Operator
Good morning and welcome to US Ecology first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. [Operator instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Eric Gerratt, chief financial officer. Please go ahead.
Eric Gerratt
Chief Financial Officer
Good morning and thank you for joining us today. Joining me on the call this morning are chairman, president and chief executive officer, Jeff Feeler; executive vice president and chief operating officer, Simon Bell; and executive vice president of sales and marketing, Steve Welling. Before we begin, please note that certain statements contained in this conference call that do not describe historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Since forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.