SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 22, 2000
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(Date of earliest event reported)
SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-8368 51-0228924
(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
1301 Gervais Street, Suite 300,
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(803) 933-4200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Company's reports on this matter contained in Form 10-K for the
twelve months ended August 31, 1999; Form 10-Q for the quarters ended November
30, 1999, and February 28, 2000, and May 31, 2000, and Current Report on Form
8-K filed September 15, 2000 are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
On September 22, 2000, The United States Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit denied Pinewood's motion for an injunction pending the appeal and
granted Pinewood's motion to expedite the appeal.
On September 25, 2000 Pinewood filed with DHEC a request for a permit
modification increasing landfill capacity and concurrently filed a request for
temporary authorization to continue waste disposal at the facility pending a
DHEC decision on the requested permit modifications.
At midnight on September 25, 2000, Pinewood suspended waste disposal in
the landfill pending action by DHEC and/or court decision allowing continued
waste disposal.
On September 26, 2000, DHEC denied Pinewood's request for temporary
authorization for continued waste disposal at its Pinewood landfill.
On September 26, 2000, Pinewood petitioned DHEC, pursuant to applicable
law, to institute rulemaking proceedings within thirty days to promulgate
regulations, in precisely the same form as those promulgated by DHEC in 1995,
which would allow utilization of various mechanisms, in lieu of a cash trust
fund, to satisfy financial assurance obligations for possible environmental
impairment. Under these regulations, owners or operators of hazardous waste
facilities would have the following options to satisfy financial assurance for
cleanup costs and/or restoration of environmental impairment: trust fund, surety
bond, insurance, letter of credit, and corporate guaranty upon satisfying a
financial test.
If Pinewood does not obtain additional landfill capacity through
administrative or legal proceedings or if Pinewood is required to provide
financial assurance for possible cleanup costs and/or restoration of
environmental impairment in the form of a cash trust fund, the result could have
an adverse impact upon the Company's financial position.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
Date: October 11, 2000 By: /s/ Henry H. Taylor
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Henry H. Taylor
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
