Blast Mitigating Waste Bin

Blast Mitigating Waste Bin
  • Waste bins can easily conceal an explosive device and pose a serious threat to public safety.
  • The BlastGard MTR series of waste receptacles dramatically reduces all lethal threats posed by the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED).
  • BlastGard's technology, BlastWrap?, received a ten star rating - the highest possible - from the United Kingdom's Home Office Scientific Development Branch.
  • Fully instrumented tests of the products have been carried out at Redstone Arsenal, an independent testing centre of the U.S. Army.
  • In the U.S.A. the MTR line of blast mitigated waste bins have already been deployed throughout the Washington D.C. Metro system and are currently being deployed throughout the AMTRAK system nationwide.
  • BlastGard products have been confirmed both "Certified and Designated" by the Department of Homeland Security in Arlington,VA.
  • Currently, the BlastGard MTR 91 & 101 are installed at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain and the Executive Headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security in Arlington, VA.
  • 2005 winner of the Popular Science "Best of Whats New" and the Aviation Week & Space Technology "Product Breakthrough Award".
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Key Features

  • Blast Mitigating Waste Bin
  • Waste bins can easily conceal an explosive device and pose a serious threat to public safety.
  • The BlastGard MTR series of waste receptacles dramatically reduces all lethal threats posed by the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED).
  • There are 4 hazards from an improvised explosive device when detonated in a waste bin and this products protects against all four:
  • - primary fragments (parts of the IED that tend to be small and travel at high velocity)
  • - seconday fragments (parts of the bin that tend to be larger and travel at a lower velocity)
  • - blast pressure
  • - thermal effects
  • Possible deployment locations:
  • - city streets
  • - airports
  • - government facilities
  • - train stations
  • - military bases
  • - courts of law
  • - stadiums
  • - corporate facilities
  • - bus terminals
  • The waste bin can be used both outdoors and indoors.
  • Exterior walls of the bin can be customised with laminate exteriors available in a variety of colours and can include logos. It can be easily replaced if damaged or decor changes
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