US ECOLOGY, INC. (NASDAQ:ECOL) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As disclosed in an 8-K filed on November 20, 2018, an explosion occurred at the Company’s Grand View, Idaho waste facility on November 17, 2018. The entire Grand View waste facility has been closed since the incident occurred. Since that time, we have re-routed waste to our other facilities wherever possible.
On February 8, 2019, the Company resumed direct landfill disposal operations at our Grand View Idaho waste facility after receiving a temporary authorization from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”). Waste treatment activities at the facility remain closed pending the completion of the various investigations, reconstruction of damaged facilities and authorization from the IDEQ. We continue to conduct our own internal investigation and support external investigations from IDEQ, United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Occupational Safety and Health Association (“OSHA”) surrounding the cause of the November 17, 2018 incident.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form8-K, the information in this report is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
About US ECOLOGY, INC. (NASDAQ:ECOL)
US Ecology, Inc. is a provider of environmental services to commercial and government entities. The Company offers treatment, disposal and recycling of hazardous, non-hazardous and radioactive waste, as well as a range of field and industrial services. The Company operates in two business segments: Environmental Services, and Field & Industrial Services. Its Environmental Services segment provides a range of hazardous material management services, including transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at Company-owned landfill, wastewater and other treatment facilities. The Company’s Field & Industrial Services segment provides packaging and collection of hazardous waste and total waste management solutions at customer sites and through its transfer facilities. Its services include on-site management, waste characterization, transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste.