UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

              Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) MAY 4, 2009

                     ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE, INC
               (EXACT NAME OF COMPANY AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

FLORIDA                                000-30932                   13-4172059
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION)    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION)                                                IDENTIFICATION)

              335 CONNIE CRESCENT, CONCORD, ONTARIO, CANADA L4K 5R2

               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (905) 695-4142

                                       N/A

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Act (17 CFR 40.13e-4(c))


ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On May 4, 2009 Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. issued a press release
that announced that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary ESW Canada Inc.
received notification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), that the
ThermaCat(TM) Active Level III Plus catalyst system has been verified effective
April 28, 2009 for a wide variety of 1996 to 2009 diesel powered off-road mobile
applications, as set forth in CARB Executive Order DE-09-010.

The information of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1
attached hereto, shall not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c) Exhibits furnished with this report:

      99.1 Press release as issued by Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc.
announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary ESW Canada Inc. received
notification from the California Air Resources Board that the ThermaCat(TM)
Active Level III Plus catalyst system has been verified effective April 28, 2009
for off-road mobile applications.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE INC.

Date: May 4, 2009

                                          By: /s/ David J. Johnson
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                                              David J. Johnson Chief Executive
                                              Officer and President