BioSafe Completes Acquisition of Vermont Transfer Station Serving the Burlington Market.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1997--

Moretown Landfill Capacity jumps to 350 tons per day

BioSafe International Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFE) announced today that its subsidiary, Waste Professionals of Vermont Inc. (WPV), has acquired the permits and commenced operations at the Chittenden Solid Waste District's former transfer station in the town of Williston, Vt.

Under the agreement, WPV will lease the transfer station, located about 30 miles from the company's landfill in Moretown, from the Chittenden Solid Waste District for a period of 10 years and will have an option to buy the operation at the end of that period for a minimal amount.

"This is an important addition to our solid waste operations in Vermont and creates the second largest solid waste management company in the state," commented Philip Strauss, BioSafe's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The Williston transfer station complements our existing integrated waste operations and ensures that we receive a stable, long-term waste flow to our landfill facility in Moretown. In March, the Chittenden Solid Waste District awarded BioSafe a $1.3 million, 15-month contract to dispose of approximately 23,000 tons of sludge from wastewater treatment plants within the district. The Moretown landfill, located approximately 30 miles from Burlington and 10 miles from the state's capitol in Montpelier, serves as a solid foundation from which we can direct waste streams throughout Vermont. Furthermore, the landfill and transfer station serve as an attractive position from which we can densify our market presence by acquiring additional collection companies and transfer stations."

The internalization of waste from the company's transfer station in Williston has enabled BioSafe to increase the operating level of the Moretown landfill, which began accepting waste exactly one year ago, from approximately 175 tons per day to about 350 tons per day. This increases the capacity of the landfill to roughly 100,000 tons per year. In addition, BioSafe's hauling operation (WPV Disposal) announced today that it had received a maximum 3-year contract with the Central Vermont Solid Waste District for residential collection at approximately $750,000 per year. Anticipating the significant growth in this market, BioSafe filed a permit application in April with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources for the next cell, or cell 2, at the landfill, which will add an estimated additional 1.5 million cubic yards of capacity.

BioSafe International is an innovative solid waste management company. The company has built a fully-integrated solid waste management business in Vermont and has entered into a contract to operate and remodel an existing 30-acre landfill in South Hadley, Mass. BioSafe has also licensed its proprietary infectious medical waste disposal technology throughout Europe. -0-

Certain of the above statements may be forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors including competitive developments and other risk factors listed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports.

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Bob Rivkin, 617/497-4500

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Stuart Carlisle, 212/614-4000