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RECYCLING BUSINESSES CAN DIVERSIFY YOUR PORTFOLIO

Release Date: 7/1/1999
Contact Information: Randy Wittorp, U.S. EPA, (415)744-1589

     IRVINE, Calif. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites you to the Western Recycling Investment Forum to learn firsthand about business opportunities in the recycling industry. The forum is a one-day event featuring presentations and exhibits by a select group of start-up and expanding firms seeking between $100,000 and $5 million in equity financing.

     The featured guest speaker is Gerald Benjamin, Senior Managing Partner of International Capital Resources.  Mr. Benjamin is also publisher of The Private Equity Review, Chairman of the Northern California Venture Forum, founder of Angel Lake Capital Partners, and an award winning author of Finding
Your Wings: How to Locate Private Investors to Fund Your Venture.  Benjamin has over 20 years of experience as an international corporate consultant.


WHO:          U.S. EPA, California Integrated Waste Management Board,
              Materials for the Future Foundation, entrepreneurs, and
              investors

WHAT:         Western Recycling Investment Forum

WHERE:        Marriott Hotel, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine

WHEN:         10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Monday, July 12

VISUALS:      Exhibit tables, product samples and presentations by
              enterprising firms