General Environmental Management, Inc. announced today before the opening bell that it has completed the acquisition of Santa Clara Waste Water (SCWW), a profitable, 50 year old, full service environmental services company focused primarily on the waste water treatment business. To date, SCWW has treated more than 2 billion gallons of waste water and is recognized as one of the top 100 privately owned non-hazardous waste water utilities in the United States.

GEM financed the acquisition through the issuance of six promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $9,003,000, along with warrants for the principals of SCWW to purchase 425,000 shares of GEM’s common stock. The notes bear interest at 6.5 percent per annum. Two of the Notes, totaling $3,778,000, are convertible into a total of 15% of GEM’s common stock on a fully diluted basis. Details of the notes can

General Environmental Management Inc. reminds investors and other interested parties that it plans to conduct its very first earnings conference call on Monday, November 16, at 4:30 EST (1:30 PST). The call is being hosted by the company’s management team, including Tim Koziol (CEO), Brett Clark (CFO), and Bill Mitzel (president). Questions will be taken after the formal presentation relating to operating results and the company’s shift of business focus to wastewater management and waste-to-energy markets.

CEO Tim Koziol spoke at some length about the upcoming conference call, providing a good idea of exactly what will be covered:

“We are excited to be conducting our first earnings call, and to have the opportunity to talk directly with shareholders about the exciting changes that are taking place at GEM. Over the past few months we have been working hard to re-engineer our

General Environmental Management, Inc. announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Cake Energy, LLC, a privately held waste-to-energy technology company, to build and operate leading-edge waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities in the western United States.

“We are excited to announce this LOI for the proposed joint venture with Cake Energy,” stated GEM CEO Tim Koziol. “As previously announced, GEM has committed to entering the WTE market and we could not have found a better partner than Cake Energy. Their technology is truly unique and revolutionary in dealing with the growing problem of managing primary sewage waste, also known as sludge. A single Cake WTE plant can process up to 120 tons a day of sludge. Their process dries and atomizes wet sludge for use as the primary dry fuel for the ongoing drying, deodorizing and sterilizing of all toxins. Surplus

General Environmental Management, Inc. announced today that it will conduct its first ever earnings conference call on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 4:30 EST (1:30 PST). Hosted by GEM’s management team, including CEO Tim Koziol, CFO Brett Clark and President Bill Mitzel, the call will have an open question and answer session.

The participant dial-in number is: 1-480-629-9712. If you have an interest in GEVI and would like to be sent a reminder about the GEVI Earnings Conference Call, send an email to investors@go-gem.com. The company would like to add your email address to the GEVI database and will keep you updated regarding the latest news and events.

“We are excited to be conducting our first earnings call and to have the opportunity to talk directly with shareholders about the exciting changes that are taking place at GEM,” said CEO Koziol. “Over the

Today after the bell, General Environmental Management, Inc. announced that it will conduct its first ever earnings conference call on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1:30 PST. The call will be hosted by GEM’s management team including CEO Tim Koziol, CFO Brett Clark and President Bill Mitzel. Following prepared remarks and presentation of the operating results, the call will be open to questions and answers.

“We are excited to be conducting our first earnings call and to have the opportunity to talk directly with shareholders about the exciting changes that are taking place at GEM,” commented Koziol. “Over the past few months we have been working hard to re-engineer our business model by shifting our focus away from the lower margin field services business to the faster growing and much higher margin wastewater treatment and waste-to-energy

Recently the board of directors of General Environmental Management Inc. decided to shift the company’s business focus from hazardous waste field services to the higher-margin and faster-growing water treatment and waste-to-energy markets, while also reducing the company’s debt.

General Environmental believes it has one of the best managed and operated field services businesses in the country. This business has handled waste streams from some of the biggest companies in the country. The company is now focused on how to maximize the value of that business while it builds its high margin water treatment business and explores opportunities in the waste-to-energy technology market.

The company is making rapid strides toward transforming their business. A few weeks ago, California-based General Environmental announced that it had signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water. The deal is expected to close on or

This morning, General Environmental Management, Inc. updated the investment community with the progress made since its Board of Directors elected to shift the company’s business focus from hazardous waste field services to the fast growing water treatment and waste-to-energy markets.

“We are pleased to report that we have made tremendous progress in the execution of our plan to move the company into the water treatment and waste-to-energy markets,” stated Tim Koziol, GEM’s Chief Executive Officer. “As we announced last week, we swiftly moved to sign a binding letter of intent to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water (SCWW). We are conducting final due diligence and plan on closing this transaction on or before November 1, 2009. SCWW will be the cornerstone of our water treatment business. With this profitable business and the addition of GEM’s sales, marketing, operational and regulatory expertise, we believe

General Environmental Management, Inc. (GEM) announced this morning that it has signed a definitive letter of intent to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water (SCWW), a profitable, 50 year old wastewater treatment business. Earning the reputation of being one of the top 100 privately owned non-hazardous wastewater utilities in the U.S., SCWW has treated more than 2 billion gallons of wastewater.

“We are thrilled to have come to an agreement to acquire SCWW and are eager to work with them to achieve their goal of becoming the premier independent non-hazardous wastewater management company; first in California, then the western region and eventually in the United States,” stated Tim Koziol, GEM Chief Executive Officer. “We are acquiring not only a long time successful company with a great track record and valuable assets, but are partnering with one of the finest management teams in the

General Environmental Management, Inc. was excited to announce today that the Board of Directors has elected to shift its business focus from hazardous waste field services to the fast growing water treatment and waste-to-energy markets.

“After lengthy review and analysis of GEM’s opportunity in the environmental management business, the board has elected to adopt management’s recommendation that we move our focus to water treatment and waste-to-energy markets,” stated Tim Koziol, GEM’s Chief Executive Officer. “While we believe that we could work through the current economic downturn and build revenue in our field services business, we believe that shareholders will be rewarded by moving the company into higher margin, faster growing business segments; especially the water treatment and waste-to-energy markets.”

“A few weeks back we announced the sale of GEM MTS and in the process, improved our balance sheet,” Mr. Koziol added.

General Environmental Management, Inc. announced today after the closing bell that it has unveiled its completely redesigned website: www.GeneralEnvironmental.com. The web presence now boasts a new design and extensive service information, all of which have been designed to provide clients with greater accessibility to all the resources they need.

“GEM prides itself for delivering the most comprehensive, environmentally friendly waste solutions. The new site is designed to make the experience of prospective clients as well as current clients more satisfying and effective. Investors will also appreciate that the new website provides in-depth information on the company,” commented Tim Koziol, CEO of General Environmental Management.

The new website NOW features:

Complete, Detailed List of Services Easy Access to GEMWare Assortment of Tools for Clients’ Convenience New Career Opportunities Bios of Management Team Business Code of Ethics Audit Information Integrity Policy

General Environmental Management has invited