Exhibit 99.2

                                 NEWS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                     CONTACT:  MAUREEN FISK
                                                                  (847) 468-2452


                              SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
                         ANNOUNCES NEW VACUUM SERVICE


     Elgin, Illinois, October 10, 1996 -- Safety-Kleen Corp. (NYSE/SK) 
announced today the introduction of a new business within its Automotive/Retail 
Repair Service. Safety-Kleen's new Vacuum Service will focus on automotive and 
small industrial shops that have oil/water separators that must be cleaned of 
residual oil and sludge on a regular basis. Safety-Kleen is adding a new fleet 
of specialized trucks to efficiently meet an underserved customer need. The 
Company expects this new service to renew growth in its traditional automotive 
market.

     "The new Vacuum Service has been in a rollout phase and by year-end we 
expect to offer this service in a third of our branches across the U.S.," noted 
John G. Johnson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Safety-Kleen. 
"This business is a natural fit with our branch network and allows us to offer 
another valued service to our current automotive customer base. Our larger 
customers have asked Safety-Kleen to provide this service nationally, and we 
plan to achieve this. We believe the Vacuum Service will grow to over $50 
million of annual revenues over the next three years."

     At a Company sponsored conference held today in Chicago, Safety-Kleen also 
discussed the expansion of its used oil collection network and the addition of 
re-refinery capacity at its facilities in East Chicago, Indiana and Breslau, 
Ontario, Canada in the second half of 1996 and 1997. "Safety-Kleen's focus on 
the small quantity generator has allowed us to create an efficient collection 
network that we continue to expand geographically," stated Joseph Chalhoub, 
Senior Vice President, Operations, Oil Recovery


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and Envirosystems. "The incremental plant expansions will increase our total re-
refining capacity by more than 25%," Chalhoub concluded.

     Safety-Kleen also announced projected revenue goals for 1996 and 1999.
Revenue for the current year is expected to reach approximately $920 million.
The Company said that it expects improved revenue growth in the future as a
result of the new Vacuum Service business, expansion of the Oil Recovery
business and continued growth in its Industrial Services business. Revenue was
projected to grow at a compound rate of approximately 11% through 1999.

     Safety-Kleen is a leading service company specializing in the recovery and
recycling of waste fluids, including the collection and re-refining of used
motor oil. Safety-Kleen stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "SK".

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Disclosure
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     This press release contains various forward-looking statements, including 
revenue projections. There are many factors that could cause actual results to 
differ materially, such as: adoption of new environmental laws and regulations 
and changes in the way such laws and regulations are interpreted and enforced; 
general business conditions, such as the level of competition, changes in demand
for the Company's services and the strength of the economy in general; and 
prices for petroleum based products.


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