Exhibit 99.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Blue Rhino
Corporation (the "Company") for the period ending January 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Billy D. Prim, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                           /s/ Billy D. Prim

                                           Billy D. Prim
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                           March 13, 2003