EXHIBIT 48

[LOGO]                                                  Safety-Kleen Corp.
                                                        1000 N. Randall Road
                                                        Elgin, Illinois 60123

                                                        (847) 697-8460

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                            Contact:  Maureen Fisk
                                                           (847) 468-2452


     March 2, 1998 - Elgin, Illinois -- In order to clarify some apparent 
confusion, Safety-Kleen Corp. (SK/NYSE) announced today it has not received the 
required vote of two-thirds of all outstanding shares necessary to approve 
Safety-Kleen's Merger Agreement with SK Parent Corp., a corporation owned 
equally by Philip Services Corp., affiliates of Apollo Management L.P. and 
affiliates of the Blackstone Group. Both Safety-Kleen and Laidlaw Environmental 
are continuing to solicit proxies, and proxies can be revoked (by delivery of 
later proxies to Safety-Kleen or Laidlaw Environmental, or by attending and 
voting at the special meeting) at any time until the vote is taken at the 
special meeting scheduled for March 9, 1998. The results of the solicitation 
therefore remain to be determined.

     Safety-Kleen is an industrial and environmental service company dedicated 
to helping nearly 400,000 automotive and industrial customers process their 
waste streams.



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