Profitability

Omega Thermal Technologies, Inc.

The Profit of Waste Conversion(Or defusing the environmental time bomb)

The technology to convert 100% of waste into product exists today. What is preventing its use are politics, economics and a concern for the environment. The political aspect can be examined in other context. We limit this web page to a comparison of the economic and environmental impact of waste conversion and landfilling.

Of all waste management practices, land filling is the most offensive to the environment. The false reasoning for using landfills is that it is the lowest cost solution. With all of the distractions we have today, the average person understandably does not take the time to examine this issue. Once his waste is out of sight, naturally it is out of mind. Nevertheless, it is a fact of life that each landfill represents an environmental time bomb which can release harmful substances into the ecology, whether by air or through groundwater. There are claims that technical advances in landfill construction will safeguard the environment, however, there are no long term guarantees. It is universally accepted that, from time to time, some natural or man made event can cause a breach and, in accordance with "Murphy's law",if it can happen, it will. When it does, what does one do with several million tons of polluting mass? The current trend in developed countries is to eliminate the establishment of new landfills and to bring closure to the existing facilities in the nearest possible future.

Total conversion of the waste into product eliminates the possibility of future disasters!

The summary comparison below is hypothetical, but is based on real life data using OTT's proven technical approaches. If more information is required as to the basis of the calculation, please contact Kenneth W. Hladun.

The summary to the left shows that, at a tipping fee of $17/ton, a 400 ton per day municipal waste processing facility can make a profit. This is a facility that can serve a population of 160,000 or so. Assuming a typical amount of $50 per ton tipping fee, the annual expenditure to landfill would be $7,300,000 with the consequence of threatening the environment.

In the scenario of total conversion, the annual expenditure on tipping fees would be reduced to about $2,500,000 with the added bonus of not having to put anything into a landfill.

Comparison Parameter	OTT Technology	Landfill
Water Pollution Potential	Insignificant	Enormous
Air Pollution Potenial	Insignificant	Enormous
Soil Pollution Potential	Insignificant	Enormous
Land Useage	Minimal	Huge
Cost per Ton Waste	Low	High

To the left is a summary of how landfills stack up against technical alternatives.

Back in the days of the cave dwelling neanderthal, it was normal to simply discard waste and forget about it. What little waste was generated then, was compatible with nature and did not pose a long term environmental threat.

Today, with booming population and industrial development, we should not continue this primitive practice. In doing so we place our future and future generations in jeopardy.

If you wish more information in support of the assertions you found here please contact me and I will be happy to comply.

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