BacTech Obtains OTC Pink Sheet Listing in U.S.

BacTech Environmental Corporation ("BacTech" or the "Company")
(CNSX:BAC)(OTC:BCCEF)(WKN:A1H4TY) today announced that the Company's shares have
been approved for trading in the United States. 


The Company received notice from its sponsoring broker, Pennaluna and Company
("Pennaluna"), that its shares will be quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets in the U.S.
as of November 8. Pennaluna will be the market maker for the common shares of
BacTech, which will trade under the symbol "BCCEF".


"This listing should lead to greater retail interest in our story in the United
States through easier access to quotations in U.S. dollars. There is a large
cleantech industry in the U.S., so our listing there will help our visibility",
said Ross Orr, President and CEO of BacTech.


Pennaluna & Company of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an 86-year-old FINRA broker-dealer
(www.pennaluna.com), submitted the required filings in October. John Worrell is
the trader/broker who co-ordinated this and may be contacted at 800-535-5329 for
account information.


BacTech profile

BacTech Environmental Corporation holds the perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free
rights to use the patented BACOX bioleaching technology for the reclamation of
tailings and mining waste materials. In December 2011, BacTech signed a contract
with the Mines Branch of the Manitoba Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines
to remediate an arsenopyrite residue stockpile ("ARS") situated at the Snow Lake
Mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba, to eliminate further leaching of Arsenic generated
within the ARS into the surrounding watershed. The Company continues to field
enquiries globally with respect to additional opportunities for remediation.


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Shares outstanding 48,755,027

The Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of the contents of this release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
BacTech Environmental Corporation
Ross Orr
President & CEO
416-813-0303 ext 222
[e-mail]


BacTech Environmental Corporation
Bill Mitoulas
Investor Relations
416-479-9547
[e-mail]
www.bactechgreen.com