The industrial world continues to be inundated by vast volumes of waste of every form. As the world's population increases, so does the waste it generates. The PWC will help to solve this environmental problem in an affordable and economic way that will also protect the public health and safety for generations to come. The need for a solution to the impending waste crisis is evidenced by the increasing 200 million tons of hazardous waste generated annually in the US. alone. An additional 13 billion tons per year of nonhazardous waste are also generated in the US. This daunting problem will be magnified by an exponential US. population growth that will exceed one half billion people in 60 years time. The overall dollar value of potential necessary clean up worldwide amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars. For example, the US. hospital market alone...and this is only one narrow market segment...is about 5 billion dollars.