Replacing Legacy Remediation with Proven, Regenerative Destroy-and-Close Technology
CEG has developed proprietary remediation technologies designed to destroy contaminants on-site and achieve permanent regulatory closure, providing an alternative to legacy methods that excavate, transport, cap, contain, or manage contamination over the long term.
Legacy Remediation is Reaching Its Limits
The $15.0B+ U.S. remediation market is structurally constrained: legacy remedies optimize for containment and disposal rather than closure, while rising costs and tighter standards continue to compound the problem.
Designed for Compliance, Not Closure
Legacy remedies involve long duration, high capital expenditure, and ongoing monitoring that can persist for decades.
Dig-and-Haul Shifts the Problem
This approach is increasingly constrained by cost, transportation, landfill capacity, and the supply of clean backfill.
Capping Preserves Liability
Capping and stabilization preserve long-term liability and commonly impose land-use restrictions that limit reuse.
Emerging Contaminants Raise the Bar
Legacy remedies cannot address the performance, verification, and permanence that emerging contaminants now require.
A Category Shift: From “Manage Forever” to “Destroy and Close”
CEG’s on-site destruction of contaminants is a less invasive, structural upgrade that reduces cost, shortens closure timelines, lowers ongoing liability, and enhances reuse options.
BioBlend
4–24 WeeksBioBlend restores and increases the bacteria’s natural population while protecting and enhancing enzyme secretion to 100% or more.
Advanced Oxidation
2–10 DaysThis method uses organic compounds that rapidly destroy pollutants, with a reaction that is near-immediate and highly energetic, yet controlled.
Phytoremediation
3–9 MonthsHyper-accumulating plants absorb pollutants into their root system and are then harvested; this is highly effective with heavy metals.
MEDIA TREATED
POLLUTANTS TREATED
Strong Track Record: 20+ Years, 140+ Projects, 0 Failures
| Project | CEG Cost | Alternative | Savings | Closure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.G. Borello Elementary — Morgan Hill, CA | $2.5M | $5.25M | 52% | Unrestricted Residential |
| Milpitas Unified School District — Milpitas, CA | $1.6M | $3.25M | 51% | No Further Action |
| PG&E Hercules Pumping Station — Hercules, CA | $0.25M | $0.6M | 58% | No Further Action |
| Barry Swenson Builders — Milpitas, CA | $4.75M | $10.5M | 55% | No Further Action |
| Palmetto Fertilizer Plant — Palmetto, FL | $1.85M | $4.0M | 54% | No Further Action |
A Large, Growing Market With Secular Tailwinds
CEG operates within a large, regulation-driven market where remediation spending is often required rather than discretionary. PFAS alone is expected to be a $100B+ issue over the next 40 years for soil and groundwater.
U.S. SOIL REMEDIATION MARKET ($B)
6.4% CAGRU.S. GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION MARKET ($B)
9.4% CAGRTightening Regulation
Stricter treatment and disposal rules, greener cleanup mandates, and PFAS are expanding the universe of sites that must be fixed.
Legacy Contamination Backlog
A large backlog of legacy cleanups, combined with public-sector programs and urban redevelopment, continues to drive demand.
Industrial Growth & Sustainability
Corporates increasingly require regenerative, carbon-neutral approaches to remediation.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Regulatory actions addressing PFAS and other emerging contaminants are accelerating across federal and state levels.
A High-Margin, Scalable, Asset-Light Model
Proprietary formulations with low material costs drive strong, project-level unit economics.
A lean operating model with minimal fixed overhead scales efficiently as revenue grows.
Collected before bench testing begins, covering the full cost basis and eliminating project-level cash risk.
Commercialization is Already Underway
CEG has built a growing pipeline across PCBs, hydrocarbons, and pesticides in Washington, California, Hawaii, and Florida — with direct, top-level access to 90+ organizations across five verticals.
| Partner | Initial Annual | Annual Over Time |
|---|---|---|
| ENTACT | $20M | $80M |
| CHEMCO Environmental | $15M | $75M |
| Padre Engineering | $10M | $50M |
| Partners ESI | $10M | $50M |
| ENGEO Engineering | $5M | $50M |
Founder-Led Proof, Built for a Scalable Company
Chris Young
Founder — Dow Chemical | Velsicol Chemical | CEG
- He is a 3rd-generation Dow chemist who had a hand in formulating many of the persistent chemicals that are known contaminant problems today.
- He turned that insider knowledge into a mission: remediating the very contamination he and his family helped create.
- He built the core biological remedy over 20+ years as a cottage operation, and is now scaling it institutionally through CEG.
- He also co-formulated the technology used in the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.
BOARD ADVISORS
Michael Malley
He has 30+ years advising Fortune 500 corporations, developers, and investors on environmental risk management and brownfield transactions. He co-leads a network of 25 Fortune 500 member companies, providing CEG direct introductions to remediation decision-makers.
Mike Goldstein
He has 30+ years in environmental remediation across Fortune 100 corporates and federal agencies, including 12 years at the US EPA. He is an active corporate buyer of remediation services who understands what enterprise clients need.
Both guided TRS Group — a comparable remediation technology company — through a scale-up and sale to Parsons (NYSE: PSN) at a double-digit multiple.
Financial Overview: Projections, Valuation, and Use of Proceeds
Based on the structure of the investment, equity returns under base-case assumptions are anticipated to be in the range of
0x – 0x MOIC| Market Share | Implied Revenue | EBITDA | Implied EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0% | $120.0M | $54.0M | $756.0M |
| 2.0% | $240.0M | $108.0M | $1.51B |
| 3.0% | $360.0M | $162.0M | $2.27B |
| 5.0% | $600.0M | $270.0M | $3.78B |
CEG does not create new demand. It displaces mandatory, regulation-driven spend in a captive market. Figures reflect base-case management projections and are illustrative; actual results may vary.
Destroy and Close
CEG offers investors a de-risked entry into a massive, mis-served market. With 20+ years of flawless execution, a proprietary technology that outperforms legacy methods on every dimension, and a strong regulatory track record, CEG is positioned to define the next era of environmental cleanup.
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