Company: CLH
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000822818-25-000007
Chunk: 122

Company: CLEAN HARBORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 122
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 synergies, we rapidly integrate our acquisitions into our existing processes. To complement our acquisition strategy, we also regularly review and evaluate our operations to determine whether we should divest certain non-core businesses and reallocate our resources to businesses that we believe better align with the long-term strategic direction of the Company.

•Execute on Cost, Pricing and Productivity Initiatives - We continually seek to increase efficiency and reduce costs through enhanced technology, process improvements and strategic expense management. We seek to identify areas in our business where strategic investments in automation, process improvements and employees can serve to increase productivity, efficiency and safety compliance. We continuously focus on the operating leverage of our support functions, including expanding globally to achieve profitability and productivity benefits. We aim to price our services and products competitively, understanding the demands of our customers, the inherent value of our network of assets and operations and our ability to quickly respond to market and macroeconomic changes. We also understand the 

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value our customers place on our products and services in a global market continuously focusing on sustainability, environmental compliance and safety. 

•Foster Innovation through Technology - Technology has always been part of our core operations, influencing our strategy from increasing throughput at our facilities to automation, including artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, to enhance productivity. We aim to utilize advanced technologies in our operations while also integrating technology-based solutions for our customers to use in the management of their generated waste streams, which promote the safety, efficiency and profitability of these operations. With technology, we are able to centrally manage our transportation network by deploying, monitoring and adjusting our transportation fleet as needs change. Technology is enhancing our customer interactions through the use of our Customer Solutions Portal, our e-commerce initiatives and through tools providing customers with real-time data on the services we are providing. We anticipate that as new waste streams arise or grow in prominence, we will develop new technology and/or improve the capabilities of existing technology to respond to these waste disposal needs. We believe that making technological investments that increase the value of our services delivered to customers pays off in a variety of ways including growth, retention, profitability and overall customer experience. 

•Capture Emergency Response Opportunities - With our extensive national presence of over 150 response locations, Clean Harbors, now including the HEPACO operations, has the manpower, equipment and technical expertise to manage large and small environmental emergencies for our customers. We can rapidly deploy experienced teams to address unplanned releases of chemicals, oil, fuels, solvents or many other hazardous material spills including PFAS or bio-contamination. We