Investor Presentation April 2018 1
Safe Harbor During the course of this presentation the Company will be making forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are based on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions about the industry and markets in which US Ecology, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our financial and operating results, strategic objectives and means to achieve those objectives, the amount and timing of capital expenditures, repurchases of its stock under approved stock repurchase plans, the amount and timing of interest expense, the likelihood of our success in expanding our business, financing plans, budgets, working capital needs and sources of liquidity. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, including general economic and business conditions, conditions affecting the industries served by US Ecology, EQ and their respective subsidiaries, conditions affecting our customers and suppliers, competitor responses to our products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products and services, the integration and performance of acquisitions (including the acquisition of EQ) and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For information on other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, please refer to US Ecology, Inc.'s December 31, 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of the factors that will determine the Company's future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's views only as of the date such statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking information include the replacement of non-recurring event clean-up projects, a loss of a major customer, our ability to permit and contract for timely construction of new or expanded disposal cells, our ability to renew our operating permits or lease agreements with regulatory bodies, loss of key personnel, compliance with and changes to applicable laws, rules, or regulations, failure to realize anticipated benefits and operational performance from acquired operations, access to insurance, surety bonds and other financial assurances, a deterioration in our labor relations or labor disputes, our ability to perform under required contracts, adverse economic or market conditions, government funding or competitive pressures, incidents or adverse weather conditions that could limit or suspend specific operations, access to cost effective transportation services, fluctuations in foreign currency markets, lawsuits, our willingness or ability to repurchase shares or pay dividends, implementation of new technologies, limitations on our available cash flow as a result of our indebtedness and our ability to effectively execute our acquisition strategy and integrate future acquisitions. 2
US Ecology Overview Vision: To be the premier provider of comprehensive environmental services. Fully Integrated North Canada American Environmental Services Provider Unique and Irreplaceable (4) (2) Assets with Robust Waste Permits United States Diverse, Blue Chip Customer Base across a Broad Range of Industries with over 4,000 Customers Mexico 60 + year Commitment to (2) Headquarters Health, Safety and the Disposal Sites Environment Treatment & Recycling Strong Financial Service Centers Performance Retail Satellites 3
$25 Billion Industry (1) Environmental $11 billion market (1) $14 billion market (1) Field Services: Provides treatment, disposal & recycling services Consists of cleanup of operating facilities & Industrial Hazardous Services Radioactive waste constitutes $1 billion Government agencies a major customer Waste Waste Generation Services Transfer, Storage & Treatment Disposal Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facilities Direct Sourcing Retail Hazardous Remediation & Hazardous (“TSDFs”) Incineration Waste Logistics Construction Landfill Wastewater Treatment Truck & Rail Industrial Cleaning Emergency Solvent Fuel Blending & Maintenance Response Facilities Services Recycling Mobile Household In-Plant Total Waste Non-Haz Oil Recycling Hazardous Waste Management Landfill Recycling Collection Operation Cement Kiln Terminal Services LTL Logistics Waste - to - Petroleum Services Lab-Pack Energy Airport Infrastructure Environmental Support Services Intermediaries Sourcing from Other Environmental TSDFs / Brokers Services Companies Strong Growth Drivers Considerable Barriers to Entry Regulation Government Regulation Industrial Track Record of Execution Commercial Capex Requirements Government Talented Professionals ( 1) Source: Environmental Business Journal, Volume XXIX October 2016 4
Hazardous Waste is Generated by Diverse End Markets Industry % 2017 T&D Example Waste Streams Vertical/Source Revenues Acids, Caustics, Heavy Metals, Emission Control Manufacturing (Chemical, Dust, Plant Process Waters and Sludges 46% General and Metal) Unused Household Chemicals, Off-Spec Retail Other Industries 12% Products, Laboratory Chemicals Refinery Tank Bottoms and Catalysts Refining 11% PCBs. Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes from Government 6% DOD, Superfund, EPA and other agencies PCB Transformers, Power Plant Decommissioning 4% Utilities Wastes 3% Mining, E&P Exploration Drilling Waste, Mercury, Crucible Waste, NORM Broker/TSDF 13% Containerized Waste from Various Industries Contaminated Soils from Clean-Up Projects and Remediation and 5% On-going Waste from Pipeline and Terminal Transportation Operations 5
US Ecology Focuses on the Most Complex Waste Streams Waste Stream Pricing Continuum High LLRW High Level Radium Refinery Sludges / Catalysts Hazardous Containerized Fission Products / SNM Price per Ton Hazardous Debris TENORM NORM Heavy Metals PCB / Hazardous Solids Non Haz / State Regulated MSW Volume Low High Low 6 6
Background and History Founded in 1952, US Ecology has six decades of experience and growth in the environmental services industry, adding new sites and continuously expanding its unique and comprehensive mix of services First hazardous Changed name to Acquired waste services US Ecology, Inc. facilities: Acquired by facility opened Grand View, ID Tilbury, ON Opened Teledyne (Sheffield, IL) facility acquired Vernon, CA Beatty, NV Thermal Dynecol American Founded as hazardous recycling Acquired Ecology Corp. Divested Nuclear waste disposal services spun out; went Allstate Engineering cells opened in public PowerVac Company Robstown, TX 1952 1962 1965 1968 1970 1973 2001 2005 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 1975 1976 1984 Stablex facility Opened America’s first Upgraded acquired Robstown, TX licensed LLRW infrastructure at Texas, hazardous disposal facility Passed the Nevada and Idaho; waste disposal (Beatty, NV) Acquired EQ; America’s Resource Added rail fleet cells US Ecology is nationwide; second LLRW Conservation & Field & Industrial Services disposal facility Recovery Act added (Richland, WA) (RCRA) and opened Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 7 7
Our Transformation… Creating the Premier North American Provider of Comprehensive Environmental Services “Then” – 2008 Our Strategy Today – 2018 National TSDF Footprint Limited Geographic Acquire Dynecol Footprint Valuable Assets e VOQUA Vernon ENVIRONMETAL SERVICES INC Narrow Service Offering Broad Service Expand (Haz/Rad Waste Disposal) Permits / Services Capabilities Event-Centric, Flexible & Diversified Invest in Customer-Concentrated Infrastructure Business Model Model Limited Growth Ability to Support Prospects Given Idaho Customer Needs is Execute Focus Driving Growth 8
…Into a North American Leader Québec Ontario (4) (2) (2) United States ■ 5 Haz/Non-Haz Landfills ■ 1 Radioactive Waste Mexico Landfill (Class A, B, C) (2) ■ 22 Treatment & Recycling Headquarters Facilities 1 Landfills ■ Rail-accessible Facilities & Infrastructure Treatment & Recycling Service Centers ■ 26 Field Service Centers & Retail Satellites Retail Satellites 1 Five treatment facilities and one recycling facility co-located with disposal sites 9
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