Patricia-Anne Tom

Raleigh, N.C. -- Waste Industries Inc. has acquired County Garbage of Alamance County, N.C., and M&M Sanitation in South Carolina. The County Garbage purchase will add 1,400 customers to Waste Industries' Graham operations, and the M&M Sanitation acquisition will add 1,300 residential accounts to Waste Industries' operations in Easley, S.C.

The M&M "tuck-in acquisition demonstrates our continued focus on adding additional customers along specific routes at existing locations." says Ven Poole, vice president of corporate development."County Garbage Inc. presented a unique opportunity for Waste Industries to continue County Garbage's 40-year tradition of excellent service and community involvement. We are proud that they had confidence in our ability to maintain that tradition with their 1,400 customers. This acquisition is a tuck-in to our existing operation in Graham, North Carolina. It also expands our menu of services at this location toinclude the residential market segment."