NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                     ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE, INC

         AWARDED $731,000 GRANT FOR EPA VERIFICATION OF THE XTRM CAT(TM)
                          MARINE / LOCOMOTIVE CATALYST

Concord, ON.--(BUSINESS WIRE) - April 7th, 2009. Environmental Solutions
Worldwide Inc. (OTCBB: ESWW) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange FWB: EOW) announced today
that its wholly owned subsidiary ESW America Inc. (ESWA) has been awarded a
$731,000.00 grant for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) verification of the
Company's proprietary XTRM Cat(TM) Marine/Locomotive catalyst technology from
the Texas Environmental Research Consortium (TERC) and the Houston Advanced
Research Center (HARC).

This new grant is intended to support ESWA in the final testing of the XTRM
Cat(TM) technology in real-world applications along with providing a platform
for EPA verification. In March of 2009 the EPA finalized more stringent
emissions standards for locomotives and marine compression-ignition engines
opening the door for this exciting newly regulated market. (1.)

This grant is made possible by the New Technology Research and Development
(NTRD) Program which was created in 2001 by the 77th Texas Legislature. The NTRD
Program is funded by the State of Texas through the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ). NTRD grants are designed to expedite the
commercialization of new and innovative emission reduction technologies that
will improve the air quality of Texas.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HARC, PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HARC.EDU/
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TERC, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTP://WWW.TERCAIRQUALITY.ORG/ABOUT/

Yiqun Huang Ph.D., NTRD Program Director for HARC, remarked "We would like to
see this important technology to be demonstrated with EPA verification test so
that it can be accepted and commercially available for retrofitting locomotive
and marine diesels to reduce their emissions. I believe just like diesel
oxidation catalyst and diesel particulate filter for current on-road and offroad
diesel applications, technologies like XTRM Cat(TM) will have an important role
in reducing emissions from locomotive and marine engines."

Mr. David J. Johnson, ESW's President and CEO commented, "We believe this new
grant underscores the confidence TERC/HARC has in our Company's ability to
provide tangible real world results which will in turn provide significant
contributions towards cleaning the air quality in Texas. We are looking forward
to implementing the XTRM Cat(TM) infield demonstration and final EPA
verification testing. We believe, once the EPA verifies, the XtrmCat(TM), it
will give the Company a competitive edge in the marine/locomotive emissions
retrofit sector of the Industry."

"ESWA has been awarded the grant in part due to the significant progress and
success that was achieved with the XTRM Cat(TM) on Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)
2-stroke diesel engines during the previous $250,000 TERC/HARC grant received in
2007. Mr. Johnson further remarked, The EMD design engines are standard
equipment on Marine/Locomotive applications in North American with a population
demographic in excess of 40 thousand units in operation."

(1.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:
HTTP://WWW.EPA.GOV/OMS/REGS/NONROAD/420F08004.HTM
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ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE INC.

Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. is a
publicly traded company engaged through its wholly owned subsidiaries ESW
Canada, Inc. and ESW America, Inc. (the ESW Group of Companies) in the design,
development, ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing and sales of technologies for
both the environmental control and military sectors. The ESW Group of Companies
currently manufacture and market a diversified line of catalytic emission
control products and support technologies for diesel, gasoline and alternative
fueled engines. The ESW Group of Companies also operates a comprehensive
EPA/CARB & MSHA recognized emissions testing and verification laboratory. For
updated information, please visit the Company's Web site at:
www.cleanerfuture.com

For updated information about our military division, please visit the Company's
Web site at: www.eswmilitarytech.com

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risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions,
general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive
factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other
risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.

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