Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 11. Related Party Transactions Related parties include Directors, Senior Management Officers, and shareholders, plus their immediate family, who own a 5% or greater ownership interest at the time of a transaction. The table below presents direct related party assets and liabilities and other transactions or conditions as of or during the periods indicated. March 31, December 31, 2017 2016 Assets: Intangible assets, net (a) $ 241,782 $ 264,333 Liabilities: Accounts payable 154,147 85,374 Accrued interest payable 747,164 390,812 Long term accrued interest 48,053 187,667 Notes payable 275,000 275,000 Advance from related party (b) 463,027 1,213,027 Promissory note - related parties (c) 4,500,000 2,500,000 Series A - Unsecured subordinated convertible notes (d) 2,250,000 2,250,000 Series B - Unsecured subordinated convertible notes (e) 1,750,000 1,250,000 Series V - Unsecured subordinated convertible notes (f) 300,000 300,000 Other: Line of credit guarantee (g) 2,463,736 2,463,736 The table below presents direct related party expenses or transactions for the periods indicated. Compensation and related costs for employees of the Company are excluded from the table below. Three Months Ended 2017 2016 S, G & A - Rent expense (h) $ 13,246 $ 13,050 Cost of revenues Rent expense (h) 10,810 10,650 S, G & A - Consulting expense (a) 50,000 50,000 Interest expense 203,346 87,866 Cost of revenue, inventory or equipment on operating leases acquired (a and i) 53,937 202,248 There were no revenues earned from related parties during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Prior to the Company’s investment in Entsorga West Virginia, the Company provided environmental and project management services that amounted to $27,055 and $12,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. (a.) Distribution Agreement - BioHiTech has an exclusive license and distribution agreement (the “License Agreement”) with BioHiTech International (“BHT-I”), a company owned by Chun-Il Koh, a BioHiTech shareholder and other unrelated parties. (b.) Advance from Related Party - The Company’s Chief Executive Officer has advanced the Company funds for operating and capital purposes. The advances bear interest at 13% and are unsecured and due on demand. There are no financial covenants related to this advance and there are no formal commitments to extend any further advances. (c.) Promissory Note - Related Party - On June 25, 2014, the Company initially entered into a secured promissory note with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 (the “Promissory Note”). This note has been amended most recently effective February 1, 2017. The amended note provides for up to $4,500,000 in borrowings, an interest rate of 13% per annum, which is subject to prospective reduction to 10% upon the Company’s completion of raising $7,500,000 in connection with an offering of unsecured subordinated convertible notes and warrants and is due on the earlier of (a) a change of control, (b) an event of non-payment default, (c) the two-year anniversary of the Promissory Note (February 1, 2019), or (d) a Qualified Financing. For purposes of the Promissory Note, a Qualified Financing is defined as the first issuance of debt or equity by the Company through which the Company received gross proceeds of a minimum of $5,000,000 from one or more financial institutions or accredited investors. (d.) Series A Unsecured Subordinated Convertible Notes and Warrants - In connection with the Company’s issuance of unsecured subordinated convertible notes and warrants in 2016, certain related parties participated in such offering. (e.) Series B Unsecured Subordinated Convertible Notes and Warrants - In connection with the Company’s issuance of unsecured subordinated convertible notes and warrants in 2016, certain related parties participated in such offering. (f.) Series V Unsecured Subordinated Convertible Notes In connection with the Company’s issuance of unsecured subordinated convertible notes in 2016, BioHiTech International, see note a, above, exchanged $300,000 in accounts payable by the Company for a $300,000 note. (g.) Line of Credit - Under the terms of the line of credit, several related parties have personally guaranteed the line and are contingently liable should the Company not meet its obligations under the line. (h.) Facility Lease - The Company leases its corporate headquarters and warehouse space from BioHiTech Realty LLC, a company owned by two stockholders of the Company, one of whom is the Chief Executive Officer. The lease expires in 2020, with a renewal option for an additional five-year period. Year Ending December 31, 2017 (Remaining period) $ 73,010 2018 98,524 2019 100,003 2020 41,926 Total $ 313,463 (i.) Inventory Acquisition During 2016 the Company commenced acquiring certain sub-assemblies for final assembly by the Company from a company controlled by a 1.9% shareholder of BioHiTech. |