Allwaste Named Responsible Care Partner by Chemical Manufacturers Association.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1996--Allwaste, Inc. (NYSE:ALW) announced today that it has been approved for participation in the Chemical Manufacturers' Association (CMA) Responsible Care(R) Partnership Program. Allwaste is the first non-shipper, non-manufacturer to be approved for participation in this program. Allwaste's long-standing commitment to follow practices that ensure safety and environmental stewardship, as well as its reputation for service and dependability, were critical factors in earning the status of Responsible Care Partner.

"Achieving Responsible Care(R) Partner status is a distinction that tells Allwaste's customers and the public that the company maintains a sincere commitment to maintaining and improving their environment, health and safety performance. We have always viewed excellence in these areas as part of our core competencies and indeed consider them as the cornerstones of our ALLIES(TM) Program," said Robert M. Chiste, Allwaste President and Chief Executive Officer. "The fact that Allwaste is the only industrial services company to be approved as a Responsible Care(R) Partner is a direct reflection on the way we conduct ourselves, putting safety and environmental stewardship first every day in the field and the communities in which we operate. This is a tribute to the commitment of our 4,000 employees and the safety excellence they have engendered in order to deliver our value-added services to our customers in a safe and environmentally-sound fashion."

Allwaste, Inc. is a Houston-based, diversified industrial resource and services company with 131 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its ALLIES(TM) (Allwaste's Integrated Environmental Services) Program is designed to provide industrial customers the opportunity to outsource their critical support functions.

CONTACT: Allwaste, Inc.

Dana G. Flores, 713/625-7047