel. RPS will fund the more than $40 million capital investment in the facility and create more than 60 jobs.

"This innovative approach to recycling is bringing Berkeley County and South Carolina into the 21^st century," Bill Peagler, Berkley County supervisor, says. "This method encourages citizens to do what is environmentally friendly without the hassle of sorting, proving it is possible to increase recycling efforts in communities."

RPS President Robert Shepard says the system will increase Berkeley County's recycling and produce a low carbon, clean fuel from waste. "Our platform enables greater recycling recovery and does so across the entire Berkeley County waste stream. We also create a low-carbon, clean fuel to help reduce the consumption of coal," Shepard says. "Greater recycling, less landfilling and cleaner air at lower cost is a true win-win for Berkeley County."

"We are grateful and humbled by the courage, leadership and support of Berkeley County Supervisor William Peagler, the members Berkeley County Council and Berkeley County Water and Sanitation for selecting RePower to deliver this cost-effective solution to their citizens. We know there's a better way for our nation to manage garbage, and we are excited that Berkeley County agrees," Shepard says. "We look forward to this facility serving as a model for the world to move towards a more sustainable waste and energy future."

RPS development partners include Barnhill Contracting Co., Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to construct the facility, Bulk Handling Systems, Eugene, Oregon, to provide the waste processing system and Loesche Energy Systems, Pembroke Pines, Florida, to provide the fuel manufacturing system. RPS licenses the fuel technology, known as ReEngineered Feedstock, from Accordant Energy, Rutland, Vermont. The facility is slated to begin operations in early 2019.