• Landfills are the richest metal "ore" bodies on the planet
• USGS Stats: 60 mm tons AL; 20 MM tons Cu contained in US Landfills (est 2000)
• In 2006, over 2.6mm tons of Al were lost to landfills 0r 1.3% of the entire landfill volume
• Discarded MSW is 7.6% Metallics-EPA
• 5mm Tons of ASR Generated Annualy in US
• CATO Process is 50% efficient to electricity
• Of the 250 mm tons of MSW produced annually, 138mm tons is landfilled (EPA)
• Est. 1.2 MW per ton of MSW to electricity
• 138mm tons CATO converted MSW to electricity = 165 million MW per year
• Est Electrical Revenue from 138mm tons of landfill = $5.8 Bln/yr @ $35/MW
• Est Value of recycled Metals = $760 MM/yr