Exhibit 10.5

                              ENVIROKARE TECH, INC.

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT,  made  this  18th  day of  December,  2000,  between
Envirokare Tech, Inc., a Nevada  corporation  having an address of 2470 Chandler
Avenue, Suite 5, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120 (the "Company"),  and Charles H. Stein,
having  an  address  of  5345  Pine  Tree  Drive,   Miami   Florida  33140  (the
"Executive").

     WHEREAS,  the Company  desires to employ the  Executive  as Chairman of the
Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; and

     WHEREAS,  Executive desires to be employed by the Company, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

1.   Employment; Term.

     (a)  Employment  and  Duties.  The Company  hereby  employs  Executive  and
Executive hereby accepts employment by the Company, subject to the terms of this
Agreement.  Executive  shall  perform  such  duties  and have  such  powers  and
authority  as  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  determine,   commensurate  with
Executive's position as the chief executive officer of the Company.  Executive's
services for the Company shall be rendered at the Company's  principal  place of
business in Boca Raton, Florida, subject to reasonable travel requirements.  The
Executive  shall at all times be subject to and shall observe and carry out such
reasonable rules, regulations,  policies,  directions and restrictions as may be
established from time to time by the Company.

     (b) Term. The term of the Executive's  employment under this Agreement (the
"Term") shall  commence on December 31, 2000 and shall end on December 31, 2005,
unless sooner  terminated as herein provided.  The Term may be extended upon the
mutual written agreement of the Company and the Executive.

2.   Salary; Reimbursement of Expenses.

     (a) Base  Salary.  The  Executive  shall  receive a base  salary (the "Base
Salary") of One Hundred Fifty Six Thousand Dollars  ($156,000) per year, payable
in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company's normal payroll
schedule,  but in no  event  less  frequently  than  bi-weekly,  subject  to any
applicable  withholding and other taxes.  The  Executive's  Base Salary shall be
reviewed  annually  by the Board of  Directors,  on or before


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January 1 of each year,  starting at January 1, 2002,  and may be increased  but
may not be  decreased;  provided,  however,  that,  in  addition  to any  salary
increase that may be approved by the Board of Directors, Executive's Base Salary
shall be increased (but not reduced) on January 1 of each year, starting January
1, 2002, by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for the
Miami,  Florida area over such index in effect on the  previous  December 31. If
the data is not  available on such January 1, the salary  increase  shall not be
paid until it is determined, but at that time any unpaid increase from January 1
until the data is available shall be promptly paid in a lump sum.

     (b)  Reimbursement  of Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse the Executive
for all reasonable and appropriate or necessary  out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in  connection  with his  carrying  out his  duties  under  this  Agreement,  in
conformity with such procedures as the Company may establish from time to time.

     (c)  Automobile.  The Executive  shall be entitled to reasonable  use of an
automobile and driver, at Company expense,  for local business purposes,  not to
exceed $400 per month.

3.   Benefits.

     (a) Benefit  Plans.  The Executive  shall be entitled to participate in all
medical  insurance,  disability  insurance and life insurance plans from time to
time  in  effect  for  employees  of  the  Company,  generally.  All  rights  to
participate in any such plans, and the degree and amount of participation, shall
be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents,  generally  applicable
Company policies, and the actions of any committee responsible for administering
such plan.  If the Company does not have a medical  insurance  plan in which the
Executive is eligible to  participate,  the Company will pay the Executive Three
Hundred Dollars ($300) per month for medical  insurance costs.  Such amount will
be on a pre-tax basis, and will be in addition to the Executive's Base Salary.

     (b)  Vacation.  The  Executive  shall be  entitled  to four (4)  weeks'  of
vacation  each year and shall be entitled to paid holidays  consistent  with the
Company's practices.

4.   Stock Option.  Subject to the approval of the  shareholders of the Company
to be granted at its annual  meeting  in 2001 to  increase  the number of shares
available for grant under the Stock Plan or such increase thereto or replacement
therefor as the shareholders  shall approve,  as total and sole compensation for
services  rendered to the Company for the year 2000,  the Board of  Directors of
the Company grants to the Executive at the strike price that number of qualified
stock options under the Company's  1999 Stock Plan (the "1999 Stock Plan") equal
to  $100,000  divided  by the  average  of the  closing  bid/asked  price of the
Company's  common  stock (the "Strike  Price") as reported on the NASD  Bulletin
Board on December 22, 2000, the date upon which the Company agreed to employ the
Executive, the terms of which are reflected in this agreement. If for any reason
this grant does not qualify as a qualified  stock option for the purposes of the
Internal Revenue Code, such grant shall be

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deemed to be the grant of the same number of  non-qualified  stock options under
the 1999 Stock Plan.

     As partial  compensation for services to be rendered for calendar year 2001
hereunder,  the Board of Directors of the Company grants to the Executive,  that
number of qualified stock options under the Company's 1999 Stock Plan (the "1999
Stock Plan") equal to $100,000  divided by the Strike Price in January  2001, at
an exercise  price to be  determined  by the board of  directors  at the time of
grant,  under the 1999 Stock Plan as set forth,  described,  and  subject to the
same provisions as contained in the immediately preceding paragraph.

     In addition,  subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company to
be granted at its annual  meeting in 2001, the Board of Directors of the Company
grants to the  Executive,  at a Strike  Price to be  determined  by the board of
directors  at the time of grant in January  2001,  non-qualified  stock  options
under the 2001 Stock Plan, or such increase  thereto or replacement  therefor as
the  shareholders  shall  approve,  such  replacement  to  contain no terms more
onerous to the Executive  (except as may be required by law or Internal  Revenue
Service  regulations)  than  the  terms  of the 1999  Stock  Plan,  equal to the
difference  between  Two  Million  (2,000,000)  shares  and the number of shares
granted the Executive under the preceding two paragraphs.

     The Executive  acknowledges  having  received a copy of the 1999 Stock Plan
and is aware that it contains  limitations on the number of shares, which may be
disposed of by the Executive within certain time frames after exercise.

     The Board of  Directors  will permit the  Executive  to transfer  his stock
options, and to have such options exercised by, a trust of which the trustee and
the form and substance are  acceptable to the Board of Directors,  whose consent
to all of the foregoing shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.   Exclusivity of Services.  The Executive  agrees that, during his employment
with the Company, he will devote substantially his full business time and energy
to the  business,  affairs and  interests  of the  Company  and matters  related
thereto and shall  faithfully and diligently  endeavor to promote such business,
affairs and interests.  Without  limiting the  generality of the foregoing,  the
Executive shall not engage in any other  employment,  occupation,  consulting or
other  business  activity  related to the  business  in which the Company is now
involved or becomes  involved  during such  employment,  nor will the  Executive
engage  in any  other  activities,  including  serving  as a  Director  of other
companies,   that  conflict  with  his  obligations  to  Company.   The  Company
acknowledges  that the Executive  currently  serves on the Board of Directors of
New China Homes Ltd. and Advanced Card Technologies Inc.,

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6.   Termination of Employment.

     (a) Death of  Executive.  If the  Executive  dies  during  the  Term,  this
Agreement  shall  terminate;  provided,  however,  that within  thirty (30) days
following the later of his death or the final appointment of Executor's personal
representatives,  the  Company  shall  cause the  Executive's  heirs or personal
representatives  to be paid the Executive's  accrued but unpaid Base Salary,  if
any, as of the date of death, as well as payment with respect to any accrued but
unused vacation days, if any, as of such date  (determined on a prorated basis),
with any such payments to made less any applicable withholding and other taxes.

     (b)  Disability.  If during the Term the  Executive  becomes  physically or
mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, so that the Executive is unable
substantially   to  perform  his  services   hereunder,   even  with  reasonable
accommodation, for (i) a period of three consecutive months, or (ii) for shorter
periods aggregating three months during any six month period, the Company may at
any time after the last day of the three consecutive months of disability or the
day on which the  shorter  periods of  disability  equal an  aggregate  of three
months,  by  written  notice  to  the  Executive,  terminate  the  Term  of  the
Executive's  employment hereunder.  Nothing in this Section 6(b) shall be deemed
to extend the Term.  In the event the  employment of the Executive is terminated
by the Board of Directors  pursuant to this Section 6(b), the Executive shall be
(i)  paid the  then-applicable  salary  pursuant  to  Section  2(a)  above,  for
twenty-six  (26) weeks after the  effective  date of such  termination  and (ii)
reimbursed  for  all  expenses  pursuant  to  Sections  2(b)  and (c) as of such
effective  date.  Executive  shall also be  entitled  to accrued but unpaid Base
Salary, if any, as of the effective date of such termination, as well as payment
with respect to any accrued but unused  vacation  days,  if any, as of such date
(determined  on a  prorated  basis),  with any such  payments  to made  less any
applicable withholding and other taxes.

     (c) For  Cause.  The  Company  shall have the right,  upon  written  notice
thereof to the Executive, to terminate his employment hereunder if the Executive
(A) fails or refuses in any  material  respect to perform any duties  consistent
with the terms thereof communicated to him in writing by the Board of Directors,
(B) is grossly  negligent in the  performance  of his duties  hereunder,  (C) is
convicted of a felony or other violation which in the reasonable judgment of the
Board of  Directors  could  materially  impair the  Company  from  substantially
meeting  its  business  objectives,  (D) is found to have  committed  any act of
fraud, misappropriation of funds or embezzlement with respect to the Company, or
(E) is  found  to have  misappropriated  a  corporate  opportunity,  within  the
reasonable  judgment  of the Board of  Directors.  Upon the  termination  of the
Executive's employment with the Company for cause, the Company shall be under no
further  obligation  to the  Executive  other than  payment  of the  Executive's
accrued  but  unpaid  Base  Salary,  if any,  as of the  effective  date of such
termination,  as well as payment with respect to any accrued but unused vacation
days, if any, as of such date  (determined on a prorated  basis),  with any such
payments to made less any applicable withholding and other taxes.

     In the event of termination of the Term for matters described in items (C),
(D) or (E) of the preceding paragraph, any stock options which the Executive has
failed to exercise  by  notification  and payment  which must be received by the
Company prior to the sending of

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notification  of  termination  to the  Executive by or on behalf of the Board of
Directors, shall be deemed non-exercisable and such grant shall be of no further
effect.

     (d)  Without  Cause.  In the  event  the  employment  of the  Executive  is
terminated  by the Board of  Directors  for any  reason  other than as stated in
Section 6(b) or (c), any such  termination  deemed for the purposes hereof to be
"without  cause",  the Executive  shall be (i) paid the  then-applicable  salary
pursuant to Section 2(a) above,  for  twenty-six  (26) weeks after the effective
date of such  termination  and (ii)  reimbursed  for all  expenses  pursuant  to
Section  2(b) as of such  effective  date.  Executive  shall also be entitled to
accrued  but  unpaid  Base  Salary,  if any,  as of the  effective  date of such
termination,  as well as payment with respect to any accrued but unused vacation
days, if any, as of such date  (determined on a prorated  basis),  with any such
payments to made less any applicable withholding and other taxes.

     In the event of  termination  of  employment  under  this  subsection,  the
Executive shall have the right to exercise any then unexercised stock options in
accordance with the provisions of the Stock Plan or any subsequent plan pursuant
to which options will have been granted to the Executive.

     (e) Survival of Obligations.  The obligations of the Executive set forth in
Section   7   (referring   to   confidentiality),   Section  8   (referring   to
non-solicitation), and Section 9 (referring to non-competition) will survive the
termination of Executive's employment hereunder, regardless of cause.

7.   Confidential Information.

     (a) Company Information.  The Executive agrees at all times during the term
of his employment or other  involvement  with the Company and thereafter to hold
in strictest confidence,  and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company,
or to disclose to, or permit the use by, any person, firm or corporation without
written authorization of its Board of Directors, any Confidential Information of
the Company. The Executive understands that "Confidential Information" means any
Company  proprietary  information,  technical data, trade secrets or know-how or
other  business  information  disclosed to the Executive by the Company,  either
directly or indirectly in writing,  orally or by drawings or inspection of parts
or equipment, including, but not limited to:

     (i)  formulas,  research  and  development  techniques,   processes,  trade
secrets,  computer  programs,  software  (including,   without  limitation,  all
programs, specifications,  applications,  routines, subroutines,  techniques and
ideas  for  formulae),  electronic  codes,  mask  works,  inventions,  machines,
innovations,  ideas,  designs,  creations,  writings,  books and other  works of
authorship,  patents, patent applications,  discoveries,  methods, improvements,
data, formats, test results, projects and research projects;

     (ii) information about costs, profits,  markets, sales, contracts and lists
of customers,  and  distributors,  business,  marketing,  and  strategic  plans;
forecasts, unpublished financial

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information, budgets, projections, and customer identities,  characteristics and
agreements as well as all business opportunities,  conceived, designed, devised,
developed,  perfected or made by the Executive,  whether alone or in conjunction
with others, and related in any manner to the actual or anticipated  business of
the Company or to actual or anticipated areas of research and development; and

     (iii) employee personnel files and compensation information.

The Executive further understands that Confidential Information does not include
any of the foregoing items which (i) has become publicly known or made generally
available to the public through no wrongful act of the Executive,  (ii) has been
disclosed  to the  Executive  by a third  party  having no duty to keep  Company
matters confidential, (iii) has been developed by the Executive independently of
his employment by the Company, (iv) has been disclosed by the Company to a third
party without  restrictions  on  disclosure,  or (v) has been disclosed with the
Company's   consent.   The  Executive   further  agrees  that  all  Confidential
Information shall at all times remain the property of the Company.

     (b) Mandated Disclosure. In the event that Executive is ordered to disclose
the Company's  Confidential  Information  pursuant to a judicial or governmental
request,  requirement or order,  the Executive shall promptly notify the Company
and take  reasonable  steps to assist the Company in  contesting  such  request,
requirement  or order or in otherwise in protecting  the Company 's rights prior
to disclosure.

8.   Non-Solicitation.  The  Executive agrees  that  he  shall  not  during  his
employment or other involvement with the Company and for a period of twelve (12)
months  immediately  following the  termination  of his employment or such other
involvement with the Company, for any reason, whether with or without cause, (i)
either  directly or  indirectly  solicit or take away,  or attempt to solicit or
take away employees of the Company, either for his own business or for any other
person or entity,  or (ii) either  directly or  indirectly  recruit,  solicit or
otherwise  induce or influence any  proprietor,  partner,  stockholder,  lender,
director,  officer,  employee,  sales agent, joint venturer,  investor,  lessor,
supplier,  customer,  agent,  representative  or any  other  person  which has a
business  relationship  with the Company to  discontinue,  reduce or modify such
employment, agency or business relationship with the Company.

9.   Covenants Against Competition.

     (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:

          (i) "Competing Product" means any product,  process, or service of any
person or organization other than the Company, in existence or under development
(A) which is identical to,  substantially the same as, or an adequate substitute
for any  product,  process,  or service of the  Company,  in  existence or under
development, on which the Executive works during the time of his employment with
the Company or about which the Executive acquires

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Confidential  Information,  and (B) which is (or could reasonably be anticipated
to be) marketed or distributed in such a manner and in such a geographic area as
to actually compete with such product, process or service of the Company.

          (ii)  "Competing  Organization"  means  any  person  or  organization,
including the Executive,  engaged in, or about to become engaged in, research on
or  the  acquisition,   development,  production,  distribution,  marketing,  or
providing of a Competing Product.

     (b)  Non-Competition.  As a material inducement to the Company to employ or
continue the employment of the Executive,  and in order to protect the Company's
Confidential  Information  and good will, the Executive  agrees to the following
stipulations:

          (i) For a period  of  twelve  (12)  months  after  termination  of his
employment  with the Company or its affiliates  for any reason,  whether with or
without cause,  the Executive will not directly or indirectly  solicit or divert
or accept business relating in any manner to Competing  Products or to products,
processes or services of the Company,  from any of the  customers or accounts of
the  Company  with  which  the  Executive  had any  contact  as a result  of his
employment.

          (ii) For a period of  twelve  (12)  months  after  termination  of his
employment with the Company for any reason,  whether with or without cause,  the
Executive will not (A) render services  directly or indirectly,  as an employee,
consultant  or  otherwise,  to any Competing  Organization  in  connection  with
research on or the acquisition, development, production, distribution, marketing
or  providing  of any  Competing  Product,  or (B) own or  finance,  directly or
indirectly, any interest in any Competing Organization.

     (c)   Modification  of   Restrictions.   The  Executive   agrees  that  the
restrictions  set  forth  in  this  Section  are  fair  and  reasonable  and are
reasonably required for the protection of the interests of the Company. However,
should an  arbitrator or court  nonetheless  determine at a later date that such
restrictions are unreasonable in light of the  circumstances as they then exist,
then the Executive  agrees that this Section shall be construed in such a manner
as to impose on the Executive  such  restrictions  as may then be reasonable and
sufficient to assure Company of the intended benefits of this Section.

10.  Equitable  Remedies.  The  Executive  agrees that it would be impossible or
inadequate to measure and calculate the Company's damages from any breach of the
covenants  set forth in  Sections  7, 8 and 9 herein.  Accordingly,  at the sole
discretion of the Company,  the Executive agrees that if he breaches any of such
Sections,  the  Company  will have,  in  addition  to any other  right or remedy
available,  the  right  to  obtain  an  injunction  from a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction  restraining  such  breach or  threatened  breach  and to  specific
performance  of any such provision of this Agreement and, if it prevails in such
a  proceeding,  the right to recover from the  Executive  the costs and expenses
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11.  Representations and Warranties of Executive.  The Executive  represents and
warrants  as  follows:  (i)  that he has no  obligations,  legal  or  otherwise,
inconsistent  with  the  terms  of this  Agreement  or with  his  undertaking  a
relationship  with the Company;  and (ii) that he has not entered into, nor will
he enter into,  any  agreement  (whether  oral or written) in conflict with this
Agreement.

12.  Settlement by Arbitration.  Any claim or controversy  that arises out of or
relates to this  Agreement,  or the breach of it, will be settled by arbitration
in accordance with the rules of the American  Arbitration  Association.  In such
cases, the parties will submit their differences to three arbitrators: one to be
selected by the Company,  one to be selected by the Executive,  and the third to
be  selected by the  arbitrators  named by the  parties  hereto.  Should the two
arbitrators  not be able to agree on the  choice  of the  third,  then the third
arbitrator shall be chosen by the American Arbitration Association.  Arbitration
shall  take  place in Miami,  Florida.  In the event of  disagreement  among the
arbitrators,  the  decision  will rest with the  majority.  The  decision of the
majority of the  arbitrators  shall be binding upon the parties  hereto  without
appeal and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent  jurisdiction.
Unless otherwise  ordered by the arbitrators,  (a) the Company and the Executive
each shall pay its own expenses in connection  with the  arbitration and (b) the
expenses of the arbitrators shall be shared equally between the Company,  on the
one hand, and the Executive, on the other. The arbitrators may order the payment
of costs and expenses of the arbitration against either party. The parties shall
be entitled  to the same  rights of  discovery  in the  proceedings  as would be
available to them were there to be an action brought in the federal court of the
State of Florida.

13.  Miscellaneous.

     (a)  Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement,  together  with the  Stock  Plan,
contains  the entire  understanding  of the parties  with respect to the subject
matter.  It may not be changed orally but only by an agreement in writing signed
by the party  against  whom  enforcement  of any waiver,  change,  modification,
extension or discharge is sought.

     (b) No Waiver.  The failure of either party to insist on strict  compliance
with the terms of this agreement in any instance or instances will not be deemed
a waiver of any such term of this  Agreement or of that party's right to require
strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement in any other instance.

     (c) Captions and Headings.  The captions and Section  headings used in this
Agreement  are for  convenience  of  reference  only,  and shall not  affect the
construction  or  interpretation  of  this  Agreement  or any of the  provisions
hereof.

     (d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to
the benefit of the successors in interest of the parties, including, in the case
of the Executive,  his heirs, executors and estate. The Executive may not assign
his  obligations  under this  Agreement.  Any attempt to do so shall entitle the
Company to  terminate  this  Agreement,

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under the  provisions  of Section  6(c) hereof,  for cause.  The Company may not
assign its  obligations  under this  Agreement,  except  with the prior  written
consent of the Executive.

     (e) Notices.  Any notices or other  communications  provided for  hereunder
shall be given by certified or express mail or express courier services provided
that the same are addressed to the party  required to be notified at its address
first written above,  or such other address as may hereafter be established  for
notices,  and any such notices or other  communications shall be deemed received
on the  earlier  of (i)  actual  receipt,  (ii)  three (3)  business  days after
mailing,  or (iii) the first business day after pick-up by the delivery service.
The  parties'  telecopier  numbers  are as  follows:  Company - (702)  262-1909;
Executive - (____) ____-_____.

     (f)  Severability.  If any term or  condition  of this  Agreement  shall be
invalid or unenforceable to any extent or in any application, then the remainder
of this Agreement,  and such term or condition  except to such extent or in such
application,  shall  not be  affected  thereby,  and  each  and  every  term and
condition of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
and in the broadest application permitted by law.

     (g) Principal  Office.  The principal office of the Company is currently in
Nevada.  To the extent the change to Boca Raton,  Florida,  requires a change in
the "by-laws" of the Company,  the Board of Directors  hereby amends the by-laws
accordingly.

     (h)  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be  construed  and enforced in
accordance  with the laws of the State of Florida  without  giving effect to its
principles on conflict of laws.


     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto  have  executed  this  Employment
Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

                                            ENVIROKARE TECH, INC.



                                            By:  /s/ Richard M. Clark
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                     Name:    Richard M. Clark
                                                     Title:   President
                                                              duly authorized

                                            EXECUTIVE



                                            /s/ Charles H. Stein
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Charles H. Stein

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