To: Jim Bishop who wrote (54172 ) 7/11/2000 3:35:06 PM From: stu fabian Respond to of 150070 WAST..... EL RENO, Okla., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WasteMasters, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WAST) announces that as of July 1, 2000 they have assumed the management of the E-O-L-M C&D landfill in Lima, Ohio. WasteMasters is acquiring the landfill and has entered into an interim management agreement until all documents are finalized and the transaction is completed. E-O-L-M is a construction and demolition debris landfill that has more than 2 million cubic yards of available airspace with additional acreage for future development. Currently the landfill generates a net income of approximately $500,000 per year from operations. This acquisition provides WasteMasters with a recurring revenue base with a proven historical net income that contributes to the planned growth of WasteMasters. WasteMasters intends to significantly increase the revenue from this landfill using an aggressive marketing plan and bringing in additional waste from transfer stations being acquired in the surrounding area. For further information contact Douglas Holsted at 405/262-0800. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. For example, statements that describe WasteMasters' hopes, plans, objectives, goals, intentions, or expectations are forward- looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this news release. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond WasteMasters' control, will affect actual results. WasteMasters undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. This news release should be read in conjunction with WasteMasters' annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by WasteMasters. SOURCE WasteMasters, Inc. /CONTACT: Douglas Holsted of WasteMasters, Inc., 405-262-0800/ (WAST)