Allan Gerlat, News Editor

September 16, 2013

1 Min Read
Clean Harbors Buys Waste Oil Collection Firm Evergreen

Clean Harbors Inc. has bought Evergreen Oil Inc., a waste oil collection and re-refinery company, out of bankruptcy.

The Norwell, Mass.-based Clean Harbors purchased the Irvine, Calif.-based Evergreen for $60 million, according to a news release.

Clean Harbors said the acquisition expands its geographic footprint in re-refining to include the western United States; provides it with the second largest waste oil collection firm in California; and gives the firm several ancillary waste assets, including a permitted treatment, storage and disposal facility.

“Our acquisition of Evergreen aligns well with our Safety-Kleen re-refinery and environmental businesses, and creates multiple opportunities for profitable growth,” said Alan McKim, Clean Harbors chairman and CEO.

 

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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