FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         Contact: James F. Hull
                                                           215-734-1400, jhull@cleanearthinc.com
 
RECENT NEW JERSEY PERMIT HELPS CLEAN EARTH, INC. EXPAND CAPABILITIES;
SOIL PROCESSOR NOW OFFERS CUSTOMERS MORE OPTIONS, SAYS COMPANY OFFICIAL

Hatboro, Pa, April 21 – Clean Earth, Inc, one of the nation's largest processors of contaminated soil, dredge sediments, and other  hazardous and non-hazardous materials, recently was issued a major permit  from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that allows the company to expand its capabilities and offer more options to customers, according to William R. Massa, the company’s chief executive officer.

The New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection issued a permit modification allowing the company’s Carteret, New Jersey facility to accept and process brick, block, concrete, rock and asphalt. This material will be utilized to generate a dense grade aggregate product which qualifies for “LEED credits.”  LEED Credits are tax credits granted for projects that divert  construction and demolition debris from disposal in landfills and incinerators, according to Massa.

 “This permit  is significant for developers, contractors and excavators because they are now offered  ONE site where they can bring all these contaminated materials, and they do not have to sort them out at their own location,” said Massa.

 “From a business standpoint for us, the new Carteret permit modification is very important because it enables us to expand our capabilities, and that helps in our very competitive and challenging marketplace.” said Massa. 

“It also should help us capture business resulting from the new federal stimulus program,” he said.

“Bottom line, this permit positions us for growth.”
“We are the market leader in our industry. And we want to continue to offer our customers more options. We are now faster, smarter, greener and we want our clients to benefit from that,” he said. 

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Clean Earth, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest processors of contaminated soil, dredge sediments and other non-hazardous materials.   Based in Hatboro, Pa., it operates a network of full-service facilities in the eastern United States that handles more than three million tons of soil annually.  Treatment facilities are located in South Kearny, NJ, Carteret, NJ, Jersey City, NJ, Hagerstown, MD, New Castle, DE, Morrisville, Pa and Philadelphia, PA.