Safety Kleen Corp · 8-K · For 2/2/01

Filed On 2/2/01 3:29pm ET   ·   SEC File 1-08368   ·   Accession Number 701856-1-11

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 18, 2001
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 (Date of earliest event reported)

SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                           001-8368                           51-0228924
(State of                   (Commission File No.)                  (IRS Employer
Incorporation)                                               Identification No.)

 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 300,
Columbia, South Carolina 29201

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(803) 933-4200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
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 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS                                                           

On January 18, 2001, January 26, 2001 and January 31, 2001 the registrant issued
the press  releases filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 99.1,
99.2 and 99.3 respectively. The information contained in Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and
99.3 is incorporated by reference herein.                                       

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS                                      

(c) Exhibits.                                                                   

Exhibit No.                 Description                                         
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99.1             Press Release issued January 18, 2001 (Filed herewith.)        
99.2             Press Release issued January 26, 2001 (Filed herewith.)        
99.3             Press Release issued January 31, 2001 (Filed herewith.)        

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 SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                                           

  SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.

Date:  February 2, 2001         By:   /s/ Henry H. Taylor                       
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           Henry H. Taylor
                                      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
     Secretary

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 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description                                          

99.1             Press Release issued January 18, 2001 (Filed herewith.)        
99.2             Press Release issued January 26, 2001 (Filed herewith.)        
99.3             Press Release issued January 31, 2001 (Filed herewith.)        

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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Media Contact: John Kyte or Wade Gates      
January 18, 2001                                               803-933-4224     

SAFETY-KLEEN ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF HILLIARD, OH, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY   

         (Hilliard,  OH) - Safety-Kleen Corp. today announced it will soon cease
operations at its Hilliard Wastewater Treatment facility, in Hilliard, Ohio.    

         The company  said that since it  acquired  the  facility  in 1992,  the
wastewater treatment market in the Ohio Valley area has changed significantly.  

         "Increased  competition,  industrial waste  minimization  efforts,  and
regulatory  changes have  created a situation  in which the Hilliard  wastewater
treatment  facility is no longer  economically  viable," said  facility  manager
Craig Shell.  "We regret having to close the facility and layoff our  employees,
but that is the hard reality."                                                  

         According to Shell, the company will begin winding down daily treatment
operations on February 1, and begin preparing for the process of decommissioning
the  facility.  Decommissioning  activities  will take place during the next six
months,  Shell  said,  and  during  that  time the  company  will work with city
officials to determine  the details of how the property  will be returned to the
city of Hilliard.  The facility  encompasses a 10-acre site, five acres of which
are leased from the city.                                                       

         Shell  said the  company  will work  with  approximately  20  displaced
employees to assist them in finding employment in the local area, or at other SK
facilities within the company's extensive waste management network, if possible.

         The  Hilliard  facility  will  continue to receive  waste from  routine
customers  until  January 31, Shell said,  and it will continue to receive waste
from Corporate  Account  customers  until  February 16,  providing them a 30-day
notice  period  during  which  the  company  work  with  its  customers  to find
alternative  treatment  options.  The facility will continue to process  current
inventories as part of its decommissioning plan, Shell said.                    

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Exhibit 99.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Media Contact: John Kyte or Wade Gates      
January 26, 2001                                               803-933-4224     

SAFETY-KLEEN ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN OPERATIONS AT COFFEYVILLE,  KS, HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT SITE                                                                 

         (Coffeyville,  KS) -  Safety-Kleen  Corp.  today  announced  that it is
changing  the  focus  of  its  hazardous  waste  management  operations  at  its
Coffeyville,   KS,  facility.  The  company  will  continue  its  PCB  recycling
operations and examine other potential waste management options, but it will not
be renewing the permit for an underutilized  hazardous waste  incinerator at the
site.  That permit expires on July 26, 2001. The changes come as a result of the
Company's continued efforts to better balance its North American  waste-disposal
capacity with today's changing market needs.                                    

         "Safety-Kleen is, and will remain, the largest manager of hazardous and
industrial waste in North America," said company  President  Grover Wrenn.  "Not
renewing the operating  permit for the Coffeyville  incinerator does not mean we
are going out of the incineration  business, it simply means we are streamlining
our incineration operations."                                                   

         Wrenn said that increased  competition,  industrial waste  minimization
efforts,   regulatory   changes,   and  increased   productivity   at  alternate
Safety-Kleen  facilities have combined to make the future economic  viability of
the Coffeyville incinerator facility questionable. At the same time, Wrenn said,
the company's PCB recycling  business remains healthy,  and those operations may
lend  themselves  to managing  and/or  recycling  other waste  streams,  such as
mercury-containing lightbulbs.                                                  

         "We want to look at what  other  environmental  business  opportunities
might be  compatible  with our  existing  operations  at this site," Wrenn said.
"There  are a  variety  of  materials  that  are  potentially  damaging  to  the
environment if not properly  managed,  and we want to determine whether managing
some of those  materials  at this site makes  good  environmental  and  business
sense."                                                                         

         The change in operations at  Coffeyville  will affect  approximately  6
employees.                                                                      

         It is estimated that when the current  operating permit expires on July
26,  2001,  it will take  approximately  six  months  to close the  incineration
operations,  Wrenn said.  During that time  Safety-Kleen  will work closely with
Kansas state  regulators and the US  Environmental  Protection  Agency to ensure
that closure of those  operations is in full compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations.                                                                

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Exhibit 99.3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Media Contact: John Kyte or Wade Gates      
January 31, 2001                                               803-933-4224     

SAFETY-KLEEN ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY, INCINERATION FACILITY 

         (Bridgeport,  NJ) -  Safety-Kleen  Corp.  today  announced that it will
close its underutilized hazardous waste incineration facility in Bridgeport, NJ,
as part of the Company's  continuing strategy to better align its North American
waste-disposal services with the needs of its customers. The facility will cease
all operations by May 8, 2001.                                                  

         "We are not  going  out of the  incineration  business,  we are  simply
streamlining our incineration  operations," said company President Grover Wrenn.
"Even with the closure of the Bridgeport  facility,  and our recent announcement
not to  renew  the  incineration  permits  at  our  Coffeyville,  KS,  facility,
Safety-Kleen  will continue to operate almost half of North America's  hazardous
waste  incineration  capacity.  Safety-Kleen  is, and will  remain,  the largest
manager of hazardous and industrial waste in North America."                    

         Wrenn said that  despite the fact that the  Bridgeport  facility's  air
permits and financial  assurance  policies were recently  renewed,  the need for
capital improvements to meet regulatory  requirements,  including the U.S. EPA's
maximum achievable control technology (MACT) program,  and changes in the market
for  incineration  services  have  combined  to the point  where the  Bridgeport
facility is no longer economically viable and must be closed.                   

         According to Wrenn the closure will affect approximately 120 employees.
The  Company is  providing  employees  with a minimum of 60 days  notice and all
eligible employees will receive severance.                                      

         The  Bridgeport  facility  will  immediately  begin  winding  down  its
incineration operations,  Wrenn said, and will stop receiving waste on April 30,
2001.  After that date, the facility will process its existing  waste  inventory
and cease  operations  by May 8, 2001.  The company is providing its customers a
60-day  notice  period  during  which the company will  provide  customers  with
alternative  treatment options within  Safety-Kleen's  extensive hazardous waste
disposal network.                                                               

         It is estimated that the closure  process will take  approximately  six
months,  Wrenn said.  During that time Safety-Kleen will work closely with state
regulators to ensure that closure of the facility is in full compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations.                                                

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		1/26/01		2		4
		1/31/01		2		4
Filed On / Filed As Of / For The Period Ended		2/2/01		3
		4/30/01		7
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