EXHIBIT 17.1 ------------ Date: February 16, 2005 To: Board of Directors Waste Technology Corporation From: Theodore C. Flood Director Re: Resignation Effective today, I have sold my shares of Waste Technology To Mr. Leland Boren. A condition of the sale was that I submit my resignation to the Board, therefore; please accept this memo as my resignation for the remainder of my elected term. Since we do not have D and O insurance and have always paid any legal fees and expenses for our Directors and Officers, I expect that if anything of a legal nature should arise that has occurred prior to my resignation, that the company will pay my expenses exactly as they do for the other Directors. If I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Cordially, /s/ Theodore C. Flood Theodore C. Flood