Problems We Solve
Our world is over-burdened with organic waste from humans, animals, and the land. We suffer from unhealthy carbon emissions, pollutants, and wasted financial resources.
With the right approach, this same waste can become an asset and a solution to our challenges with swift return on investment and positive environmental impacts.
Repurpose Many Kinds of Waste
The current manner in which we manage organic waste is not sustainable. Far too often, these types of waste are:
– Rotting with no realized value from their embedded energy
– Taking up valuable space in limited landfill capacity
– Leaching toxic chemicals into the earth causing environmental harm
Now, there is a better way to deal with waste!
Biosolids / Sewage Sludge
As our population continues to grow, so does the amount of human waste. In the wastewater treatment process, there is a significant opportunity to convert waste into clean, renewable energy while reducing disposal costs, reliance on a third parties, and negative environmental impacts.
Food Waste
Globally, $2.6 Trillion of food is wasted or lost each year. Food waste emits 3.3 Billion Tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. At the locations where food is produced, sold and consumed, waste can be re-allocated and used for clean, sustainable BioProducts.
In the US, over 63 Million tons of food is wasted every year: 56% of food ends up in landfills.
Agriculture (Manure) / Yard Waste
As the industry consolidates animal feeding operations (CAFOs), the amount of manure produced outstrips the available land for application, which leads to overspreading of manures resulting in excess nitrogen and phosphorus running into waterways. Two examples of these impacts include:
- Phosphorus overloading the Chesapeake Bay
- Algal Blooms in the Gulf of Mexico leading to dead zones the size of New Jersey.
Current Management Methods
- Landfill – take up valuable space and leach into the ground
- Incinerate – wastes potential embedded energy and causes air pollution
- Compost – extensive land hog and lengthy conversion process
Earth Friendly Methods
- HTC – repurpose organic waste to make BioCoal and other BioProducts
Eliminate Pollutants
Microplastics, pharmaceuticals and forever chemicals (such as PFAS) are polluting our land, water, food, animals, and bodies. This vicious cycle can be stopped with the proper treatment of waste using HTC and gasification technology.
Avert Landfill & Soil Crisis
Landfills were never an earth-friendly option and will be a limited option very soon. Landfills contribute to soil, air, and water pollution. Within the next decade or two, most of the landfills in the United States will be at capacity. We can stop sending organic waste to landfills and use that waste for green solutions.
Soils are degrading and waters are being polluted from overused application of fertilizers to compensate for the loss of soil nutrients, which further degrades soils and increases greenhouse gas emissions. Without a change in course, the United Nations estimates that farmable soil will be gone from the earth by the year 2070.
Achieve Swift Returns On Investment
Organic waste can be environmentally hazardous and squanders money every day. Large financial savings can be realized or additional revenue gained from underutilized organic waste. These two main strategies can be used by customers to cover the cost of HTC technology and earn money/realize savings swiftly after implementation.
Closed Loop Solution.
*Convert waste into money-saving resources such as fuel and fertilizer used within your own operations.
*Reduce disposal, inputs, and energy costs.
Circular Economy.
*Sell earth-friendly BioProducts made from your waste to third parties.
*What once was a costly expense to dispose of becomes a green, revenue-producing resource.
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Global, federal, state, and local regulations are in place and more are forthcoming to protect the environment. Customers will need to adapt to these requirements and adopt innovative solutions. Rather than seeing compliance as a cost that cannot be recovered, HTC can help customers comply with regulations, advance their part in environmentally sound practices (increasing positive company brand value), and save money at the same time.
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