1、2000People and Technology Creating a Better EnvironmentAnnual ReportDear Shareholder:The year 2000 was momentous for Clean Harbors.We celebrated our 20th anniversary by announcing recordearnings.Revenues increased$30,501,000 to$233,466,000,an increase of 15%from 1999,and importantly,wereturned to pr
2、ofitability by recording net income of$7,118,000.Equally as important,we entered the new millennium as the clear technological leader in our industry.Duringthe lean years,Clean Harborscontinued to invest in the most advanced technologies available and these invest-ments strengthened our capabilities
3、 to provide ever more sophisticated services to our customers.We are nowbeginning to harvest the benefits of many of these investments.Clean Harbors is now fully Internet-interactivewith our customers.These customers are experiencing the benefits of doing business with an environmentalservices provi
4、der that can consistently provide them with the comprehensive data they need to manage theirenvironmental responsibilities.This is the solid foundation for our future growth a diverse customer base that understands from experiencethat Clean Harbors is the platinum standard for environmental services
5、.Indeed,the majority of the Fortune500 companies have come to realize that in an often turbulent marketplace,Clean Harbors stands alone as theonly major environmental services provider with over 20 years of stable management and ownership.This sta-bility and continuity allowed Clean Harbors to conce
6、ntrate on serving the customer,investing in new tech-nologies and expanding its broad array of product offerings.As we look to the future,our optimism is further strengthened by the vote of confidence given to us by thefinancial community in providing us$86 million in new funding to refinance our de