• Greenwave's Subsidiary, Empire Metals, is Now Licensed to Purchase Scrap Cars in the State of Ohio
• Company's Scrap Car Buying Platform, ScrapApp.com, Continues to Rapidly Scale

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc. ("Greenwave" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: GWAV), a leading operator of metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Empire Metals, is now licensed to purchase end-of-life vehicle in the State of Ohio. Scrapping end-of-life vehicles is a core revenue and profit generator for Greenwave, contributing more than $5 million to the Company's top line in FY 2023.

Greenwave's scrap car buying platform, ScrapApp.com, continues to rapidly scale in the Hampton Roads, VA and Cleveland, OH markets. The Company expects to expand Scrap App to additional strategic markets in February 2024 and believes Scrap App has the potential to scale significantly, with a competitor reportedly generating $159 million in annual revenue_(1).

Greenwave believes that efficiencies created by its vertical integration of key stages of the car scrapping process could create significant competitive advantages.

About Greenwave 
Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Empire Services, Inc. ("Empire"), is a leading operator of 13 metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The Company's recycling facilities collect, classify, and process raw scrap metal (ferrous and nonferrous) and implement several unique technologies to increase metal processing volumes and operating efficiencies, including a downstream recovery system and cloud-based ERP system.

Steel is one of the world's most recycled products with the ability to be re-melted and re-cast numerous times. Recycling steel provides key environmental benefits over virgin metals, including reduced energy use, lower CO2 emissions, lower waste, and conserving natural resources. Greenwave's customers include large corporations, industrial manufacturers, retail customers, and government organizations. The Company plans to aggressively expand its footprint of locations by acquiring independent, profitable scrap yards in the coming months. For more information, please visit www.GWAV.com.

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