We are a pure garbage company. Growth is going to come from a couple of areas. Obviously, we ve been a rapid consolidator over the years, but after the BFI acquisition in 1999 we refocused the company on internal growth. We see strong internal growth in a lot of our markets. We expect to post good internal growth numbers for 2000 and anticipate the ability to continue to do so next year.
Internal growth comes from a couple of different areas.
First, the volume in the industry grows around a GDP-type level, which has been good over the last couple of years, as you know, with the strong economy. Secondly, there is the volume that we get as other facilities around the country close. There s a significant amount of large closures that will take place over the next five years. Also, there s Puente Hills in Los Angeles, which is actually much larger. If you look at LA alone, it has a bigger waste stream to manage than 45 states.