Here is what Advanced Circular Manufacturing does, in plain terms.
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Your bin does not change
You recycle and separate organics the same way you do today. This is about what is left over afterwards — the part that currently goes to the incinerator or into the ground.
No change at the kerb
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Nothing is burned
The process runs in a sealed chamber with no oxygen in it. Without oxygen nothing can combust. There is no stack, no smoke and no ash. This is not a replacement incinerator and it is not waste-to-energy.
No combustion
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It becomes products
Material is broken down to its elements and reformed into synthetic graphite, graphene compounds, recovered metals, clean industrial gases and ultrapure water — over 100 specification-grade materials.
100+ materials
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A royalty comes back
Carbotura pays the County a royalty on every ton delivered, for at least thirty years, starting above what the County pays to have the material processed and rising every year.
30-year minimum
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Local manufacturing jobs
Around 100 direct roles at the first phase, rising with each phase — process operation, maintenance, quality and logistics.
~100 direct roles
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Less goes into the ground
The County’s own goal is to divert more than 90% of material from landfills and incinerators. Closing the incinerator alone sends more to landfill, not less. This is the option that is neither.
Neither burned nor buried
Today vs. With the Factory
What Changes — Side by Side
🔴 Today
✗What you recycle is recycled. What is left goes to the incinerator or to landfill.
✗The incinerator burns about 365,000 tons a year and produces ash.
✗That ash is trucked to a landfill in Rosemount.
✗About half of everything the county generates is already buried, some of it out of state.
✗The County has decided to close the incinerator, and the material needs somewhere to go.
🟢 With the Factory
✓What you recycle is recycled. Nothing changes at your kerb.
✓What is left goes to a factory instead of a furnace or a hole.
✓It is broken down without burning and reformed into manufactured products.
✓There is no ash, because there is no combustion to produce any.
✓The County pays a fee to have it processed and receives a royalty on every ton.
How the Money Works
The Circular Royalty™ — Explained Simply
This is not a subsidy. It is not a discount. Here is how Hennepin County, Minnesota earns money back from the materials it supplies.
Your materials are collected
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The factory converts them into manufactured products
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Products are sold in global markets
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Royalty paid back to Hennepin County, Minnesota
What the Circular Royalty™ is — in plain terms
The County pays a Beneficiation Fee to have its material processed, and separately receives a Circular Royalty™ on the same tonnage. Two different payments in two different directions, reported separately rather than combined into one number. Being straight about it: the fee is modelled at about $12 a ton above what the County pays at the incinerator gate under its 2027 contract. The reason the arrangement is worth doing is the royalty, which starts above the fee and rises every year for at least thirty years — and the fact that the County spends no capital and carries no permitting risk.
Your Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
No. There is no combustion at any stage, no stack, and no ash. The process runs in a sealed, oxygen-free chamber — without oxygen, nothing can burn. It is a manufacturing operation, and it is not waste-to-energy. Carbotura does not sell power, electricity or hydrogen.
Yes. Nothing changes at the kerb. Recycling and organics collection continue exactly as they do now. This concerns the material that is left after all of that.
No site has been chosen. No parcel has been identified or assessed, and choosing one would be part of a joint working phase with the County, not something decided in advance.
No. Carbotura finances, owns and operates the facility, and carries all the permitting work at its own cost. The County commits no capital at any phase.
Not yet, and we say so plainly. Carbotura has no facility in commercial operation anywhere. The first is in York County, Pennsylvania, in permitting and engineering now, targeted for late 2027 to early 2028. The agreement with any county includes a condition requiring an operating facility that meets our stated claims before that county is held to performance.
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Indicative reference only — not an offer. Pricing under a Circular Supply Agreement (CSA) or CMOA. All financial figures are Carbotura planning-basis estimates and are ILLUSTRATIVE until Term Sheet execution. Carbotura has no facility at or past Commercial Operation Date.
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