Exhibit 10.16


Neither this Option nor the shares of Common Stock  issuable on exercise of this
Option  have been  registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933.  None of such
securities may be transferred in the absence of  registration  under such Act or
an opinion of counsel to the effect that such registration is not required.

                             IDM ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.

                        Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant

     This Non-Qualified  Stock Option Agreement ("Option  Agreement") is between
IDM  Environmental  Corp., a New Jersey  corporation  (the  "Company"),  and The
Boston Group, L.P. ("Optionee"), who agree as follows:

     1. This certifies that the Optionee, in consideration of valuable financial
consulting  services  rendered to the Company,  is entitled to purchase from the
Company one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the Company's common stock (the
"Common  Stock") at an exercise price equal to $4.813 per share.  This Option is
exercisable  immediately  and may be  exercised  in whole or in part at any time
prior to expiration.

     2. All rights granted under this Option shall expire on February 5, 2000.

     3. This  Option and the Common  Stock  issuable  on exercise of this Option
(the "Underlying  Shares") may be transferred,  sold,  assigned or hypothecated,
only if registered by the Company under the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Act")
or if the company has received from counsel to the Company a written  opinion to
the  effect  that  registration  of the Option or the  Underlying  Shares is not
necessary in connection with such transfer,  sale,  assignment or hypothecation.
The Option and the Underlying Shares shall be appropriately  legended to reflect
this  restriction and stop transfer  instructions  shall apply. The Holder shall
through its counsel  provide  such  information  as is  reasonably  necessary in
connection with such opinion.

     4. This Option may only be assigned to entities controlled by the Optionee.
Any  permitted  assignment of this Option shall be effected by the holder by (i)
executing a form of assignment  acceptable to the Company; (ii) surrendering the
Option for cancellation at the office of the Company, accompanied by the opinion
of counsel to the Company  referred to above;  and (iii) delivery to the Company
of a statement by the  transferee  (in a form  acceptable to the Company and its
counsel) that such Option is being acquired by the holder for investment and not
with a view to its distribution or resale; whereupon the Company shall issue, in
the name or names  specified  by the holder  (including  the holder) new Options
representing  in the  aggregate  rights to purchase the same number of Shares as
are purchasable under the Option surrendered.  Such Options shall be exercisable
immediately  upon any such  assignment  of the number of Options  assigned.  The
transferor will pay all relevant transfer taxes.  Replacement options shall bear
the same legend as is borne by this Option.

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     5. The term  "Holder:"  should be deemed to include  any  permitted  record
transferee of this Option.

     6. The Company  covenants  and agrees that all shares of Common Stock which
may be issued upon  exercise  hereof will,  upon  issuance,  be duly and validly
issued,  fully paid and  non-assessable and no personal liability will attach to
the holder thereof.  The Company further  covenants and agrees that,  during the
periods within which this Option may be exercised, the Company will at all times
have  authorized and reserved a sufficient  number of shares of Common Stock for
issuance upon exercise of this Option and all other Options.

     7. This Option  shall not entitle the Holder to any voting  rights or other
rights as a stockholder of the Company.

     8. In the event that as a result of reorganization,  merger, consolidation,
liquidations,  recapitalization,  stock  split,  combination  of shares or stock
dividends  payable with respect to such Common Stock, the outstanding  shares of
Common  Stock of the Company are at any time  increased  or decreased or changed
into or exchanged for a different  number or kind of share or other  security of
the  Company or of another  corporation,  then  appropriate  adjustments  in the
number and kind of such  securities  then  subject to this Option  shall be made
effective as of the date of such  occurrence  so that the position of the Holder
upon  exercise  will be the same as it would have been had it owned  immediately
prior to the  occurrence of such events the Common Stock subject to this Option.
Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event listed above shall
occur and the Company  will notify the Holder of the Option of each  adjustment.
Any fraction of a share  resulting from any  adjustment  shall be eliminated and
the price per share of the  remaining  shares  subject to this  Option  adjusted
accordingly.

     9. The  rights  represented  by this  Option may be  exercised  at any time
within  the  period  above  specified  by (i)  surrender  of this  Option at the
principal executive office of the Company (or such other office or agency of the
Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the holder at the address of
the holder  appearing on the books of the Company);  (ii) payment to the Company
of the  exercise  price for the number of  Underlying  Shares  specified  in the
notice  together with  applicable  stock transfer  taxes,  if any; and (iii) the
delivery to the Company of a statement  by the holder (in a form  acceptable  to
the Company and its counsel) that the holder intends to exercise this Option and
that such Shares are being  acquired by the holder for investment and not with a
view to their distribution or resale.

     10.  Promptly  following  each  receipt  by the  Company  of the  documents
required  to  exercise  all or any part of this Option as provided in Section 9,
the Company shall deliver irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent (with a
copy to holder)  to issue on an  expedited  basis  certificates  evidencing  the
shares of common stock so purchased.  Such  certificates  shall bear appropriate
legends in accordance with applicable securities laws.

     11. This Option shall be governed by and construed in  accordance  with the
laws of the State of New Jersey.  The  federal  and state  courts in the city of
Newark,  New Jersey shall have exclusive  jurisdiction  over this instrument and
the enforcement  thereof.  Service of process shall be effective if by certified
mail,  return  receipt  requested.  All notices shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given upon receipt by the party to whom addressed.  This instrument shall
be enforceable by decrees of specific performances as well as other remedies.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  IDM  Environmental  Corp. has caused this Option to be
signed by its duly authorized officers under its corporate seal, and to be dated
as of February 5, 1998.


                                            IDM ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.


                                            By: /s/  Joel A. Freedman
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                                              Joel A. Freedman, President