Champaign, IL — Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) issued a report recommending the Army proceed with the development of a deployable WasteAway® system. It is recommended that alternative operating scenarios and system configurations that address the treatment of other problem base camp wastes also be investigated.

Bouldin Corp.®, in McMinnville, TN, has developed a technology to process domestic solid waste using a unique hydrothermal system. The process was successfully demonstrated at Forts Benning, GA and Fort Campbell, KY in 2001, where it was determined that it had potential as a means to recycle Army solid wastes, both within and outside the Continental United States.

Mark Brown, CEO of Bouldin Corporation®, said “We are very happy that CERL has found our technology to be worthy of the US Army standards. The independent report reaffirms the WastAway system as a viable process in the marketplace.”

The Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is part of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (USAERDC), which is the Army Corps of Engineers’ integrated research and development (R&D) organization. CERL conducts research to support sustainable military installations. Research is directed toward increasing the Army’s ability to more efficiently construct, operate, and maintain its installations and ensure environmental quality and safety at a reduced life-cycle cost.

CERL works closely with its Army customers to develop quality products and services and to help customers implement new technologies. Many CERL products developed under this teamwork approach are in daily use, both within the Department of Defense and the private/public sectors. An active technology transfer program ensures these products receive the widest dissemination among prospective users.