CARLSBAD/OCEANSIDE, Feb. 17, 2006 - Coast Waste Management and Waste Management of North County’s trash and recycling pick-up schedule is unchanged for the Presidents' Day holiday this Monday, Feb. 20. This means there will be no delays in service for the company's residential customers, 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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