Waste Management Announces Release of Environmental Review Document County of Ventura Report Now Available for the Proposed Modernization and Landfill Expansion at Simi Valley Simi Valley, Calif., — Waste Management announces the Ventura County Planning Division’s release of the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center’s Modernization and Expansion Project. Required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the EIR includes information and complete analysis of any potential impacts related to the proposed project. “We are very pleased to have this document released and available to the public for review and comment. Keeping the process transparent and communicating to the community about our plans has always been very important to us,” said Mike Smith, director of operations for Waste Management. The community and responsible trustee public agencies have 45 days to review and provide comments to the county. The comment period closes on November 11, 2009. “Landfills, recycling centers, and green energy projects are all critical parts of Southern California’s infrastructure,” said Smith. “The work we do at WM supports job creation and a healthy economy. Because everybody generates about 4.5 pounds of trash per day, we all need to be involved in the discussion around this important environmental issue.” The Modernization and Expansion project includes many benefits to the community, including maintaining over 275 local jobs, contributing to the local economy, expanding recycling capabilities and creating open space for wildlife habitat conservation. Copies of the EIR document are available to the public at the following locations: County of Ventura, Government Center, Hall of Administration, Resource Management Agency, Planning Division, located at 800 S. Victoria Avenue in Ventura Simi Valley City Hall located at 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA Ventura County’s website Or, consider reducing paper and order the document on a CD by mail or email Becky.Linder@ventura.org CDs are also available at WM’s Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center at 2801 Madera Road in Simi Valley. Contact Lisa Hemenway at (805) 581-1746 or email lhemenway1@wm.com. For more information on the project or take a landfill tour, please contact Lisa Hemenway at (805) 581-1746 or email lhemenway1@wm.com. 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. # # #