Glenn McGinnis, CEO Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma, Joins Advisory Board - Planet Resource...

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Glenn McGinnis, CEO Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma, Joins Advisory Board - Planet
Resource Recovery, Incorporated

Industry leader brings international oil and gas refinery expertise to
Planet's PetroLuxus(TM) commercial expansion

HOUSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Planet Resource Recovery, Inc.
(PLANET) (Pink Sheets: PRRY), developer, manufacturer and marketer of the
PetroLuxus(TM) family of remediation and recovery technologies, announced
today that Glenn McGinnis, CEO of Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma, has accepted a
role on the company's advisory board.

Recognized as a global industry expert in areas of refinery design,
development and operations, McGinnis brings a wealth of knowledge and
international relationships to Planet. McGinnis and Planet's Chief Science
Officer, Michael Smallwood, had previously worked together on a project for
Valero Oil Company in Aruba.

"I am honored that someone of Glenn's stature has joined us in an advisory
role at Planet. I am personally excited that the breakthrough technologies
perfected by Michael Smallwood allows these two great minds to be reunited",
stated Rick Burton, President of Planet. "For Glenn to lend his considerable
experience, advice and counsel at this stage of the Company's growth, speaks
volumes about our future. It is a significant step forward as we direct our
global focus on remediation and recovery of tar sands and oil shale, given his
preeminence in this sector of the industry." 

McGinnis currently serves as Director and Senior Advisor to the "Alberta's
First Nations Energy Center", the group developing refinery and carbon
sequestration projects on behalf of Indian tribes in Canada, (see 
http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/AbRel/639.asp).

Originally from Canada, McGinnis was recruited by the owners of Arizona Clean
Fuels Yuma, to spearhead their funding and development efforts requisite to
build the first new refinery in the United States in over 30 years. This
refinery and pipeline project, estimated at $4 billion has received an Air
Operating Permit from the state of Arizona and legal authority to develop the
pipeline project in Mexico. (see http://www.arizonacleanfuels.com/press.htm).

About Glenn McGinnis:
Glenn McGinnisholds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from McMaster
University in Hamilton, Canada, and a Masters of Chemical Engineering degree
from the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada. From 1972 to 1995, he
worked for Imperial Oil Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Corporation, in Canada.
During this period, he served in various positions in both upstream and
downstream divisions including three Refinery Manager positions, Manager of
Planning in Downstream and Corporate divisions, Manager of Refining Services
including all engineering, construction, safety and environmental services for
the Downstream Division. He also served as a Design Supervisor with Exxon
Research and Engineering Company and Manager of Supply Coordination for Exxon
Company International.  

In 1995, he joined TransAmerican Refining Company (subsequently Orion Refining
Corporation) in Norco Louisiana as Vice President-Manufacturing and
subsequently as Chief Executive Officer. This company developed and executed a
refinery refurbishment and expansion project for a 160,000 barrel per day
refinery costing in excess of $1 billion.  During 2002, he served as
Vice-President Operations for Aux Sable Liquids Limited, a major gas liquids
recovery and fractionation facility associated with the Alliance Pipeline and
situated near Morris Illinois.  During 2003, Glenn served as Director of
Engineering and Planning and subsequently as General Manager for the El Paso
Aruba Refinery where he oversaw the development and implementation of over
$250 million in projects.

In March 2005, Glenn joined Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma LLC as Chief Executive
Officer with full responsibility for the development and implementation of a
project to permit, build and operate a new 150,000 barrel per day refinery in
Arizona.

About Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. 
Planet Resource Recovery, Inc (the "Company") has developed a proprietary
platform of products based on a core technology known as PetroLuxus(TM). The
Company manufactures and markets the PetroLuxus(TM) platform of products,
which represent a disruptive technology for use in the specialty and
petrochemical industries. The products are comprised of a series of compounds
with a wide array of applications, all of which benefit from its unique
ability to dislodge hydrocarbons from organic and inorganic materials. The
Company's Phase I revenue approach is comprised of three distinct business
units: i) Environmental Remediation ("ER"), ii) Enhanced Oil Recovery ("EOR")
and iii) Strategic Business Combinations. 

The PetroLuxus(TM) platform of products is a "Green Technology." It is a
non-toxic, nonflammable and environmentally friendly method of separating
hydrocarbons from both man-made and naturally occurring materials.
PetroLuxus(TM) truly is a Disruptive Technology. It will disrupt currently
accepted best practices and change the way hydrocarbons are being managed and
harvested throughout the world. Founded in 2005, the Planet corporate offices
are located in Houston, Texas. 

For more information visit: www.planetresource.com or www.petroluxus.com. 

Safe Harbor Statement 
Certain statements in this release are "forward-looking" statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary
significantly from the results expressed or implied in such statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's
ability to meet the terms and conditions required to obtain its project
financing, risks and delays associated with product development, risk of
market acceptance of new products, risk of technology or product obsolescence,
competitive risks, reliance on development partners and the need for
additional capital. Planet takes no obligation to update or correct
forward-looking statements, and also takes no obligation to update or correct
information prepared by third parties that are not paid for by Planet.



SOURCE  Planet Resource Recovery, Inc.

Company, Carol Ackerman, +1-480-684-6800, carol@planetresource.net, or Media,
Rod Mitchell, +1-281-350-5506, rod@planetresource.net, both of Planet Resource
Recovery, Inc.
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