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            As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 1999
                                                                Registration No.
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   ----------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              THE TIREX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                                3282985
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.) 

 740 St. Maurice, Suite 201
 Montreal, Quebec                                                H3C 1L5
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT
                        BETWEEN THE TIREX CORPORATION AND
                                 DAVID SINCLAIR
                            (Full title of the Plan)

                               Frances Katz Levine
                                 621 Clove Road
                             Staten Island, NY 10310
           (Name and address, including zip code of agent for service)

                                 (718) 981-8485
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
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                                                   Proposed Maximum      Proposed Maximum         Amount of
Title of Securities           Amount to be          Offering Price      Aggregate Offering       Registration
 to be Registered              Registered            per Share*             Price*                   Fee
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>                    <C>                   <C>                     <C>   
 Common Stock, Par Value,
 $.001 Per Share,
 Pursuant to The Exercise
 of Options Granted Under
 Consulting Agreement with
 David Sinclair ...             454,545                $.1375                $62,500                 $18.94
                                                                                                     ------
                  TOTAL                                                                              $100
                                                                                                       
=============================================================================================================
</TABLE>

* Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration
fee  pursuant  to Rule 457(c) on the basis of the average of the closing bid and
ask  prices  of  the  Common   Stock  of  the   Registrant   as  traded  in  the
over-the-counter  market and reported in the  Electronic  Bulletin  Board of the
National Association of Securities Dealers on May 17, 1999.

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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

      The following documents are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.

(a)   Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June
      30, 1998,  filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
      of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

(b)   Registrant's  quarterly  reports on Forms  10-QSB for the fiscal  quarters
      ended  September  30,  1998,  December  31,  1998 and March 31, 1999 filed
      pursuant to Section  15(d) of the Exchange Act, and  Registrant's  Current
      Reports on Form 8-K,  dated May 27,  1998 (filed  with the  Commission  on
      August  3,  1998),  September  14,  1998  (filed  with the  Commission  on
      September  18, 1998),  March 17, 1999 (filed with the  Commission on March
      23, 1999), and May 4, 1999 (filed with the Commission on May 18, 1999).

      All documents  filed by the Registrant  pursuant to Section 13(a),  13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Securities  Act and Sections  13(a),  13(c),  and 14 of the
Exchange  Act after  the date of this  registration  statement  and prior to the
filing  of a  post-effective  amendment  to this  registration  statement  which
indicates  that all  securities  offered  hereunder  have  been  sold,  or which
registers  all  securities  then  remaining   unsold  under  this   registration
statement,  shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

      The authorized capital stock of Registrant  consists of one hundred twenty
million shares  (120,000,000),  par value $.001 per share,  of which one hundred
fifteen  million,  (115,000,000)  shares are  designated  Common Stock par value
$.001 per share,  and five million  (5,000,000)  shares are  designated  Class A
Stock,  par value $.001 per share.  As at May 10,  1999 there were eighty  seven
million,  four  hundred  twenty  eight  thousand,  seven  hundred  seventy  nine
(87,428,779)  shares of Common Stock issued and  outstanding.  The Class A Stock
may be issued from time to time, in one or more  classes,  or one or more series
within any class  thereof,  in any manner  permitted by law, as determined  from
time to time by Registrant's board of directors, and stated in the resolution or
resolutions  providing for the issuance of such shares  adopted by  Registrant's
board  of  directors   pursuant  to  authority  vested  in  it  in  Registrant's
Certificate  of  Incorporation,   each  class  or  series  to  be  appropriately
designated,  prior to the issuance of any shares thereof, by some distinguishing
letter, number designation or title. All shares of stock in


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such classes or series may be issued for such consideration and have such voting
powers,  full or limited, or no voting powers, and shall have such designations,
preferences and relative, participating,  optional, or other special rights, and
qualifications,  limitations or restrictions thereof, permitted by law, as shall
be stated and  expressed in the  resolution  or  resolutions,  providing for the
issuance of such shares adopted by Registrant's  board of directors  pursuant to
authority  vested in Registrant's  Certificate of  Incorporation.  The number of
shares of stock of any class or series  within any  class,  so set forth in such
resolution or  resolutions  may be increased  (but not above the total number of
authorized shares) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by further resolution or resolutions  adopted by Registrant's board
of directors  pursuant to authority vested in it in Registrant's  Certificate of
Incorporation.

      Registrant's  board of directors may  determine the times when,  the terms
under which and the consideration  for which Registrant shall issue,  dispose of
or receive  subscriptions for its shares,  including treasury shares, or acquire
its own shares.  The  consideration for the issuance of the shares shall be paid
in full  before  their  issuance  and  shall  not be less than the par value per
share.  Upon  payment of such  consideration,  such shares shall be deemed to be
fully paid and nonassessable by Registrant.

      The holders of shares of Common Stock are  entitled to dividends  when and
as declared by the Board of Directors  from funds  legally  available  therefore
and, upon  liquidation,  are entitled to share pro rata in any  distribution  to
shareholders.  Holders of the Common Stock have one non-cumulative vote for each
share hold. There are no pre-emptive,  conversion or redemption privileges,  nor
sinking fund provisions, with respect to the Common Stock.

      Stockholders  are  entitled to one vote of each share of Common Stock held
of record on matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.  The Common Stock does
not have cumulative voting rights. As a result,  the holders of more than 50% of
the shares of Common Stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of
the  directors  if they choose to do so, and, in such event,  the holders of the
remaining shares of Common Stock will not be able to elect any person or persons
to the board of directors of Registrant.

Item 5.  Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.

      Frances Katz Levine, counsel to the Registrant,  is employed by Registrant
as its corporate and securities  counsel.  As at May 10, 1999 Ms. Levine and her
husband,  Robert Levine,  were the record and beneficial owners of approximately
6.1% of the Registrant's  issued and outstanding  common stock.  Scott Rapfogel,
counsel to the Registrant,  is employed by Registrant as its assistant corporate
and securities counsel.  Mr. Rapfogel is the record and beneficial owner of less
than 1% of the Registrant's issued and outstanding common stock.


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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

      The Company's certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification to
the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General  Corporation
Law ("Section 145").  Pursuant  thereto,  the Company  indemnifies its officers,
directors,  employees and agents to the fullest extent  permitted for losses and
expenses  incurred by them in connection with actions in which they are involved
by reason of their having been directors,  officers, employees, or agents of the
Company. Section 145 permits a corporation to indemnify any person who is or has
been a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or who is or has
been serving as a director,  officer,  employee or agent of another corporation,
organization,  or  enterprise  at the  request of the  corporation,  against all
liability  and  expenses  (including  but not  limited  to  attorneys'  fees and
disbursements  and amounts paid in settlement or in satisfaction of judgments or
as fines or penalties)  incurred or paid in connection with any action,  suit or
proceeding,   whether  civil,  criminal,   administrative,   investigative,   or
otherwise,  in which he or she may be  involved by reason of the fact that he or
she served or is serving in these  capacities,  if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed to the
best interests of the  corporation  and, with respect to any criminal  action or
proceeding,  had no cause o believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case
of a claim, action, suit or proceeding made or brought by or in the right of the
corporation  to procure a recovery  or judgment  in its favor,  the  corporation
shall not  indemnify  such  person in respect of any claim issue or matter as to
which  such  person  has been  adjudged  to be  liable  to the  corporation  for
negligence  or  misconduct  int  he  performance  of  his  or  her  duty  to the
corporation,  except for such  expenses as the Court may allow.  Any such person
who has been wholly  successful  on the merits or otherwise  with respect to any
such claim,  action,  suit or proceeding or with respect to any claim,  issue or
matter  therein,  shall be  indemnified  as of right  against  all  expenses  in
connection therewith or resulting therefrom. The effect of this provision in the
certificate  of  incorporation  is to eliminate the rights of the Registrant and
its  stockholders  (through  stockholders'  derivative  suits on  behalf  of the
Registrant)  to  recover  monetary  damages  against a  director  for  breach of
fiduciary  duty as a director  (including  breaches  resulting from negligent or
grossly negligent behavior) except in the situations described above.

      The  Company's  By-laws  provide  for  indemnification  of  the  Company's
officers and directors  against all  liabilities  (including  reasonable  costs,
expenses,  attorney's  fees,  obligations  for payment in  settlement  and final
judgment)  incurred  by or  imposed  upon them in the  preparation,  conduct  or
compromise of any actual or threatened  action,  suit,  or  proceeding,  whether
civil,  criminal,  or  administrative,  including any appeals  therefrom and any
collateral  proceedings  in which they shall be involved by reason of any action
or omission by them in their  capacity as a director or officer of the  Company,
or of any other  corporation  which they  serve as a director  or officer at the
request of the  Company,  whether or not such person is a director or officer at
the time such  liabilities are incurred or any such action,  suit, or proceeding
is commenced against them. The indemnification  provided by the By-laws does not
extend,   however,   to  certain  situations   involving   misconduct,   willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence.


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      Insofar as  indemnification  for liabilities  arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers, and controlling persons of
the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions,  the Company has been informed
that  in  the  opinion  of  the   Securities   and  Exchange   Commission   such
indemnification  is  against  public  policy  as  expressed  in the  Act and is,
therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities  (other than the payment by registrant of expenses  incurred in
the  successful  defense of any action,  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been  settled  by  controlling  precedent,  submit  to a  court  of  appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification  by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

      Except to the extent hereinabove set forth, there is no charter provision,
by-law,  contract,  arrangement  or statute  pursuant  to which any  director or
officer of registrant is indemnified  in any manner against any liability  which
he may incur in his capacity as such.

Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.

      Not Applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

      The  exhibits  filed as a part of this  Report or  incorporated  herein by
reference are as follows:

Exhibit No.                Item
- -----------                ----

5.1                     Opinion of Scott Rapfogel,  Esq., regarding the legality
                        of  the   securities   being   registered   under   this
                        Registration Statement.

10.1                    Consulting  Agreement  dated January 1, 1999 between The
                        Tirex Corporation and David Sinclair

24.1                    Consent  of Pinkham & Pinkham,  P.C.,  Certified  Public
                        Accountants Independent Auditors for the Registrant.

24.2                    Consent  of  Scott  Rapfogel,   Esq.,  counsel  for  the
                        Registrant (set forth in the opinion of counsel included
                        as Exhibit 5.1).
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Item 9. Undertakings.

      (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1)      To file,  during any period in which offers or sales are being
                  made,  a   post-effective   amendment  to  this   registration
                  statement:

         (i)      To include any prospectus  required by section 10(a)(3) of the
                  Securities Act of 1933;

         (ii)     To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
                  the effective date of the registration  statement (or the most
                  recent post-effective  amendment thereof) which,  individually
                  or in the  aggregate,  represent a  fundamental  change in the
                  information set forth in the registration statement;

         (iii)    To include any material  information  with respect to the plan
                  of distribution  not previously  disclosed in the registration
                  statement or any material  change to such  information  in the
                  registration statement.

      Provided,  however,  that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the  information  required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment  by
those  paragraphs  is  contained  in periodic  reports  filed by the  Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

      (2)   That,  for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under  the
            Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective  amendment shall be
            deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
            offered  therein,  and the offering of such  securities at that time
            shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (3)   To remove from  registration by means of a post-effective  amendment
            any of the securities  being  registered  which remain unsold at the
            termination of the offering.

(b)  The  undersigned   Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for  purposes  of
determining  any liability under the Securities /Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to section  13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (and,  where  applicable,  each  filing of an
employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report  pursuant  to  section  15(d)  of  the
Securities

Exchange Act of 1934) that is  incorporated  by  reference  in the  registration
statement  shall be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating to the
securities  offered  therein,  and the offering of such  securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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(c) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling  person of the Registrant in the
successful  defense of any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification  by it is against public
policy as expressed in the act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, on the 20th day
of May, 1999.

                                              THE TIREX CORPORATION

                                              By:/s/ Terence C. Byrne
                                                 --------------------
                                              Terence C. Byrne,
                                              Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                                     and Chief Executive Officer

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the date indicated.

         Signature                              Title               Date
         ---------                              -----               ----

  /s/ Terence C. Byrne                 Chairman of the Board        May 20, 1999
  --------------------                 of Directors and Chief 
  Terence C. Byrne                     Executive Officer      
                                       

  /s/ Michael D.A. Ash                 Secretary, Treasurer         May 20, 1999
  --------------------                 and Chief Financial and                  
  Michael D.A. Ash                     Accounting Officer                       
                                       
                                       

Majority of the Board of Directors

  /s/ Terence C. Byrne                 Director                     May 20, 1999
- ------------------------------
  Terence C. Byrne

  /s/ Louis Sanzaro                    Director                     May 20, 1999
- ------------------------------
  Louis Sanzaro

  /s/ Louis V. Muro                    Director                     May 20, 1999
- ------------------------------
  Louis V. Muro

  /s/ Henry Meier                      Director                     May 20, 1999
- ------------------------------
  Henry Meier


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                     Item                                    Page
- -----------                     ----                                    ----

5.1                    Opinion of Scott Rapfogel, Esq.
                       regarding the legality of the securities
                       being registered under this Registration
                       Statement                                        10

10.1                   Consulting Agreement dated January 1, 1999
                       between The Tirex Corporation
                       and David Sinclair                               12

24.1                   Consent of Pinkham & Pinkham, P.C.,
                       Certified Public Accountants
                       Independent Auditors for the Registrant          17

24.2                   Consent of Scott Rapfogel, Esq., the
                       counsel  for  the  Registrant   (set
                       forth  in  the  opinion  of  counsel
                       included as Exhibit 5.1)


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                                                                         EXHIBIT

                                                                             5.1

                                   OPINION OF

                              SCOTT RAPFOGEL, ESQ.


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The Tirex Corporation
    Office of Corporate Counsel
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Frances Katz Levine, Esq.*                                        621 Clove Road
Scott Rapfogel, Esq.*                                    Staten Island, NY 10310

*Member, New York and                                   Telephone (718) 981-8485
  New Jersey Bars                                         Telefax (718) 447-1153

                                                   May 20, 1999

The Tirex Corporation
740 St. Maurice
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3C 1L5

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      You have requested my opinion as counsel for The Tirex Corporation Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"),  in connection with the registration under
the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  as  amended,  and  the  Rules  and  Regulations
promulgated  thereunder,  and the public  offering  by the Company of up to four
hundred fifty four thousand,  five hundred forty five (454,545) shares of Common
Stock of the Company (the "Shares"),  $.001 par value, per share,  issuable upon
the exercise of options granted under the Consulting  Agreement dated January 1,
1999  between  David  Sinclair  and  The  Tirex   Corporation  (the  "Consulting
Agreement").

      I have  examined the Company's  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 in the
form to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about May 21,
1999 (the "Registration  Statement"),  the Consulting Agreement, the Certificate
of  Incorporation  of the Company as certified by the  Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, the Bylaws and the minute books of the Company as a basis for
the opinion hereafter expressed.

      Based on the  foregoing  examination,  it is my opinion,  and I so advise,
that upon issuance and sale in the manner described in the Registrant  Statement
and the  exhibits  thereto,  the Shares will be legally  issued,  fully paid and
nonassessable.

      I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the  Registration
Statement.

                                                         Very truly yours,

                                                         /s/ Scott Rapfogel
                                                         ------------------
                                                             Scott Rapfogel


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                                                                         EXHIBIT

                                                                            10.1

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT
                          BETWEEN THE TIREX CORPORATION
                               AND DAVID SINCLAIR


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                             ---------------------
                              THE TIREX CORPORATION
                              ---------------------

                      RUBBER PRODUCTS MOLDING AND FLOCKING
                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

      Consulting Agreement,  effective as of the 1st day of January,  1999, (the
"Effective  Date") between The Tirex  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation (the
"Corporation"),  and David B. Sinclair,  60 Morgan Road, Bale d'Urre, Quebec H9X
3A4 (the "Consultant").

      Whereas, the Consultant has substantial  technical and business experience
and expertise in equipping,  operating, and managing rubber molding and flocking
equipment and plants.

      Whereas,  the  Corporation  wishes to assure itself of the services of the
Consultant  for the period  provided in this  Agreement,  and the  Consultant is
willing to provide his services to the Corporation for the said period under the
terms and conditions hereinafter provided.

      Now, Therefore,  Witnesseth, that for and in consideration of the premises
and of the mutual promises and covenants  herein  contained,  the parties hereto
agree as follows:

1. Employment

      The Corporation  agrees to and does hereby engage the Consultant,  and the
Consultant  agrees to and does hereby accept  engagement by the  Corporation for
the five-month  period  commencing as at the date hereof and ending on April 30,
1999  (the  "Engagement   Period")  as  a  consultant  in  connection  with  the
establishment,  equipping, operation, and management of a molded rubber products
plant at the Corporation's  facility at 3828 St. Patrick,  Montreal,  PQ, Canada
H4E 1A4.

2. Consulting Services

      The  services  which the  Consultant  shall render  during the  Engagement
Period, shall include,  advice and opinions to the Corporation  concerning:  (i)
identification  and sourcing of machinery and  equipment  for the  Corporation's
molding   operations;   (ii)   identification   and  sourcing  of  flock;  (iii)
identification and sourcing of transfer prints; (iv) identification and referral
of management  personnel;  (v) review and supervision of all sampling;  and (vi)
establishing quality control standards.


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      All such services are to be performed only upon direct  authorization from
the  Corporation.  The Consultant shall have the sole discretion as to the form,
manner and place in which the said consulting services shall be rendered. Unless
the Corporation is in breach of its December 1998 exclusive  dealings  agreement
with  IM2  (the  "Tirex/IM2  Agreement")  for  failure  to  deliver  product  in
accordance with the terms of the said Tirex/IM2 Agreement,  the Consultant shall
by this agreement,  be prevented and barred from rendering  services of the same
or similar nature,  as herein described,  or services of any nature  whatsoever,
for or in  behalf  of  persons,  firms,  or  corporations  which are in the same
business as that of the Corporation, other than to IM2.


3. Compensation

      As  compensation  for all consulting  services  rendered by the Consultant
during the Engagement  Period pursuant to this Agreement,  the Corporation shall
pay to the Consultant an aggregate  consulting fee of up to $50,000, at the rate
of $100.00 per hour,  for  services  rendered  in  accordance  with  Paragraph 2
hereof.  Payment  for all  services  rendered  hereunder  shall  be  made,  when
invoiced,  at the  end of the  Engagement  Period  by way of an  option,  hereby
granted,  to purchase,  at an exercise  price of $.001 per share,  the number of
shares of the  Corporation's  common stock  purchasable at the full market price
thereof at such time. The exercise period for the option hereby granted shall be
for a period of six months, commencing on May 1, 1999.

4. Secrets

      Consultant  agrees that any trade secrets or any other like information of
value relating to the TCS-1 Plant or technology which he has heretofore acquired
during his  engagement by the  Corporation  or any of its affiliates or which he
may hereafter  acquire  during the Engagement  Period and the three-year  period
beginning  after  termination  of the  Engagement  Period  as the  result of any
disclosures  to him,  or in any  other  way,  shall be  regarded  as held by the
Consultant and his  personnel,  if any, in a fiduciary  capacity  solely for the
benefit of the  Corporation,  its  successors  or assigns,  and shall not at any
time,  either  during the term of this  Agreement or  thereafter,  be disclosed,
divulged,  furnished, or made accessible by the Consultant and his personnel, if
any, to anyone,  or be otherwise  used by them,  except in the regular course of
business  of the  Corporation  or its  affiliates.  Information  shall  for  the
purposes of this  Agreement be considered to be secret if not known by the trade
generally,  even though such  information may have been disclosed to one or more
third parties pursuant to distribution agreements,  joint venture agreements and
other agreements entered into by the Corporation or any of its affiliates.


5. Assignment

      This  Agreement may be assigned by the  Corporation as part of the sale of
substantially all of its business;  provided,  however, that the purchaser shall
expressly  assume all  obligations  of the  Corporation  under  this  Agreement.
Further,  this  Agreement  may be assigned by the  Corporation  to an affiliate,
provided that any such affiliate shall expressly assume all obligations


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of  the  Corporation  under  this  Agreement,  and  provided  further  that  the
Corporation  shall then fully guarantee the performance of the Agreement by such
affiliate.  Consultant  agrees that if this  Agreement is so  assigned,  all the
terms and  conditions of this  Agreement  shall obtain between such assignee and
himself with the same force and effect as if said  Agreement  had been made with
such  assignee  in  the  first  instance.  This  Agreement  is  personal  to the
Consultant and shall not be assigned without written consent of the Corporation.

7. Entire Understanding

      This Consulting  Agreement contains the entire  understanding  between the
parties  and  supersedes  all  prior  and  collateral  communications,  reports,
agreements,  and understandings  between the parties.  No change,  modification,
alteration,  or  addition to any  provision  hereof  shall be binding  unless in
writing  and  signed  by  authorized   representatives  of  both  parties.  This
Consulting  Agreement  shall apply in lieu of and  notwithstanding  any specific
statement associated with any particular information or data exchanged,  and the
duties of the parties  shall be  determined  exclusively  by the  aforementioned
terms and conditions.

8. Survival of Certain Agreements

      The covenants and  agreements set forth in Articles 4 hereof shall survive
the  expiration of the Engagement  Period and shall survive  termination of this
Agreement and remain in full force and effect.

9.  Notices

      9.1 All  notices  required or  permitted  to be given  hereunder  shall be
delivered by hand, certified mail, or recognized overnight courier, in all cases
with written  proof of receipt  required,  addressed to the parties as set forth
below and shall be deemed  given upon  receipt as evidenced by written and dated
receipt of the receiving party.

      9.2 Any notice to the  Corporation  or to any assignee of the  Corporation
shall be addressed as follows:

                             The Tirex Corporation
                             740 St. Maurice, Suite 201
                             Montreal, Quebec
                             Canada H3C 1L5


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      9.3 Any notice to Consultant shall be addressed as follows:

                             David B. Sinclair
                             60 Morgan Road
                             Bale d'Urre, Quebec H9X 3A4

      9.4 Either  party may change  the  address to which  notice to it is to be
addressed, by notice as provided herein.

10. Applicable Law

      This Agreement  shall be interpreted  and enforced in accordance  with the
laws of the State of Delaware.


11. Interpretation

      Whenever possible,  each Article of this Agreement shall be interpreted in
such  manner as to be  effective  and valid  under  applicable  law,  but if any
Article is  unenforceable  or  invalid  under such law,  such  Article  shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such  unenforceability or invalidity,  and the
remainder of such Article and the balance of this Agreement  shall in such event
continue to be binding and in full force and effect.

11.  Prior Agreements

      This  Agreement  supersedes  and  cancels  any and all  prior  agreements,
whether written or oral, between the parties.


      In Witness  Whereof,  the parties hereto have executed the above Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.

                                        THE TIREX CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ Terence C. Byrne
                                            --------------------
                                                Terence C. Byrne, President

                                        By: /s/ David Sinclair
                                            ------------------
                                                David Sinclair, Consultant


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                                     EXHIBIT

                                      24.1

                       CONSENT OF PINKHAM & PINKHAM, P.C.

                          Certified Public Accountants


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                             Pinkham & Pinkham, P.C.
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

                         Report of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
The  Tirex  Corporation  on Form  S-8 of our  report  dated  February  9,  1999,
appearing in the  incorporated by reference  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of The
Tirex Corporation for the year ended June 30, 1998.

                                                /s/ Pinkham & Pinkham, P.C.
                                                    -----------------------
                                                    Pinkham & Pinkham, P.C.
                                                    Certified Public Accountants
May 11, 1999
Cranford, New Jersey

514 Centennial Avenue, Cranford, N.J. 07016 Tel.: 908-653-1710 Fax: 908-65301713

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