Sludge Watch ==> Toronto signs $13.5 M deal with Quebec composter to take some of the sludge

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

Canada NewsWire

July 27, 2006


EMS Announces Three-Year Biosolids Contract

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO

Environmental Management Solutions Inc. (EMS-TSX) today announced that its 
wholly owned subsidiary GSI Environment Inc. has entered into a three-year 
contract with the City of Toronto for the management of a portion of the 
biosolid waste material generated by the City's wastewater treatment 
operations. The term of the contract may be extended at the Company's option 
for an additional two years if the Company meets certain conditions.

The biosolid contract is effective August 1, 2006 and is expected to add not 
less than $13.5 million to the Com-pany's revenue over the next three years. 
It builds on EMS' five-year biosolid waste management contract with the City 
of Ottawa announced in July 2005.

The City of Toronto contract is in addition to the three-year contract to 
manage the City's source separated organic waste that was announced in 
September 2005. Source separated organic waste is residential organic waste 
collected as part of the City's "Green Bin" program to reduce the amount of 
waste sent to landfill through composting and beneficial reuse.

"This contract is the result of our concerted efforts to be a premier 
service provider to the City of Toronto over the last year and we are 
excited with this new opportunity to address a new, immediate waste 
management need of the City," said Tony Busseri, President and Chief 
Executive Officer of EMS. "We believe this contract provides good value to 
the City and to EMS shareholders."
Mr. Busseri added: "The change in legislation in Michigan that created this 
opportunity should be a strong warning signal to the Province of Ontario 
that municipal generators need a framework in the province that will allow 
them to address their waste management needs in an environmentally, socially 
and economically acceptable way. By definition, sustainable development 
needs permanent, Ontario-based solutions; composting and land application 
are proven and effective, they should be embraced and supported by the 
Ontario Ministry of the Environment as part of the solution to managing the 
province's growing waste management demands."

About EMS

Environmental Management Solutions Inc. is Canada's leading environmental 
services company specializing in the management of organic-based waste 
streams and contaminated soils, with an emphasis on beneficial re-use. EMS 
pro-vides cost-effective solutions to municipal, commercial and industrial 
clients in Eastern Canada and the northern United States through its 
subsidiaries GSI Environment Inc. and Tanknology Canada Inc. GSI provides 
integrated environ-mental services which include the land application, 
composting or disposal of organic wastes, eco-product sales, envi-ronmental 
contracting, and contaminated soil treatment and recycling. Tanknology 
provides storage tank precision leak testing and statistical inventory 
reconciliation, compliance testing, and facility compliance and tank system 
audits. Envi-ronmental Management Solutions is listed on the Toronto Stock 
Exchange under the ticker symbol EMS.