Avista Resources, Inc. Utilizing a patented process, Avista began in early 1997 as a developer and operator of waste oil re-refineries. Although its predecessor company had built plants in Spain and Denmark, in early 2002 Avista completed construction of a $33 million facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, which has undergone successful acceptance testing. Likewise, a $6.5 million retrofit for the Denmark plant was finished in March and underwent final acceptance testing. For the future, a finishing plant is being proposed in Germany for an existing waste oil re-refinery, with construction slated to start sometime in 2003 and another facility, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has also been proposed.

Capital Environmental Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:CERI)- is a regional, integrated solid waste services company that provides commercial, industrial and residential waste collection, transfer station, landfill, commercial and residential recycling and other specialized services to commercial, industrial and residential customers. Other specialized services offered by the Company consist primarily of sales and leasing of compactor equipment, portable toilet services for special events or construction sites and contract management services for chain stores with multiple locations. The Company operates in Canada.

IESI Corporation- Started in late 1995, IESI is integrating solid-waste collection, transfer stations, and landfill disposal. In brief,The company’s operations in Texas and other southern states have performed consistently well, and its business in New York City and adjacent states, with the addition of landfill disposal, hasve improved steadily in recent quarters

Mace Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACE)- operates in two business segments: Car and Truck Washes, and Security Products. Since July 1999, our Car and Truck Wash Segment has generated most of our revenue and profit. Through the Security Products Segment, we produce for retail sale consumer safety and personal defense products, as well as electronic surveillance and monitoring products. Before July 1999, this segment’s main business was the production and sale of less-than-lethal defense sprays and other consumer safety and personal security products.

Synargo Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYGR)- Synagro Technologies Inc. is a national water and wastewater residuals management company serving more than 1,000 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants with operations in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The Company offers many services that focus on the beneficial reuse of organic non-hazardous residuals resulting from the wastewater treatment process. Its range of services include facility operations, facility cleanout services, regulatory compliance, dewatering, collection and transportation, composting, drying and pelletization, product marketing, incineration, alkaline stabilization and land application.

SystemOne Techlologies (OTC:STEK)- designs, manufactures and sells a full line of patented, self-contained, recycling industrial parts washers (the SystemOne Washers) for use in the automotive, aviation, marine and general industrial repair markets. The Company's products incorporate proprietary resource recovery and waste minimization technologies to distill contaminated solvent and yield pure solvent and a by-product comparable to used motor oil. The SystemOne Washer integrates a distillation and recovery process, which allows the solvent to be used, treated and re-used on demand without requiring off-site processing. The Company's SystemOne Washer product line consists of SystemOne General Parts Washer, SystemOne Mobile Washer and SystemOne Slider Spray Gun Washer.

U.S. Energy Systemtns, Inc. (OTC:USEY)- U.S. Energy Systems, Inc. provides customer-focused energy outsourcing services, including the management, development, operation and ownership of small to medium-sized energy facilities typically located in close proximity to its customers. Its customers include large retail energy consumers, such as industrial and commercial concerns, as well as local wholesale energy suppliers, such as utilities and marketers. The energy generation facilities in its portfolio utilize high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) technology and/or clean renewable fuels, such as biogas, biomass fuel and geothermal energy. At the end of 2002, U.S. Energy's portfolio was comprised of 35 owned, managed or financed projects in North America and Sweden, totaling the equivalent of 264 megawatts (MW).

U.S. Plastic Lumber (OTC:USPL)- creates high-quality, competitive building materials, furnishings, industrial supplies and packaging solutions using CycleX™ technology. CycleX is the advanced method of processing plastic waste streams (milk cartons, grocery bags and industrial plastic waste) into durable, purified, consistent products. Through smart technologies like CycleX, USPL offers highly effective, environmentally responsible, aesthetically pleasing and maintenance friendly alternatives and solutions for the residential, commercial and industrial markets.

Waterlink, Inc.- is a leading international provider of products, equipment, systems, and services relating to activated carbon and its many uses for water and air purification, solvent recovery, odor control, and chemical processing. Approximately 250 employees working from 12 operating locations in 2 countries (U.S. and U.K.) generate Waterlink’s