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HYDROMEX
THE FUTURE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
An innovative new technology has the potential to Landfill environments vary by location. In some
end worldwide reliance on landfills and incineration, areas landfill capacity is at crisis levels due to regulatory
the pressure to dump waste into our oceans and closures and public resistance to permitting new sites.
waterways or resort to other environmentally unsafe Other areas have adequate capacity, however,
waste disposal practices. This proprietary technology increasing regulations limit
reclaims waste and produces environmentally safe usage. Tipping fee trends also vary, but in general they
products for use in homes and industry. This newly are increasing. From 1983 to 1993 tipping fees
developed technology is the Hydromex Process. increased on average 400°~.
In 1982 research was begun to develop a The recycling industry is conceptually a good solution to
technology for binding solid waste into useable the waste disposal crisis. The costs of collecting, sorting,
products. Liquid waste containing heavy metals was processing and selling end products have limited
added and the process expanded to include heavy recycling's effectiveness. Due to high cost structures,
metal extraction. The name Hydromex came from the end products are frequently more expensive than
hydro metallurgical extraction. Continued research, original items. With some recycled products, the lower
testing and process development has created quality of the recycled materials impairs consumer
expertise in equipment design, waste neutralization, acceptance.
sanitation, and solidification technology.
The future of the recycling industry depends upon its
The Process accepts almost every category of liquid ability to recycle the ever increasing waste stream into
and solid waste including household and commonly used competitively priced products that gain
construction waste, packing material, contaminated wide consumer acceptance.
soil, hospital waste, textiles, plastics, tires, paint, WHY HYDROMEX?
solvents and oil. From this waste, the Hydromex
Process can produce common items that may Hydromex answers our cities needs to find an
someday replace many lumber and concrete alternative to the currently available environmentally
products, soil enhancers, and coal substitutes. harmful waste disposal systems. It processes waste
without creating harmful residues AND it produces
Hydromex successfully addresses problems of valuable end products. Hydromex is a perfect partner to
tremendous global concern: waste disposal existing waste disposal or recycling systems. In
and natural resource preservation. conjunction with a landfill, Hydromex can extend the life
of the landfill while providing an additional source of
Hydromex will create jobs, produce products that profits. Ash remaining from incineration can be used to
could reduce costs of housing, highways and make building material. Paired with a recycling facility,
energy, while generating significant profits for Hydromex would accept heretofore unrecyclable waste.
Hydromex facilities. Hydromex /S the waste As a partner to industry, Hydromex converts problematic
management system of the future. waste into profits.
Environmental Services Industry Today A Hydromex plant can be built to process from 50 tons
The environmental services industry is burdened to 2,000 tons of waste per shift meeting the needs of
with rapidly increasing regulatory controls, capital any size industry or community.
intensity and public scrutiny. It is estimated that 200
million tons of household waste is generated
annually in the U.S. About yards of this waste is Tipping fees are monies received by landblls to accept the waste
deposited into landfills.
NOTICE: Thb tlowrtiantb torlntorrnational putposea only. Under
no chcumatane6a 4 M to be used or conaldered as an
olhrto sell etry sacurlly. WhIN Na Informadon raMalnetl
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rellabk, wa tlo not represent Nst K Ia accurate or
complete antl h should not ba rellatl upon as such.
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THE HYDROMEX CONCEPT THE HYDROMEX PROCESS
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ADVANTAGES OF HYDROMEX PRE-SORTING AND CLASSIFYING
? Minimal pre-selection or separation of waste • Accepts almost any type of solid waste.
required. • Specific items like aluminum cans or paper may be
removed for separate recycling.
? No harmful emissions are given off to the air • presort can be manual and/or mechanical.
or water supply. • Liquid waste is tested for content and stored in
separate tanks.
0 No harmful residue remains for subsequent
disposal. SHREDDING
• Mixed solid waste is shredded and stored in silos.
? Low energy requirements. • Single item or special purpose solid waste such as
? Waste treatment process is rapid. se aratel organic waste is shredded and stored
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? All Hydromex machinery and components are LIQUID PRE-MIX
readily available. • Liquid wastes are blended in a liquid reaction tank.
? Catalysts required for the Hydromex Process • The selection and proportion of liquids used is
are available in the waste stream. determined by the compounds present in the waste
prior to processing.
? Waste is converted into a wide variety of 'Neutralization and detoxifying reactions begin in the
useful building materials and agricultural liquid reaction tank.
products.
? Hydromex products cost less than the
materials they replace.
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Advantages: contd. • A completely enclosed system assures no hazardous
compounds are released into the environment. There
MIXING -SOLID 8 LIQUID are no unused by-products.
• Shredded solid waste is transferred via
conveyors to mixers. HYDROMEX PRODUCTS
• Blended liquid from the liquid reaction tank is Applications
pumped into mixers. The Hydromex process can produce a wide array of
• Liquid and solid wastes are combined. building, construction and agricultural products. Here
are a few of the hundreds of possible applications.
POLYMERIZATION
• After solid/liquid wastes are mixed, polymer Construction and Building Materials
components are added. • Pre-fab Walls and Floors
• Polymer/hardening agents are available in the • Construction "Lumber"
waste stream. • Flooring Underlayment
• Fire Retardant Roof Tiles
SHAPING • Bricks, Slabs, and Blocks
• Wet pulp is transferred to a press, extruder or
other shaping device. Civil Engineering
• Retaining Wall
• Pressure is mechanically applied. • Road-beds
• Sound Barrier Walls
• The amount of pressure applied determines • Fencing
density of end products.
• Polymers expand during reaction and give off Agricultural and Landscaping
heat. Under pressure, temperatures can rise to 'Compost and Mulch
over 200 de rees C. • Top-soil Retainers
g • Erosion Control Panels
• During this stage all reactions are completed. 'Seepage Beds
• Green Roofs
END PRODUCT • Decorative Berms and Rocks
• Through chemical combinations, heat and 'Grounds and Turf Underlayment
pressure, a wide range of molecular Residential 8 Commercial Furnishings
rearrangements occur. • Laminated Furniture and Shelves
• Living organisms present in the waste, including Energy Material
bacteria and fungi are unable to survive high • Coal Substitute
temperatures and pressures of the Process.
• Solid particles are encapsulated in a polymer ENERGY MATERIAL
matrix. Selecting more of the higher BTU items such as plastic,
organics, oil, paint and tires, Hydromex processes the
• End products not meeting Hydromex's strict waste into a cleaner burning, coal substitute.
standards are recycled through the process. The Hydromex fuel can be used in a pyrolytic unit or
• End products are sanitary, durable, non-toxic regular coal burning furnace. The heat produced can be
and moisture resistant. used to run steam turbines which create electricity. This
electricity can be used to power the Hydromex Plant and
ZERO EMISSIONS PROCESS sold for a profit.
Using the Hydromex process to pretreat waste in a waste
• All gases and liquids released during the to energy system provides a more consistent source of
process are recycled through a scrubbing heat allowing more efficient use of the electric generation
system. equipment.
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Ash from the pyrolytic unit or furnace can be used combines a wide variety of wastes into material that can
in the Hydromex Plant as one of the ingredients in equal or exceed the characteristics of wood and
fabricating building products. concrete:
For all Hydromex products, every stage of • Highly durable
processing and production is economically • Excellent sound insulation
viable, producing products that are cost • Fire retardant
competitive with both recycled and new materials. • Moisture resistant
• Sawed, drilled, nailed and sanded like wood
Using waste as a natural resource,
Hydromex products provide practical SOIL PRODUCTS
solutions to the serious environmental Soil products such as compost, mulch and erosion control
need for natural resource preservation. panels can be made quickly and easily using the
Hydromex process. A variety of waste including MSW,
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL green waste and agricultural waste can be used.
Using hundreds of recipes that have been Figures 1 through 4 demonstrate some of the many
developed over the last decade, Hydromex
products that can be produced by Hydromex.
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Fig -1 Illustrated is the method Hydromex will use to
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retaining walls.
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fencing, garden bridges, etc. that are virtually indestructible.
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WHO NEEDS A HYDROMEX PLANT? SUBSEQUENT PLANTS
The list of potential users of a Hydromex Once the first plant is fully operational, we anticipate
Processing Plant is as long and as varied as the strong demand for additional plants. In the United States
sources and quantities of waste that are piling up alone, there is a need for approximately 3,000 two
on our earth's surface. hundred ton per shift Hydromex units. As more plants
• Landfill Operators come on line, Hydromex will expand product offerings.
• Incinerator plants The first few plants should be operational five to six
• Municipalities months after receiving funding. We anticipate
• Airports, ports, and transportation centers subsequent plants will be operational in less than four
• Hospitals, clinics, and infirmaries months.
• Government and military complexes
• Resorts, amusement /theme parks Building and Space Requirements for Plant
• New "sustainable development" projects The 200 ton per shift plant requires a building with the
following minimum dimensions and permitting
Industries that produce problematic waste: specifications:
• Automotive/ aircraft manufacturing plants
• Chemical, Petro-chemical and fertilizer works 1. 200 ft x 100 ft building (shredder outside)
• Pulp and paper factories 2. 50 ft x 70 ft enclosure for shredder (optional)
• Telecommunications and electronics plants 3. 16 ft overhead clearance
• Textile manufacturers 4. 12 ft wide door
• Leather and dye manufacturers 5. Shredder approximately 85 decibels
• Pharmaceutical production companies 6. Mixer approximately 75 decibels
7. 1,000 KVA electricity
THE HYDROMEX PLANT 8. 2 %z acres storage
Hydromex plants can be large or small, mobile or 9. Industrial zoning
stationary and designed to fd into most industrial or 10. Water available
municipal situations. The plants are built using 11. Building must be kept at 50~ F or warmer
readily available "off the shelf" machinery and
component parts. The plants are easy to install Variation fora 50 ton per shift plant
and maintain. Compared to many other waste 1. 50 ft x 100 ft building
disposal systems the plants are quite reasonably 2. 30 ft x 40 ft shredder enclosure
priced. Detailed pricing information is available on 3. 100 KVA electricity
request, but a 200 ton per shift plant could be 4. One acre storage
purchased for under six million dollars. (Prices may
change without notice). All other specifications are similar to those fora 200 ton
per shift plant.
First Plant
The construction of the first Hydromex processing Mobile Plants
plant has been completed. This plant will process The Hydromex Process can be offered as a mobile
approximately 50 tons of waste per shift. As of this treatment plant processing up to 200 tons per shift.
writing, July 1997, the plant is undergoing Applications include processing of harmful waste at spill
additional testing and refining at its test site in sites, one-time contaminated soil clean-ups, clean-up of
Hesperia, California. The owners of the plant have various small waste dumps, and the treatment of
not as yet decided on its permanent location. animal waste held in storage lagoons at fares.
This plant will not initially accept hazardous or
toxic materials. This allows easier permitting and
avoids time consuming and costly toxic materials
testing. The first few products produced will not
require extensive building code testing. This
facilitates introduction of the products into the
market place. Products in this category incude
building blocks used for retaining and sound
barcier walls, fuel material, compost, and fence
posts.
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THE HYDROMEX COMPANY PLANT FINANCIALS
Hydromex, Inc. has offices in Boulder, Colorado A Hydromex plant has two distinct revenue sources,
and wand TerraceLCalifomia. The Boulder office tipping fees from taking in waste, and the sale of the
is responsible for financial activities; engineering is fabricated products. Tipping fees vary widely both
located in Grand Tercace, both offices market the geographically and with the type of waste. Standard
technology muniapal solid waste tipping fees range from $10 to over
$150 per ton. Tipping fees for toxic or hazardous waste
The company also has a independent selling can be as high as $750 per ton.
agents assisting in the sale of Hydromex
processing facilities. The system gets paid to take in its supplies!
All compounds required for the Hydromex process are
Business Objectives available in the waste stream, but due to timing, plant
1. To build a company that improves the condition location or volume requirements, some compounds may
of our environment by providing a revolutionary need to be purchased.
and unique waste reclamation technology.
Using conservative assumptions, a 200 ton per shift plant
2. To commercialize a process and products that should return 50% on the initial investment within the first
earn high rate of return on invested capital. 12 operating months of operation.
3. To maintain consistently high performance The Hydromex process is inexpensive. The plant is
standards for the technology, customer service
and marketing. automated, requires no furnace and uses commonly
available low maintenance parts and equipment.. Local
4. To continue to advance the process and the costs for labor and supplies will vary for individual plants,
products through ongoing research and consequently projections developed for each plant may
development. differ.
5. To develop a marketing division to promote the Fabricated products will be priced at a discount to
products and the process. existing items. Additional market analysis will determine
exact pricing strategies, however estimates indicate
Company Owners fabricated product sales will eventually average in excess
Hydromex Inc. is wholly owned by Mr. Pridemore of $100 per ton.
and~As-~atrasand has no outside investors or
financial indebtedness. Hydromex plants will be profitable under a number of
different scenarios. The plants can be profitable without
Gene Pridemore, President a tipping fee, as long as there is a product for sale, or the
As a consultant on environmental issues, Mr. Product can actually be given away as long as there is a
Pridemore learned first hand how desperately the sufficient tipping fee (the specific numbers vary
world needed a solution to the waste disposal depending upon the situation).
crisis. He spent the last five years developing the
Hydromex Process. His expertise in concrete
structural engineering, mining and mineral
processing provides an excellent background for
the technology.
Carol Batrus, Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Batrus has 10 years of business and finance The following financial tables ate based on estimated
experience working for a major investment bank. costs and revenue projections, and ate to be used only
She holds an MBA from Columbia University and as a guide. Actual results may vary significantly.
a Masters of Science Degree in the health care Projections for a specific situation can be developed,
area.
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Financial Projections fora 200 Ton Per Shift
Hydromex Plant Producing Building Blocks
Income Per Ton Per Qay (a) Per Year (b)
Tipping Fees (c} $40.00 $16,000 $4,080,000
Product Sales (d) $40.00 $16,000 $4,080,000
Totallncome 580.00 532,000 58,160,000
Operating Expense
Plant Overhead (e) 1.42 568 144,840
Plant Supplies (f) 0.82 328 83,640
Plant Operating Cost (g) 0.71 284 72,420
Lahor (h) 8.00 3,200 816,000
Sales and Marketing (i) 5.60 2,240 571,200
Cammissians (j) 4.00 1,600 408,000
Insurance (k) 0.80 320 81,600
Quality Control (q 0.71 284 72,420
Mat Handle Equip. (m) 2.00 800 204,000
Chemicals (n) 14.00 5,600 1,428,000
Facilities & Land (o) 2.50 1,000 255,000
Miscellaneous (p) 0.60 240 61,200
Total Operating Expense 41.16 16,464 4,198,320
EBITDA (q) 38.84
Margin °h 48.6%
ASSUMPTIONS
a. Two 8 hr. shifts/day.
b. 255 days/yr.
c. The $40tton is an average of municipal solid waste at $25/ton, used oil at $55/barcel or $250/ton, tires at $1 each
or $80tton, construction debris at $40tton.
d. 25 pounds each at 50 cents/block.
e. Includes office, phones, office materials, etc.
f. Includes daily maintenance materials for plant operations
g. Utilities and misc. costs
h. Based on 8 people/shift ~ $25/hr. total wages and benefit package.
I. Sales, advertizing, etc., based on 14% of product sales.
j. Commissions based on 5°~ of plant gross sales
k. Includes property insurance for the plant and liability insurance.
I. In-process quality control includes test equipment and one quality assurance person per shift.
m. Cost of forklifts, pallets, storage racks, etc.
n. Chemicals used in processing waste.
o. Based on California land costs as $106.25 per installed ton/ month.
p. Contingency for all costs not itemized above
q. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
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QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT THE NYDROMEX PROCESS
question t: Answer 1:
What justification do you have for income from products In determining the income we researched the following:
sold? A. Wholesale prices from comparable products in the
Denver, Colorado area.
B. Wholesale prices from comparable products in the
Seattle, Washington area.
C. Corporate and financial analyst input.
D. Market pricing of recycled products versus original
products.
Based on this information, we feel comfortable with our
income in our projections
question 2: Answer 2:
How is down time configured in the operating cost? With the exception of shredder malfunction, the plant will
have the capacity to always be operational. If any one of
the lines should malfunction the other lines would continue
to produce. It is anticipated that a plant would be down for
repair about S hours per month which is less than 5% of its
operating time running one shift /day.
Question 3: Answer 3:
What is the expected plant life? Perpetual, with adequate maintenance.
Question 4: Answer 4:
What process instrumentation has been inserted? PH meters, amp meter for slump, ORP meters, and atomic
absorption spectrometer in addition to the normal
instruments found in facilities of the same nature.
Question 5: Answer 5:
The financial projections do not contain plant cost? The selling price of a plant to an investor is negotiated with
the investor. The financial projections are based solely on
the operations of the plant.
Question 6: Answer 6:
What type of training is required for personnel who will be Depending on the expertise of people needing training, time
operating the plant? How is this factored into the cost? would vary from 1 to a maximum of 4 weeks. Initial
training costs are a part of the cost of the plant.
Question 7: Answer 7:
What is the cost effective minimum size for a plant? Do to economies of scale, the smallest plant Hydromex
recommends is a 50 ton unit. If a high tipping fee waste
stream is used, the size of the plant could decrease.
Question 8: Answer 8:
What is the quantity and composition of liquid There are hundreds of "recipes" that allow Hydromex to
chemicals reagents used to mix with shredded MSW to utilize a wide variety of liquid wastes. These recipes are
produce product materials such as energy briquettes or proprietary information. The process can accept acids and
building materials? alkali agents, used oil, sewage, floatation residue and
agricultural waste. The specific compounds required vary
with the waste being used and the end product being
manufactured. The process is flexible and can be adapted
to use whatever waste products are available.
Question 9: Answer 9:
Does the product material produced require a curing or The product requires about 24 hours to dry but can be
drying process: if so, how long and what type of storage handled and shipped as soon as it is produced. There are
facilities are required? no special storage facilities required. Stacking the product
on pallets out doors is sufficient.
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Question 10: Answer 10:
How does Hydromex intend to assure continued proper We construct and install the plant, train personnel and
performance and operation of a plant so that down time is operate the plant until the personnel are ready to operate it.
controlled or limited and product consistency is A revenue profit sharing between the buyer and Hydromex
maintained? assures cur attention to running the plant as efficiently and
effectively as possible.. There will be, at all times, a quality
control engineer assigned to the plant, reporting to
Hydromex, Inc.
Question 11: Answer 11:
What happens with piled up waste during plant shutdown? The storage area and shredded material silo should have a
capacity to hold a weeks worth of waste. It is not probable
that any shut down would last that long but if it did the
waste would have to be piled and covered until the plant
was operational again.
luestion 12: Answer 12:
What percentage of the finished product is polymer and The percentage of polymers in the end product, ranges
what are the strength/flexibility propetties of the polymeR from 4 to 10 percent based on the formula used and the
end product being fabricated. The polymer is a binding
agent. Product strength is derived from pressure used in
the process as well as from mixing fibers with the polymer.
The polymer by itself has very little strength.
question 13: Answer 13:
How do you eliminate and /or control cracking spallation Hydromex products, primarily due to the polymer
due to shrinkage? component, shrink less than 1% which has no effect on the
product.
Question 14: Answer 14:
How is the consistency of an end-product maintained with The consistency of an end product is primarily determined
a mixture of waste? by the pressure exerted on the material and the amount of
polymers used. For building material, the mixture of waste
is incidental as it is mainly used as a filler. For fuel material
and soil products preselection of waste is necessary.
question 15: Answer 15:
What are bonding (Tensile) strength ranges for given mix At this time we have no data on testing for tensile strength,
ratios, and the ability to utilize polyester (or similar) matt however our plate compressive strengths average 3000 to
reinforcement on panel face during the production process 4000 lbs. A 1 inch thick plate 12" x 12" square supported
to enhance tensile strength for certain applications. on two sides with 1" of bearing on each side was tested at
a bearing weight with 1100 lbs. of load in 75% of the
unsupported surface of the plate. Exposed matting can be
used on all of our products, even when being extruded.
Question 16: Answer 16:
Please state material fire retardancy of intended board mix Our normal product is highly fire resistant. In our
and ability to enhance performance for can be profitably demonstration we hold a steel cutting torch to the product
run on MSW, water and some hardening agents. No toxic for two minutes then remove the torch and scratch the
or hazardous chemicals are required. carbon off revealing little damage to the plate.
Question 17: Answer 17:
Please state compatibility of surface finish with standard Paint, varnishes, plasters and other materials including
paint finishes (including oil based). mortar will adhere to our product.
Question 16: Answer 18:
Confirm resistance to cleaning agents (varied). Our normal product will withstand any cleaning agent
including muriatic acid.
Question 19: Answer 19:
Please describe proposed bonding/mechanical fix Conventional methods can be used (i.e. nails, screws,
methods. glue, etc.)
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W hours. Other designs hanAln up ment and makes business and mixed witL ligmd wasto be- cess make the final product sfc^~
bi 2,000 tons per shin. The sys- s¢nse;'RUSS Said. "5o, InsLCatl of fore polymers are added. ile,accord ing to Ratms. Once the
tern can also process tires. car- passing on envi ronm¢nlal costs Like pasta being Forced Pilot plant produces a balrh of
O pet, smvare sludge as well av' to customers this will support through a press, the mix[u re is constrvclinn blocks, they'll be
some hazardous wastes, mc1uA- itself" pot under presumes up to 5,000 shipped LO the Oniversity nfLrtah
ingnd, Paint, acids and alkalis. p SO~ton unit, like the pilot pounds prr square inch and can for durability tests Some testing
The pilot sYSiem, which was plan[, costs about $1.2 million. be exlruAed into bricks, cooF has sties tly hero done in F.u-
Q tern porarily shut down A]ondaq, The system, Batrus said, more tiles, fencing and pre-fabricated rope.
wtll probably rertiain in Ilespe- than pays Cor itself Operators ?onrs and walls 6y contr'olling Retired landfills could con
na th rough Clctober before it's not only can sell lho finished [he pressure, finished products cei vabiy br mined Cor raw m:rta
shipped LOVbuyer in Hawaii. prod acts, but Uley also receive con be as dense as concrete nr as vial.
PaulRws, general managerM lipping fees For accepting waste lightasverW. "It really is a rwolu4onary
AAvance Ai<posel, =aid he was that othnrw isa would go to a Depending on ?ie wa_=[e pro- new icuhnole~~ Uut has lbc Pn-
W impressed with the system and land CilL ~essed, the system can also man- 'miti ai fo clean uV uur emimn-
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V w'chasingaLOUton unit president of liytlroines, [he pro- fuel pelleL'and organic mulch. 'otoidamagclhabve'vedoac"
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