Exhibit 99.1



          Analyst Contact:                        Media Contact:
          John D. Sanford                         William J. Plunkett
          (630) 572-8803                          (630) 572-8898



                           WMX TECHNOLOGIES DIRECTOR
                   INTENDS TO TENDER SHARES IN DUTCH AUCTION

          Oak Brook, Illinois, April 28, 1997 -- WMX Technologies, Inc.
announced today that it had been advised by Peter H. Huizenga, a director of the
Company, of his intention to tender a portion of the shares of the Company's
common stock of which he is the beneficial owner to the Company in its Dutch
auction tender offer. Mr. Huizenga, who will retire as a director of the Company
when his term ends at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 9, 1997, owns
beneficially approximately 8 million shares of the Company's stock, or
approximately 1.7 percent of the total shares outstanding.

          Subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Offer to
Purchase, the Dutch auction tender offer is for up to 30 million shares, at a
purchase price not in excess of $35 nor less than $30 per share, and is
scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on April 28, 1997.

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