Environment committee  In one hour, the jar that was slightly grey will be clear. The solution is simple. You don't have to think too hard. If we apply the laws of nature at our convenience and for our good, we can do anything. The technology is there. You simply have to be interested in doing it.

Environment committee  We've indicated that this technology ultimately costs nothing: no cost.

Environment committee  That's their primary operation. The volumes for processing are enormous. This is engineering that is now becoming what's called material handling, the handling of sand, water and everything else. We have to prove that we have a really reliable and robust process to manage all these products, these components.

Environment committee  No, it's bitumen. It's simply an attraction site. The beads, in simple terms, are like a big velcro strap to which the hydrocarbon adheres on contact and sticks.

Environment committee  Exactly.

Environment committee  After the operation, the waste is cleaned. That's the objective.

Environment committee  The water and sand are clean, and the bitumen is extracted. We take maximum advantage of all the resources: we've increased bitumen extraction and improved water quality. Thus we enable them to reclaim the site immediately because the soil is clean and can be used for vegetation.

Environment committee  Reusable hydrocarbon sorbent.

Environment committee  We've been undertaking vast amounts of time in exploring, developing, and working with the oil sands industry to come up with a very simple solution to tackling their tailing ponds. Hydrocarbon losses in tailings are a source of--

Environment committee  We recover bitumen, granules. The beads are reusable, clean and the entire cycle takes five minutes. In less than five minutes, we've recovered the bitumen on the beads and we use them again.

Environment committee  Before I start, Mr. Chair, I brought some samples with me just to show what our technology looks like so that everybody has a hands-on view in front of them. Our technology is essentially based around these organic polymer beads that are an absorbent for the hydrocarbons. This is the residual sand from our process.