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Director Appointment

October 12, 2007. London, UK –Nviro Cleantech plc (AIM:NVR), a leader in commercialising 'clean' technologies, is delighted to announce the appointment of US-based Andrew James Cosentino to the Company's Board of Directors. The appointment of Andrew will provide the Group's Board with strength of experience in the US corporate environment, as the Group increases its level of activity in the US, primarily through its clean coal technology subsidiary, Vertus Technologies Limited ("Vertus Technologies").

Andrew is an experienced corporate lawyer who has spent 25 years in practice with major US legal groups. During that time Andrew worked extensively with public and private corporations, as well as with investment banking and other fund clients. Andrew's role also involved advising on mergers and acquisitions, and counselling on the structuring and operation of businesses.

In 2003, Andrew left his position as a partner at the law firm Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe (which firm subsequently became DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary through merger). Since 2003, Andrew has been involved in providing his services as a high-level consultant to emerging and entrepreneurial enterprises in areas including high-tech start-ups, internet businesses, biotech and financial businesses. In addition to Nviro Cleantech plc, Andrew is presently a director of two other companies which expect to list their shares in the near future: Inflect Technologies Limited, a company engaged in development of novel technologies; and Torus PLC, an investment banking firm. Andrew has also been a director of three privately held companies within the past five years: TWK Holdings Limited, Hyperion Investments Limited and Hyperion USA LLC, private investing and consulting firms. Andrew was also previously a director of Enhance Biotech, Inc.

There is no other information regarding Mr. Cosentino to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Nviro is also pleased to announce the internal promotion of Dr. Kenneth Hughes from Project Director to President of Vertus Technologies. The strength and breadth of Dr. Hughes' academic and industrial research efforts in both chemical and environmental science is ideally suited for developing the Group's lead project in clean coal and biomass pre-treatment for the power generating industry.

As a founder and director of several new companies with early stage green technologies, Dr. Hughes brings to the Group substantial experience involving fund raising, with government bodies in the United States, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and Department of Defence, and efficient management of intellectual property assets.

Under Dr. Hughes' leadership, Vertus Technologies will continue to focus on business development in the US, China, India, and several other primary markets where coal and biomass are used as a primary fuel and where there is both a rapidly growing demand for energy, and existing or forthcoming legislation to manage emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP's) and CO2 output. Nviro's joint venture in China currently focuses on the efficient use of biomass for sustainable development projects.

CEO Chris Every said: "We are delighted to be able to add Andrew's experience and judgment to our Board of Directors as a non-executive director. Having known Andrew for some years, I am confident that his knowledge of the US market and his contribution in this exciting growth area will be invaluable to the Group as we commercialise Nviro's technologies.

We are also extremely pleased to announce Ken Hughes' full-time engagement in the management of Vertus Technologies at this opportune time. Ken has been instrumental in driving the progress of the business and we look forward to working with Ken in bringing Nviro's lead technology to full maturity in all of our primary markets."

For further information:

Nviro Cleantech plc
Chris Every, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7451 2473
cevery@nvirocleantech.com

Grant Thornton Corporate Finance - Nominated Adviser
Fiona Owen - fiona.owen@gtuk.com
Troy MacDonald - troy.macdonald@gtuk.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100

Fairfax I.S. PLC - Broker
Ewan Leggat - eleggat@fairfaxis.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7598 5369

CLP Holdings Limited
Carl Kitchen
Tel: +852 2678 8245

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Notes to Editors:

About Nviro Cleantech plc & Vertus:
Nviro Cleantech plc is a leader in commercialising "clean" technologies, such as renewable energy, waste recycling, emissions control and air quality monitoring, that benefit the global environment. The Company operates by acquiring a strong, balanced portfolio of near-to-market technologies that address large demand needs in a breadth of markets, and which are viable and cost effective.

The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Nviro Cleantech Limited; Microrelease Limited; Laseair Limited; Stillclear Environmental Limited; Nviro Cleantech Limited (Cayman Islands); Vertus Technologies Limited (Cayman Islands); Vertus Technologies US LLC. (Nevada); and Organotect, Inc. In addition, Nviro Cleantech Inc, a US subsidiary, provides certain management services to the Company.

Together, the Company's subsidiaries are developing a portfolio currently comprising five clean technologies. These include:
- Vertus RTP, the Company's lead technology - the reductive thermal process (RTP) is designed to substantially cleanse low quality coal and biomass to produce high-grade fuel with properties similar to anthracite while maximising effective and clean use of the off-gasses;
- MicroRelease, its secondary technology - designed to recycle medium density fibre ("MDF") and particle board into a high quality reusable wood fibre;
- Three follow-on technologies, Carbon Co-burner, Organotect 'lab-on-a-chip', and Laseair.

Nviro Cleantech focuses on solutions that can be bought to market quickly, and with maximised financial potential, using proven technologies and management teams. It systematically targets environmental innovations that do not require radical shifts in consumer behaviour nor large capital investments to adopt.

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