Crystal Clean is a national leader in the environmental services market, providing the smart alternative.
Clearly the Better Choice
Founded in 1999 by a team of seasoned industry professionals, Crystal Clean operates a nationwide network of more than 120 facilities serving the continental USA. We operate more than 100 branches and industrial services facilities across the nation and multiple waste recovery centers, including an oil re-refinery, regional antifreeze recovery centers, several wastewater treatment facilities, and a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility.
From the CEO
At Crystal Clean, our passion is to protect the earth’s resources by helping the business world run cleaner. From our beginnings as a parts cleaning and used oil collection service, we have evolved over the years to offer an expansive range of environmental services and are building upon our strong foundation to work towards protecting the environment and creating a brighter future.
By engaging and empowering our employees to continually improve all aspects of our company, we continue to provide premier environmentally-sustainable solutions that make a difference for our customers.
Sustainability
Dedicated to Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
Crystal Clean has always been a sustainable company by virtue of the environmental services it provides to its communities and customers. Our business’s core value is in reusing, recycling, and re-refining materials which are put back into the supply chain. By providing premier, sustainable, and cost-effective services, we continue to protect the earth’s resources and help the business world run cleaner.
Health & Safety
Protecting our employees, customers, and others is of the utmost importance. Our goal is to give every employee the knowledge, capability, and personal responsibility to work safely every day.
Environmental Compliance
We take compliance seriously and are committed to achieving and maintaining an exceptional compliance record through the careful diligence of our trained, professional employees.
Recent News
Crystal Clean continues to be at the forefront of the environmental services industry.
08.19.2024
Our IT department provides technical support to all Crystal Clean members across the country, and Jeremy Wilson plays a huge […]
10.07.2024
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07.23.2024
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Meet the Team
Crystal Clean is led by a team of seasoned industry experts who continue to push the company to be at the forefront of the environmental services industry.
Brian Recatto
President & CEO
Mark Devita
Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer
Dennis Wolff
Executive VP, Sales
Simon Bell
Executive VP, Operations
Our History
For more than 25 years, Crystal Clean has continued to meet the needs of a diverse customer base by expanding our services and providing environmental services that make a difference.
1980’s
Humble Beginnings
Heritage Environmental Services established a division to concentrate on the service needs of smaller customers. This division, known as Crystal Clean, began providing parts cleaning and used oil collection services to customers in Indianapolis, Indiana and gradually expanded to several other cities in the Midwest.
1990’s
Expansion
During the 1990s, the Crystal Clean division expanded into markets in Texas and Louisiana as the result of a business venture with a major branded motor oil company. By the late 1990s, the Crystal Clean division was offering services to small to mid-sized customers in roughly a dozen metropolitan area.
1999
Heritage-Crystal Clean Founded
In 1999, the parent of Heritage Environmental Services and Joseph Chalhoub, our Founder, agreed to form a new company, Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC, and to contribute the business assets of the Crystal Clean division to this new company. Mr. Chalhoub invested in the new company, became its first President and CEO, and recruited a team of seasoned industry professionals to join our company and implement plans for growth.
2008
Initial Public Offering on Nasdaq
On March 12, 2008 Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. completed a successful initial public offering and began listing its stock on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol, HCCI.
January 2012
Indianapolis Re-Refinery Opens
In January of 2012 Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC begins full operation of its used oil re-refinery in Indianapolis, Indiana by producing primarily high-quality Group II lubricating base oil. The initial nameplate capacity of the facility was 50 million gallons per year of input.
2014
Acquires FCC Environmental
In October of 2014 Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC acquires FCC Environmental for an initial price of approximately $88 MM (which later was adjusted downward to $83 MM). This provides the company the opportunity to add significant density in its route service business in the southern and eastern U.S. as well as provide increased used oil feedstock for an expanding re-refinery.
2015
Re-Refinery Capacity Expansion
In September 2015 the company completed an expansion of the nameplate capacity at its re-refinery in Indianapolis, Indiana from 50 million to 75 million gallons per year.
2017
CEO Brian Recatto Joins Crystal Clean
On January 31, 2017 the Founder and CEO of the company, Joe Chalhoub, retires. Joe is officially replaced the following day, February 1, 2017, by Brian Recatto.
2022
West Coast Expansion with Patriot Environmental
Crystal Clean expands its industrial services capabilities on the west coast with the acquisition of Patriot Environmental Services, adding service facilities and wastewater treatment facilities.
2023
Launch of First Closed-loop PFAS Remediations Solution, 4never™
4never™ is Crystal Clean’s closed-loop PFAS remediation solution that removes and destroys PFAS from contaminated waters. Crystal Clean partnered with leading technology providers across the globe to implement a turnkey solution to separate, concentrate, and destroy PFAS.
2023
New Ownership Under J.F. Lehman & Company
Crystal Clean goes private under new ownership from J.F. Lehman & Company. The move positioned Crystal Clean with additional flexibility as a private company with a deeply knowledgable partner in JFLCO.
2024
Hazardous Waste TSDF Added to Network
Crystal Clean acquires Envirosafe Services of Ohio, adding hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal capabilities to its network to better serve customers as it continues to help the business world run cleaner.
Today
Continued Expansion
Crystal Clean continues to expand its services to meet the unique needs of each customer, focused on providing effective and environmentally conscious solutions that help the business world run cleaner.