<B>Allied Waste Receives Approval from DOJ</B>

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. received approval from the United States Department of Justice to complete and has completed the acquisition and sale of certain solid waste operations in an asset exchange with Republic Services.

The operations Allied received in the transaction are located in Nashville, Clarksville and Memphis, Tenn.; Norfolk, Va.; Augusta, Ga.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Albany, N.Y.; El Centro, Calif.; and Mt. Vernon, Ind. The operations Republic Services received in the transaction are located in Louisville, Ky.; Lakeland, Fla.; Macon, Ga.; Columbus, Ohio; Anderson, Ind.; and Cranbury, Marlboro and Mt. Laurel, N.J. The three New Jersey operations will close immediately following approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

``With the completion of this asset exchange, Allied has taken another important step toward completing its asset swap program,'' said Tom Van Weelden, Chairman and CEO of Allied Waste. ``We expect these assets to improve internalization and cash flow in existing markets which will contribute to continued reduction in balance sheet leverage.''