Bennett Environmental Announces Contracts.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1997-- Bennett Environmenta(ME BEV. ) Bennett Environmental Inc., is pleased to announce its first contracts totaling $2,800,000 for the remediation of soil contaminated with chlorinated compounds. These contracts have been issued as a result of BEI's recently received permit upgrade, which allows the plant to remediate soils contaminated with a range of chlorinated compounds.

Philip Services Corporation of Hamilton Ontario will be acting as the prime contractor on the first contract for contaminated soil coming out of Ontario. BEI will supply Philip with treatment services on behalf of their client, which is a leading international manufacturer of electrical equipment.

BEI has received inquiries, and has outstanding contract proposals to a number of potential industrial customers. The Company believes that there is a significant market for its remediation services now the upgraded permit has been received.

The large size of the market is underlined in an EPA report entitled "Status of PCB Management in North America". It states that 34,070,000 cubic yards (55,000,000) tonnes of material on the National Priorities List (NPL), are contaminated with PCB. The estimated quantity in Canada is 3,000,000 cubic yards.

The St. Ambroise plant is undergoing a major upgrade in order to receive this contaminated soil. This includes the laying of several large, concrete storage pads, and the installation of a building to house the material. The concrete pads are 24 inches thick, and are lined with a 60 mils HDPE liner. Construction at the plant is expected to be completed by early November, and the plant will start production soon after.

The Company is engaged in the operation, development and manufacture of thermal treatment technology and equipment for the remediation of soil contaminated with hydrocarbons and chlorinated material. The Company's first owned and operated facility in St. Ambroise Quebec was opened on September 13, 1996. The Ministries of Environment in Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia and Alaska have approved Bennett's proprietary technology. The Company's thermal oxidizers have been sold in Alberta, Alaska and the Caribbean (Aruba).

The Company holds the only thermal remediation permits for treatment of contaminated soils in Quebec.

Bennett Environmental Inc., is listed on the Montreal Exchange (BEV). For further information, please visit the BEI web site at: http://www.bennettenvironmental.com or contact Mr. John Bennett at [phone].

CONTACT: Bennett Environmental Inc.

Mr. John Bennett, 604/681-8828