PHOENIX, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW), announced that it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, after the close of the stock market on Wednesday, October, 29, 2008. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time that afternoon.

To listen to the call, please dial (210) 234-0004 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and ask the operator for the Allied Waste conference call. To listen to a simulcast of the call over the internet, access the Home page of alliedwaste.com.

An on-line replay will be available after 7:00 p.m. October 29 and be accessible 24 hours a day through 5:00 p.m. November 29, 2008. The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to institutional and individual investors.

About Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

Allied Waste is America's second largest non-hazardous solid waste services company and an environmental leader. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Allied Waste provides waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial and industrial customers in over 100 major markets spanning 38 states and Puerto Rico. Our team of 22,000 dedicated employees operates within a highly efficient, integrated organization that generated 2007 revenue of $6.1 billion.

    Websites: alliedwaste.com and disposal.com
    Contact Information:
    James Zeumer
    Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Investor Relations
    480.627.2785

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