US Ecology, Inc. announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of EQ - The Environmental Quality Company (EQ). The company also announced that David M. Lusk, formerly President and CEO of EQ, was appointed to the Board of Directors of US Ecology. Lusk, age 53, brings more than 25 years of industry experience.

Lusk previously worked for eight years as EQ's Vice President of Operations at Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment Plant and Wayne Disposal Hazardous Waste Landfill before joining Republic Waste Industries as Vice President of Midwest Operations. In addition, Mario Romero, Vice President of Operations of EQ, was named US Ecology's Executive Vice President of Field and Industrial Services. Romero joined EQ in 2009 from WOW Energy where he was President, CEO and co-founder.