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Penske Auto Centers Partner with Safety-Kleen to Recycle Fluids

4 May 1998

Penske Auto Centers Partner With Safety-Kleen To Recycle Virtually All Fluid Wastes and Filters

    ELGIN, Ill., and TROY, Mich., May 4 -- Penske Auto Centers
throughout the U.S. are now recycling virtually all of their fluid wastes and
used filters through a new partnership with Safety-Kleen.
    The alliance enables Safety-Kleen Corp. to recover used oil, antifreeze,
parts cleaning solvents and filters for environmentally-beneficial recycling
and re-use.  The Penske Auto Centers benefit from more efficient contracting
of environmental services to manage both hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.
"This partnership is a win-win alliance for the environment, the communities
we serve and our companies," said Mike Carney, senior vice president,
marketing services and customer care.  "By safely recycling wastes for reuse,
our alliance helps to protect the environment and to conserve valuable natural
resources," he said.
    "This partnership helps assure our customers that used fluids and filters
from their vehicles are being safely recycled.  It also provides assurances to
our neighbors that Penske Auto Centers are managing wastes safely and
responsibly," said Roger Penske Jr., chief executive officer of Penske Auto
Centers.
    All of Penske's nearly 800 auto centers in the U.S. are involved in the
recycling program.  The two companies also will be rolling out to some auto
centers the Safety-Kleen WE CARE(R) consumer awareness and education program,
which helps inform consumers about how the wastes from their vehicles are
safely collected and recycled.
    Among the services provided by Safety-Kleen are used oil and antifreeze
recovery, collection of oil filters and fuel filters, parts cleaner services
and vacuum cleaning of oil/water separators at Penske's Auto Centers.
    The majority of wastes collected from the auto centers can be reused.
Used oil is re-refined by Safety-Kleen and ethylene glycol from used
antifreeze can be recycled.  The metal filter canisters are recycled through
steel smelters and used fuel filters and oil filters are blended for recovery
as an industrial fuel.
    Penske Auto Centers are part of Penske Corporation, a closely-held,
diversified transportation services company which conducts its business
through a number of wholly- or partially-owned companies.  In addition to
Penske Auto Centers, Inc.; those companies include Detroit Diesel Corporation;
Penske Truck Leasing Company; Diesel Technology Company; Penske Automotive
Group, Inc.; Penske Capital Partners and Penske Motorsports, Inc.  Penske
Corporation manages businesses with annual revenues exceeding $6 billion and
employs more than 28,000 around the world.
    Safety-Kleen Corp., based in Elgin, Ill., is a diversified provider of
business and environmental services for more than 400,000 customers; including
many small businesses.  Safety-Kleen's stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol .  For more information on Safety-Kleen,
visit the Internet at http://www.safety-kleen.com.

SOURCE  Safety-Kleen Corp.