CARLSBAD/OCEANSIDE, Jan. 13, 2006 - Coast Waste Management and Waste Management of North County’s trash and recycling pick-up schedules are unchanged for the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday this Monday, Jan. 16. This means there will be no delays in service for residential customers of Waste Management, including the following cities:

• Carlsbad
• Del Mar
• Oceanside
• Solana Beach

All Waste Management operations are on a regular schedule, so the hauling operations and customer service will operate as usual.

Customer service is available at 760-929-9400.

Waste Management, Inc. is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. For more information about recycling, log onto www.wm.com.

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