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US Ecology, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 2/28/22, at 2:24pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1558370-22-2321   ·   File #:  1-39120

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/28/22  US Ecology, Inc.                  10-K       12/31/21  133:18M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     56K 
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                (Loss) (Parenthetical)                                           
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31: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    130K 
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34: R21         Property and Equipment                              HTML     53K 
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36: R23         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    202K 
37: R24         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     61K 
38: R25         Closure and Post-Closure Obligations                HTML     72K 
39: R26         Debt                                                HTML     90K 
40: R27         Income Taxes                                        HTML    176K 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
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                Disposal Cell Accounting (Details)                               
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                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Changes in AOCI (Details)                                        
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                -Reclassifications Line Items (Details)                          
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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