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The Foundation has interest in technology able to convert every category of waste into a safe material that can be fabricated into safe consumer and industrial products. The Foundation supports the concept of creating a new material created from waste that is sanitary, durable, non-toxic, moisture-resistant, insect-resistant and completely recyclable. The material must be able to be pre-designed to meet specific commercial applications. Plant operations processing waste based on the technology must be a zero-emission system, releasing nothing harmful into the environment. The technology should accept ordinary municipal solid wastes, industrial wastes, construction wastes, plastics, tires, paints, solvents, old oil, dyes, hospital wastes, ash from incineration processes, and other materials that cannot be placed in landfills or incinerated safely. Commercial products made from the converted waste process should range from building blocks to light weight bricks, fire-retardant housing panels, topsoil erosion control system, low emission coal substitutes, retaining walls, compost, fire resistant roof tiles, light pole bases, shipping pallets, roadside guard rail posts and many other products made today from wood, concrete or other materials. The resulting products can be milled, machined, pressure formed and extruded in a multitude of designs and shapes. The Foundation has interest in supporting the development of unique housing models and other consumer products from various waste streams as well as identifying effective binding agents and polymer know-how for use in waste conversion technology. The Foundation seeks to promote a new resource on earth consisting of the 4.6 pounds of waste created every day by every human being to alleviate the human pressure on forests and other natural resources.