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CORONAVIRUS ( COVID-19 ) DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES Fast, professional decontamination and disposal of virus-infected sites and materials.

Recent outbreaks of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have heightened the need for remediation and decontamination of common interior surfaces and the safe disposal of infected materials.

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As the largest emergency response provider in the U.S., Clean Harbors has the strategically-placed resources to provide the fastest, most comprehensive remediation and decontamination services available.

Our turnkey services are delivered by trained experts using company-owned assets, giving your organization the agility to act quickly and e ectively to remediate dangerous public health threats. Our training and service methodologies are based on OSHA standards and the highest biosecurity principles and have a proven track record of success.

Our crews routinely perform the following types of services for various government agencies and large corporations on a daily basis:

• Hazardous and Infectious Waste Management – Clean Harbors’ personnel treat and disinfect hazardous/infectious waste in and around infected sites. The waste is properly packaged, shipped and disposed. Typical hazardous and infectious waste includes used medical materials and disposables, as well as contaminated household materials and bedding.

• Waste Disposal Services – Clean Harbors provides the widest range of treatment and disposal options in the industry for all of your hazardous and non-hazardous waste. We have secure landfills throughout the United States, as well as incinerators that can destroy contaminants on the molecular level. All waste is managed, transported and disposed of within the

Clean Harbors network, while strictly adhering to all local, state and federal requirements.

• Contaminated Site Cleanup – While performing cleanup operations, Clean Harbors personnel apply corrective action to numerous areas contaminated with viral pathogens. The solid waste is placed in drums and managed as an infectious substance.

• Emergency and After Hours Response – The Field Services

Division provides emergency response services for various types of incidents to hundreds of companies and agencies throughout the U.S. This service is typical in pathogens.

Health & Safety is Clean Harbors’ #1 Priority

Clean Harbors’ number one priority is the health, safety and compliance of our operations on your sites and ours. Employees at all levels of the company share this philosophy and are committed to ensuring our safety goals are met.

The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a rapidly evolving situation. As a leader in emergency response to hazardous and infectious events, Clean Harbors is committed to the health and safety of our employees and our customers.

CLEAN HARBORS AND INFECTIOUS RESPONSE

• We safely handle hazardous and infectious waste streams daily.

• We have a proven track record with outbreaks – both large and small.

• We staved o the highly contagious avian flu outbreak among the poultry population in 2015 where we decontaminated many large-scale farms, right down to the building studs.

• We were called upon to handle the anthrax contagion at NBC studios and the US Post O ce in New York following the attacks in 2001.

• We routinely perform decontamination work for a variety of customers in a variety of industries in a variety of settings, and we do it safely. We have the right people, equipment, experience/expertise and capabilities for any coronavirus related assignment.

CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE 855-487-7221 (toll free)

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Your Resource for Confronting COVID-19

Veolia is ready to help

When you need answers to questions on adopting best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19, call Veolia. We are closely monitoring processes and revising procedures to maximize protection for both our and your employees from exposure to COVID-19. It is a critical time, and we all must react quickly. Veolia is supporting your needs with uninterrupted waste disposal and decontamination services through our extensive network of resources. We bolstered these resources in response to COVID-19 and will continue to add services that you need to function safely.

Our team routinely performs the following services for medical facilities, businesses, municipalities, and government agencies.

Preventative Disinfection and Decontamination

Decontamination is an important step to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Veolia will dispatch our disinfection specialists to your facilities to treat appropriate surfaces either as a preventative disinfection or a decontamination. Any untreatable materials are collected, along with decontamination supplies, and managed as required by their characterization.

Our decontamination methods comply with all applicable regulations. We use the proper equipment and apply the correct techniques to complete the decontamination process as quickly as possible.

Emergency Response

Whatever the emergency, Veolia responds 24/7. Our trained professionals have the latest equipment to address any situation that requires immediate attention.

Veolia has a proven track record managing hazardous and infectious material for any size job. We have bolstered our national emergency response teams to provide the resources you need during the coronavirus pandemic. Our network includes qualified third-party contractors to work with Veolia to increase our staffing quickly for evolving decontamination projects.

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Medical Waste

Your medical waste is managed safely and quickly with our customized waste disposal solutions. Your staff is protected, and our methodologies ensure compliance with all applicable regulations for your organization. Our services are comprehensive and include: • Conduct staff training • Identify appropriate container sizes and shapes, including labels, packaging and signage • Track all materials, from pick-up through final disposal • View and download shipping documents and manifests online • Follow all protocols for regulatory compliance

Hazardous Waste Management

Every day Veolia provides safe and regulatory compliant transportation and destruction of both hazardous and infectious waste through autoclaving and incineration. We have industry leading disposal technologies available to ensure that your sensitive materials are properly managed according to all local, state and federal requirements.

Getting Back to Work

Once businesses are back up and running, there will be flare-ups of the virus, and you may need periodic decontamination. You may also need processes to screen employees and vendors, and you will need to continue to social distance. For helpful resources and tips to manage a healthy, productive workforce, visit our Resource Hub at www.veolianorthamerica.com.

Resources and Experience

Veolia’s North America zone is supported and connected to a global network of resources in over 50 countries. We are coordinating efforts with Veolia offices around the world to deploy best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leveraging decades of experience that includes managing responses to health crises such as Ebola and anthrax, Veolia has established methodologies and strict protocols that successfully decontaminate sites to reduce the risk of infection.

Contec, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of contamination Contec, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of contamination control products for mission-critical cleaning in control products for mission-critical cleaning in manufacturing environments worldwide. For more than 30 manufacturing environments worldwide. For more than 30 years, Contec has provided solutions to customers across years, Contec has provided solutions to customers across many industries including biomedical, pharmaceutical, many industries including biomedical, pharmaceutical, medical device, microelectronics, optics, semiconductor, medical device, microelectronics, optics, semiconductor, data storage, automotive OEM and aerospace. Meeting data storage, automotive OEM and aerospace. Meeting customer needs in all these markets and exceeding customer needs in all these markets and exceeding customer expectations are part of our core values at Contec. customer expectations are part of our core values at Contec. This is a big difference between us and our competitors. This is a big difference between us and our competitors.

INNOVATION As a long established leader INNOVATION As a long established leader in custom designed products for specific in custom designed products for specific applications, many Contec wipes and mops applications, many Contec wipes and mops were developed through customer requests. were developed through customer requests. We take pride in developing innovative products We take pride in developing innovative products that not only deliver outstanding performance, that not only deliver outstanding performance, but are cost-effective for our customers. We but are cost-effective for our customers. We were the first to introduce presaturated wipes were the first to introduce presaturated wipes to critical environments, allowing customers to critical environments, allowing customers to greatly reduce their VOC emissions. We to greatly reduce their VOC emissions. We were also the first to develop a lightweight were also the first to develop a lightweight wall mopping system for the biotech and life wall mopping system for the biotech and life sciences market. We treat new applications and customer needs as a challenge to our sciences market. We treat new applications R&D capabilities. and customer needs as a challenge to our R&D capabilities. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Our success TECHNICAL SUPPORT Our success would not be possible without our technical would not be possible without our technical support team. Contec has the largest, support team. Contec has the largest, most experienced sales team in the critical most experienced sales team in the critical environment industry and a technical support environment industry and a technical support team with more than 100 years in critical team with more than 100 years in critical environment solutions. Contec industry environment solutions. Contec industry experts provide unmatched technical experts provide unmatched technical seminars and customer training. With seminars and customer training. With sales representatives all over the world, sales representatives all over the world, our customers benefit from personalized our customers benefit from personalized service and fast, efficient sample and order service and fast, efficient sample and order turnaround. turnaround.

GLOBAL SCOPE AND MULTIPLE GLOBAL SCOPE AND MULTIPLE

MANUFACTURING FACILITIES We have MANUFACTURING FACILITIES We have state-of-the-art manufacturing in Spartanburg, state-of-the-art manufacturing in Spartanburg, South Carolina that serves as our Regulated South Carolina that serves as our Regulated Market Technology Center, and in Suzhou, Market Technology Center, and in Suzhou, China that serves as our Electronics China that serves as our Electronics Technology Center. In addition we have Technology Center. In addition we have distribution centers in Toledo, OH and Vannes, distribution centers in Toledo, OH and Vannes, France. We can provide the same products in France. We can provide the same products in all geographies, and our regional R&D centers all geographies, and our regional R&D centers allow us to develop products for specific allow us to develop products for specific applications in each region. applications in each region.

Efficacy of Contec Disinfectants Regarding Coronavirus-Wuhan (COVID-19)

As you are likely aware, the recent discovery and spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (COVID-19) is currently the subject of an active CDC investigation. U.S. authorities have asked U.S. citizens to refrain from travel to China. To date (as of January 31, 2020), there are over 9,500 confirmed cases that have resulted in approximately 213 deaths. The majority of cases are in China; however, there are confirmed cases in other countries including Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Korea, Australia, France, Germany and the US. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared this outbreak a global emergency. In anticipation of questions from our valued customers regarding the efficacy of our disinfectants as relates to the COVID-19, we are providing the following summary of our proprietary chemistries and their known performance against this pathogen and similar enveloped viruses. In short, several of our EPAregistered, U.S. formulations including PREempt®, and the newly released intermediate disinfectant, CyQuanol™, should prove effective when used in accordance with their labeling against the recently identified COVID-19 and similar enveloped strains of coronavirus. Should you have specific questions please contact your sales representative for further details and/or guidance. Details follow:

PREempt® RTU has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to the 2019 novel coronavirusWuhan (also COVID-19) on hard, nonporous surfaces. Therefore, Preempt RTU can be used against 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (also COVID-19) when used in accordance with the directions for use against Poliovirus type 1 and Feline Calicivirus on hard, non-porous surfaces. Refer to CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html for additional information.

PREempt® Wipes has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to the 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (also COVID-19) on hard, non-porous surfaces. Therefore, Preempt Wipes can be used against 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (also COVID-19) when used in accordance with the directions for use against Poliovirus type 1 on hard, non-porous surfaces. Refer to the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ index.html for additional information.

PREempt® Concentrate has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to the 2019 novel coronavirusWuhan (also COVID-19) on hard, non-porous surfaces. Therefore, Preempt Concentrate can be used against 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (also COVID-19) when used in accordance with the directions for use against Poliovirus type 1 (Strain Brunhilde) on hard, porous/non-porous surfaces. Refer to the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html for additional information.

Contec® CyQuanol™ has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to the 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (also COVID-19) on hard, non-porous surfaces. Therefore, CyQuanol™ can be used against the 2019 novel coronavirus-Wuhan (also COVID-19) when used in accordance with the directions for use against Poliovirus type 1 (ATCC VR-1562) and Rhinovirus (ATCC VR-340) on hard, nonporous surfaces. Refer to the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html for additional information.

Reciba usted un coRdial saludo

CSCG Inc. se ha mantenido operando durante la situación actual que estamos enfrentando en Puerto Rico y a nivel mundial, debido a la propagación del COVID-19. Hemos mantenido nuestro compromiso con ustedes de ofrecer un ambiente de trabajo seguro y salubre que cumple con todos los protocolos establecidos por ley. Nuestro Plan de Contingencia ha servido para reforzar aún más las medidas previamente tomadas dentro de los servicios brindados a la industria y comercio. Continuamos ofreciendo todos nuestros servicios aportando a la estabilidad y crecimiento de la economía en nuestro país.

La salud y la seguridad de todos es nuestra prioridad.

Víctor J. García Ruiz

Vice Presidente

www.cscginc.com

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