SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) AND (c) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) GEOWASTE, INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 37369114 (CUSIP Number) (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: Rule 13d-1(b) Rule 13d-1(c) x Rule 13d-1(d)CUSIP No. 373691104 13G Page 2 of 7 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON CENDANT CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] N/A (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,070,776 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER OWNED BY -0- EACH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,070,776 WITH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,070,776 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.03% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 373691104 13G Page 3 of 7 Page 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON ADVANCE ROSS SUB COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] N/A (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,070,776 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER OWNED BY -0- EACH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,070,776 WITH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,070,776 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.03% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 of 7 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: GEOWASTE, INC. Item 1(b). 100 West Bay Street Jackonville, Florida 32202 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Advance Ross Sub Company ("Advance Ross") is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Cendant Corporation ("Cendant"). Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The principal business offices of Advance Ross are located at: 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 9700, Chicago, IL, 60606-6502. The principal business offices of Cendant are located at 6 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Item 2(c). Citizenship Advance Ross and Cendant each are Delaware corporations. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 373691104 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: N/A Item 4. Ownership. Advance Ross owns directly 1,070,776 shares of Common Stock of GeoWaste, Inc. which represents approximately 5.03% of the total number of shares of Common Stock of GeoWaste, Inc. outstanding on December 31, 1997. Advance Ross is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant. As a result, Cendant may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by Advance Ross. Page 5 of 7 Pages Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,070,776 (b) Percent of Class 5.03 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,070,776 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,070,776 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable Page 6 of 7 Pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification: Not Applicable SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. ADVANCE ROSS SUB COMPANY By: /S/ Harve A. Ferrill Name: Harve A. Ferrill Title: Chairman of the Board and CEO CENDANT CORPORATION By: /S/ James E. Buckman Name: James E. Buckman Title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Date: July 7, 1998