CleanPlanet: Who We Are
Delivering innovative solvent recycling services and technologies for over 20 years.
About CleanPlanet Chemical
The CleanPlanet Chemical model for on-site solvent recycling can be traced back more than twenty years, when we introduced our first line of chemical recycling equipment. Today’s products, utilizing PrecisionDistillationTM technology, represent a rebirth—ushering in a new era of responsible and sustainable chemical waste management.
We challenged ourselves to address the three most critical obstacles facing the marketplace:
Quality
Traditional distillation technology offered by other solvent recycling companies was limited in the types of chemicals that could be recovered and most importantly by the quality of the output. Solvent recovery would never reach mass adoption if the quality could not stand up to virgin.
Cost
Customers often did not have the available capital to purchase solvent recycling equipment. And when funds were available, either the customer couldn’t justify the ROI associated with purchasing a unit or didn’t have the desire to go through the lengthy, complex capital approval process.
Usability
Companies that did purchase equipment soon learned that their units required frequent adjustments in order to optimize chemical quality and maximize throughput. Maintenance and management requirements further complicated ownership, so inevitably the equipment was tucked away in a remote corner of the facility, never to be used again.
Our People
Dennis Mount​
Founder and Chairman
Dennis is a pioneer in the small-scale chemical recycling industry with numerous patents, a 20+ year track record of innovation and is the recipient of the 40 under 40 Business Award and the SEMA Best Product Award in 2010.
Alex Richert​
CEO
Alex is an industry veteran who has held several key positions in the hazardous waste industry. Prior to joining CleanPlanet, Alex served as the General Manager of Cleaning Technologies at Safety-Kleen, managing a $300MM business unit and served as CEO of ChemChamp North America.
Alex is a graduate of Duke University & Harvard Business School.
Kyle Montgomery
COO & President
Kyle Montgomery brings over 30 years of operations leadership experience in the chemical processing, waste management, and regulatory affairs sectors. Before joining CleanPlanet, Kyle served as COO for South Coast Terminals, where he honed his expertise in managing complex operational challenges within closely related fields.
