Renovare Appoints Climate Commodities International Co-Founder and Former Millennium Management and Castleton Commodities Portfolio Manager Benjamin Banwart as Transition Advisor

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renovare Environmental, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:RENO), a circular economy and sustainability technology and services provider, today, has appointed Benjamin Banwart as Transition Advisor to assist the company in executing several key areas of the Company's new strategic roadmap that will lead it to an EBITDA-positive, transitioning to an asset-light, specialty-waste-technology-as-a-service model business.

Mr. Banwart has extensive experience with publicly traded companies in the climate technology, decarbonization, and ESG sectors seeking to execute an asset-light business model.  Benjamin is Co-Founder of Climate Commodities International ("CCI"), a premier trading, logistics, transportation, and commercialization services firm enabling the development of the climate economy.

Mr. Banwart will support the Board of Directors and management team in executing on the company's new strategic roadmap which includes improving capital markets communications and activities in support of strengthening the balance sheet and funding growth opportunities; and identifying opportunities to monetize, in an asset-light format, core competencies gained at the Martinsburg West Virginia facility in infrastructure services for the waste industry.  

Tony Fuller, Renovare's CEO commented, "We are excited by the addition of Ben to our team. As part of this new roadmap, Renovare has initiated a strategic review of the Martinsburg West Virginia resource recovery operation. We have learned much operating the facility and the time is right to determine the best course of action for this asset-based business line." 

Prior to Co-Founding CCI, Mr. Banwart was a Portfolio Manager at Millennium Management and Castleton Commodities. Mr. Banwart began his career in the investment banking department of Citigroup.

About Renovare Environmental, Inc.

Renovare Environmental, Inc. (NASDAQ:RENO), formerly BioHiTech Global, Inc., is a technology services company focused on providing cost-effective solutions that improve environmental outcomes. Our solutions for waste management include the processing of municipal solid waste into a valuable renewable fuel, biological disposal of food waste on-site, and proprietary real-time data analytics tools to reduce food waste generation. When used individually or in combination, our solutions lower the carbon footprint associated with waste transportation and can reduce or virtually eliminate landfill usage. Our unique solutions enable businesses and municipalities of all types as well as educational and governmental facilities to solve everyday problems in a smarter and more cost-effective way while reducing their impact on the environment. For more information, please visit www.renovareenv.com.

About Climate Commodities International

Climate Commodities International (CCI), a premier trading, logistics, transportation, and commercialization services firm enabling the climate economy. CCI operates through four segments: CCI Trading, CCI Logistics & Transportation, CCI Climate Transition & Growth Services, and CCI Principal Investments.  CCI is based in Dallas with regional offices in Bogota, Brussels, Kigali, New York City, Singapore, and Zurich.    Please visit: www.climate-commodities.com

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