SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 25, 2002 ---------------- ENVIRO RECOVERY, INC. ----------- ---------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) TEXAS 000-29223 33-0507697 - ----------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 2200 E. Lake Shore Drive, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806 - -------------------------------------------- --------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 715-685-9663 ---------------------------- Not Applicable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) <Page> Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership (a) On January 25, 2002, several creditors of Enviro-Recovery, Inc. and Superior Water Logged Lumber Company, Inc. filed involuntary petitions against each company under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The actions were filed at the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Case Numbers 02-10456-11 (Enviro) and 92-10457-11 (Superior). Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements None (b) Pro Forma Financial Information None (c) Exhibits None <Page> SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: February 1, 2002 ENVIRO RECOVERY, INC. By: /s/ Jeffrey Ivan Schwartz ---------------------------- Jeffrey Ivan Schwartz Chief Financial Officer