<b>Hi-Rise Recycling Canadian Division Reports Strong Growth</B>

Hi-Rise Recycling Systems announced that Recycletech, its Canadian based operation, is experiencing significant growth as a result of a series of initiatives the company has undertaken to enhance Recycletech's operations. Hi-Rise believes Recycletech's sales will quadruple from $300,000 in 1999 to an estimated $1.2 million this year.

Gary McAlpin, president of Hi-Rise Recycling Systems, stated, ``Hi-Rise has been systematically analyzing all of the entities in our Architectural Products Division and Solid Waste Division and undertaking initiatives to become more efficient in our processes and more effective for our customers. After the success of these initiatives in our New York, Florida and Chicago operations, we applied them to our Canadian division. By integrating Kohlman Chutes into Recycletech and purchasing Royal Compactor's assets earlier this year, we enabled Recycletech to introduce a broader line of compactors and chutes. We also developed a complete service division to install and maintain Recycletech's full product line.''