Superior Services, Inc. Announces Purchase and Sale of Services Assets in Wisconsin and Illinois.

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1998--Superior Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPR) today announced the purchase and sale of certain solid waste services assets in Wisconsin and Illinois with Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. (NYSE: BFI). The transactions, which were effective November 16, 1998, include customer contracts, equipment, and facilities representing approximately $6 million in acquired revenues for each party.

Under the terms of the agreements, Superior purchased BFI's Eau Claire operation, which consists of an operating facility, including a materials recovery facility. BFI purchased Superior's collection operations in Cuba City, in southeastern Wis., and Elgin, Ill. BFI will integrate these operations into its existing Dubuque, Iowa and Elgin marketplaces. "These transactions further solidify our presence in northwest Wisconsin, and make Superior the largest hauler in the Eau Claire area," said G.W. "Bill" Dietrich, president and chief executive officer of Superior Services. "The changes allow us to improve our operating efficiencies through consolidation and integration of routes, and gain control of about 200 tons per day of volume into the Superior Seven Mile Creek Landfill." Dietrich added, "We are pleased that Jim Judkins and Brain Johnson have agreed to, respectively, join and remain with Superior in management of the Eau Claire operations, ensuring continuity of high quality customer services."

Superior Services, Inc., is an acquisition-oriented fully-integrated solid waste services company providing solid waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services to more than 750,000 customers in 12 states. Since its original consolidation of 22 businesses in 1993, the company has acquired more than 85 businesses to build its network of 23 owned or operated solid waste landfills, 48 solid waste collection operations, 18 transfer stations and 14 recycling facilities. Superior's stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol SUPR.

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