Simi Valley Landfill provides Simi Valley, Moorpark, Ventura and Thousand Oaks Recycling at Waste Management

Simi Valley, CA, May 30, 2008 - The Ventura County Planning Department will hold a scoping meeting regarding Waste Management's proposed modernization and expansion of the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center on June 2 at 6:00 p.m. at Simi Valley City Hall.

Local residents are invited to attend and provide input on which issues to consider in the environmental impact report for the project. The scoping meeting is in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is part of the formal public process to review the project elements and impacts.

"The environmental impact report is critical for our project and we want it to reflect the input of Simi Valley and the entire Ventura County community," said Mike Smith, Market Area General Manager for Waste Management of Ventura County. "We are committed to having the entire project review process be as open and transparent as possible and we encourage everyone to attend the meeting and to take a tour of our operations."

The EIR will be completed by Science Applications International Corporation, located in Santa Barbara, an environmental engineering and consulting firm, selected by the Planning Department for the project. A draft EIR will be prepared and made available to the public for review and comment as part of the process.

More information about WM's proposed project is available online. Local residents also are encouraged to contact Scott Tignac, SVLRC District Manager, at (805) 579-7478 to arrange for a tour of the facility.

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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