Clean Earth, a leader in providing disposal and recycling solutions for contaminated soil, dredged material, and hazardous and non-hazardous materials announced today the acquisition of privately owned AERC Recycling Solutions (AERC) headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This acquisition will add four additional processing facilities and a vast array of additional technologies, services, and new markets to Clean Earth’s portfolio. AERC is a nationally regulated and permitted electronic and universal waste recycling company with over 25 years of industry experience. AERC recycles 100% of the waste received at each facility and maintains best practices in the industry for handling all components of electronic devices for proper end-of-life management of assets containing sensitive data and components hazardous to our environment. AERC operates electronics processing facilities in four separate geographic locations. Each AERC facility has the distinct industry designation of being an R2/RIOS Certified Electronics Recycler™ facility and has been independently certified to achieve these industry designations. These facilities are located in Allentown, PA; Richmond, VA; West Melbourne, FL; and Hayward, CA. Each AERC facility is fully EPA permitted and complies with all state and federal EPA, OSHA, and DOT Regulations.