AERT and Cherokee Nation To Break Ground on New Recycling Facility.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: AERT):, a leading manufacturer of green building materials, today announced the commencement of construction for its new state-of-the art recycling plant in Watts, OK. AERT's new facility, funded and developed with

the support of the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma, will reclaim post-industrial plastic materials for use in the Company's building products. Company officials will host a ground breaking ceremony at the Watts High School Auditorium on Friday, March 14th at 1:30pm. Honored guests will include Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation as well as officials from the State of Oklahoma.

Members of the public interested in joining AERT for the ceremony and ground breaking should contact Sarah Piazza no later than Tuesday, March 11th at (479) 203-5084 or sarahpiazza@aert.com.

Benefits of the plant include providing AERT with low-cost raw materials, creating over 200 jobs in an area of high Native American unemployment, and reducing Oklahoma's carbon footprint by reusing landfill waste. The project is designed for LEED certification making this facility a national example of green redemption and manufacturing.

The plant will be located on property where a large hog feed lot and finishing facility once operated. AERT plans to retrofit the wastewater and manure pits to pre-treat the effluent from the recycling process before it is discharged into the municipal system. AERT will be taking green to the next level by enhancing the mining and reclamation process with an end result of zero discharge from the Watts plant.

About AERT:

Since 1989, AERT has pioneered the use of recycled polyethylene plastic in the manufacture of composite building materials. With its constantly evolving portfolio of patented and proprietary recycling technologies, AERT has been widely recognized as a leader in resource conservation innovation and received the EPA Award for Environmental Excellence for its process of converting scrap plastic to composite outdoor decking. AERT converts reclaimed plastic and wood fiber waste into quality outdoor decking systems, fence systems, and door and window components. The Company is the exclusive manufacturer of Weyerhaeuser ChoiceDek[R] decking, which is available in multiple colors and is sold in all Lowe's Home Improvement stores. See www.choicedek.com for more information. AERT's MoistureShield[R] decking program is expanding and products are available in many parts of the U.S. now, with national distribution planned for 2008. See www.moistureshield.com for product information or to find a regional distributor or dealer. AERT operates manufacturing facilities in Springdale and Lowell, with a raw materials facility in Junction, Texas and a state of the art recycling facility under construction in Watts, Oklahoma. This LEED certified recycling facility is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2009. For more information on the Company, visit www.aertinc.com.

Certain statements in this news release regarding projected results of operations, or, projected results of financial plans or future strategies and initiatives, including, but not limited to, projections of revenue, projections of profitability, any and all future expectation, and plans for future activities may and should be regarded as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements involve, among other things, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause AERT, Inc.'s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. AERT currently is considering, but may or may not in the future implement any or all of the items and issues listed in any planned budget or strategic initiative, due to, among other things, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors.

AERT, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, change in strategy, or otherwise. The above mentioned listing of risks and uncertainties is not inclusive. For a more detailed discussion of some, but not all, of the risks and uncertainties that may affect AERT, Inc., see AERT, Inc.'s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.