SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
EX-10(G)  SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(g)
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                            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 of Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P. (the
"PARTNERSHIP") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "REPORT"), I, Mark A.
Alexander,  Chief Executive  Officer and President of the Partnership,  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (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
Partnership.

                                             /s/ Mark A. Alexander
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                                             Mark A. Alexander
                                             Chief Executive Officer & President
                                             August 13, 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P. (the
"PARTNERSHIP") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "REPORT"),  I, Robert
M. Plante, Vice President,  Finance,  Treasurer, and Principal Financial Officer
of the  Partnership,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (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
Partnership.

                                             /s/ Robert M. Plante
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                                             Robert M. Plante
                                             Vice President, Finance & Treasurer
                                             Principal Financial Officer
                                             August 13, 2002





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