TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/27/14 — Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (NYSE: BIN)(TSX: BIN) (the “Company”) announced today that it will submit a proposal in response to the New York City Department of Sanitation–s (“DSNY”) new request for proposals (“RFP”) for a 20-year contract (the “contract”) for the transportation and disposal of containerized municipal solid waste (“MSW”) delivered to two marine transfer stations in Brooklyn.
The contract involves the City of New York (“the City”) delivering up to 3,000 tons of MSW per day to the two Brooklyn marine transfer stations. The agreement provides the City with options for two additional five-year periods. The Company–s subsidiary, IESI NY Corporation, submitted a proposal for the previous contract RFP. The Company–s proposal included the use of a rail yard in New Jersey and terms for the use of the site could not be finalized with the Port Authority, prompting the DSNY to reissue the RFP, due January 9, 2015.
“We have a proud history of serving the people of New York City and are confident that our proposal under the new RFP will again be an attractive one both in terms of cost and service,” said Joseph Quarin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. “We are prepared to submit a proposal that still includes us transporting the City–s waste by rail to our Seneca Meadows landfill in upstate New York, where we can offer an ideal in-state solution to help reduce waste-related traffic in the City and the City–s reliance on out-of-state disposal.”
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About Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
As one of North America–s largest full-service waste management companies, we provide non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers in 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces. We serve our customers with vertically integrated collection and disposal assets. Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.–s shares are listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BIN.
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Chaya Cooperberg
VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(905) 532-7517