Clean Harbors Unveils North America’s Most Technologically Advanced Incinerator
El Dorado Expansion Creates 120 Jobs in
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Clean Harbors El Dorado is designed to be North America’s most technologically advanced hazardous waste incinerator. Employing world-class air emissions control technology that meets the most stringent air emissions standards under the Federal Clean Air Act, it is the first American commercial hazardous waste incinerator to come online in nearly 20 years.
“Clean Harbors is proud to make this investment in El Dorado,” said
The expansion adds a third incinerator to the 370-acre facility, which specializes in high-temperature destruction of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. The advanced new equipment nearly doubles the facility’s capacity from 90,000 tons of material annually to approximately 160,000 tons each year.
“The updates and enhancements
Four years in the making – a two-year permitting process followed by a
two-year build – the expansion was formally unveiled to state and local
officials, along with business leaders. It is the largest single capital
infusion to a facility in the 36-year history of
The facility specializes in high-temperature incineration of regulated
waste materials – such as industrial and laboratory chemicals,
manufacturing byproducts, medical waste, fertilizers and other solid and
liquid materials – that would otherwise be hazardous to the environment
and public health if not properly managed. Destruction in
high-temperature incinerators has been determined by the
“This is truly a cutting-edge facility that will continue to protect the environment and future generations for decades to come,” said McKim. “As the continent’s industry leader in the destruction of hazardous materials, we couldn’t have envisioned a better facility. This is everything we hoped for and more.”
With the expansion, Clean Harbors El Dorado will employ 375 people, including engineers, maintenance mechanics, welders, pipe fitters, hydraulics operators, drivers and industrial service technicians.
Recognized as one of the safest jobsites in the industry, the facility
employs a team of highly talented and trained individuals who are
committed to the protection of health and the environment within the
workplace and throughout the
“Safety has always been our top priority as a company and will remain
our top priority here in
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Clean Harbors
David Proud, 781-792-5490
Vice President,
Corporate Communications
proudd@cleanharbors.com
or
Jim
Buckley, 781-792-5106
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
buckley.james@cleanharbors.com