SDT Waste And Debris Services, LLC Acquired By IESI Corporation

Combination Expected to Enhance SDT's Growth and Service in Louisiana

Chalmette, LA - IESI Corporation ("IESI") and SDT Waste and Debris Services, LLC ("SDT") jointly announced today that SDT will join IESI, a subsidiary of Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. ("Progressive Waste Solutions"). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SDT will retain its name and brand and continue to operate out of its Chalmette and Independence, Louisiana headquarters as a Progressive Waste Solutions company. SDT President Sidney D. Torres, IV, has been retained as a consultant and has resigned his position as president of the company. Tom Martyn, District Manager for IESI and based in New Orleans, will oversee the operations.

"My decision to join forces with IESI, a part of Progressive Waste Solutions, was an easy one. Over the last five years, they have been our strongest competitor in the State of Louisiana and they value their employees and deliver the highest quality of service, just as SDT does. I have every confidence that our customers will never notice the difference," said Mr. Torres.

Mr. Martyn commented, "We have the greatest respect for Mr. Torres and the SDT team. SDT's success has been built on a foundation of excellent customer service and IESI shares that commitment. From our drivers and helpers to our customer service representatives, we take pride in serving communities throughout Louisiana. We look forward to joining with the SDT team and delivering seamless service together."

All SDT contracts and agreements are unaffected by the merger. SDT will remain the municipal waste contractor for the New Orleans French Quarter and downtown as well as the waste contractor for the parishes of Iberia, East Feliciana, St. Bernard, St. Charles, Tangipahoa and the town of Independence.

SDT's 250 employees were notified of the merger shortly before the announcement today. "The number one reason that SDT expanded to 24 cities and parishes in five years has been because of the hard work and dedication of our employees. They paid attention to every detail on their routes, maintained clean trucks, neat uniforms and positive attitudes," Mr. Torres said. "IESI is in a position to continue SDT's growth and increase the level of service that SDT currently provides to its customers."

Progressive Waste Solutions is the third largest non-hazardous solid waste solutions provider in North America, providing services to more than four million commercial, industrial and residential customers in twelve states and the District of Columbia in the United States and six provinces in Canada.

SOURCE: IESI Corporation & SDT Waste and Debris Services, LLC