Press Release


WASTE MANAGEMENT INVITES VENTURA COUNTY RESIDENTS TO EARTH DAY FESTIVAL AND OPEN HOUSE
Highlights Include Free Refreshments, Ribbon Cutting, Tree Giveaway and Landfill Tours

Simi Valley, CA, April 2, 2008 – "It doesn't hurt to play in the dirt" is the slogan the Simi Valley Girl Scout Troop 878 created for Waste Management's Earth Day Festival and Open House, which will take place at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center on Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In recognition of Earth Day, the Festival will feature:
  • Tree giveaways and planting demonstrations
  • Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for a new Butterfly Habitat
  • Landfill tours
  • Music
  • Complimentary healthy refreshments
  • Earth Day arts and crafts activities for kids
"Our Earth Day Festival and Open House is one more way we are reaching out to partner with the community," said Mike Smith, Market Area General Manager for Waste Management of Ventura County. "Our work at the landfill is always about environmental stewardship. This event gives us a chance to highlight the ways we help protect and enhance our local environment."

"The Simi Valley Girl Scout Troop 878 is delighted to be working with Waste Management on this event," said troop leader Sally Coons. "The tree planting demonstration and giveaways have given the girls in our Troop the opportunity to learn about Earth Day and raise environmental awareness in the community."

To RSVP for the event, please call 805-579-7267 x.224. More information is also available online at: www.keepingventuracountyclean.com

Photo opportunities will be available for the media throughout the day.

Waste Management provides Ventura County with recycling, trash hauling and solid waste disposal through G.I. Industries and the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. Waste Management has owned and operated G.I. Industries since 1998 and the SVLRC site since 1983 and employs more than 230 people in Ventura County. The SVLRC provides approximately 60% of Ventura County's daily refuse disposal needs. The company operates a "green power" program at the site that generates enough power for 2,500 homes, and clean-burning LNG powers 38 of its trucks. Waste Management is a significant contributor to area community groups. For more information visit our website www.keepingventuracountyclean.com.
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