Description of joint venture agreement.

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Amount of Income (Loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.19)

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Note 4. Chilerecicla Joint Venture (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Note 4. Chilerecicla Joint Venture (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 01, 2013	Jun. 06, 2013
Note 4. Chilerecicla Joint Venture (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	$ 25,000	$ 50,000
Contribution for Joint Venture [Member] \| Chilerecicla [Member]
Note 4. Chilerecicla Joint Venture (Details) [Line Items]
Other Commitment			50,000	2,500
Chilerecicla [Member]
Note 4. Chilerecicla Joint Venture (Details) [Line Items]
Joint Venture, Description			Under the terms of the agreement, GTSO will receive a minimum of 50% of the net profits of the Chilerecicla JV.	Chilerecicla agrees to reserve 30% of the gross proceeds of the business for repayment of the initial contribution. At the end of the start-up phase, Chilerecicla will provide GTSO with a detailed timeline, budget and operational plan for further development. Both parties will have 60 days to agree on an appropriate funding strategy for the next phase. GTSO will have no obligation to continue funding the business.
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture			50,000
Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			$ 0