HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 - Non-exclusive Solid Waste Franchise Agreement with Waste Management of Orange CountyCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 4
February 25, 2003
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: General Services Department
David E. Niederhaus, Director, 949 - 644 -3055
SUBJECT: Assignment of Waste Management of Orange County, a Division of
Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc., Non - exclusive
Solid Waste Franchise Agreement
APPLICANT NAME: Waste Management of Orange County, a division of Waste
Management Collection and Recycling
ISSUE:
Should the City assign the Non - exclusive Solid Waste Franchise Agreement currently
held by Waste Management of Orange County, a Division of Waste Management
Collection and Recycling, Inc. to USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management
of Orange County?
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Adopt attached Resolution No. 2003 -_ assigning the City franchise agreement with
Waste Management of Orange County, a Division of Waste Management Collection and
Recycling, Inc., to USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Orange
County.
Approve the attached Agreement to Assign the Waste Management of Orange County,
a division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. Non - exclusive Solid
Waste Franchise Agreement to USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management
of Orange County.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
The solid waste industry has experienced numerous ownership changes in recent years
including the merger of USA Waste and Waste Management in September 1998.
Award of Franchises
February 25, 2003
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In a letter dated September 11, 1998, Waste Management of Orange County (WMOC)
notified the City that USA Waste and Waste Management, Inc. had announced an
agreement to merge. In addition, Waste Management notified the City that other
corporate consolidations were pending which would require the assignment of Waste
Management's solid waste franchise to a new corporate entity. At that time, the City
assigned the Waste Management, Inc. and Western Waste franchises to WMOC, a
division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling. The City was asked to
postpone making any further changes until the merger and other corporate
consolidations were finalized within the Waste Management organization.
WMOC, a division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. (WMCR) is
currently a franchised hauler providing the collection of solid waste and recycling
services to the City of Newport Beach. WMOC is also the contractor that provides
waste collection and recycling services to the Newport Coast area. On October 23,
2002, WMOC notified the City that the assets of WMCR are scheduled to be transferred
to USA Waste of California, Inc. After review by the City Attorney's Office, staff has
prepared a resolution and agreement to execute the transfer.
Per Chapter 12.63.130 of the City Municipal Code, the City Council has sole authority to
grant, terminate, or assign any non - exclusive commercial solid waste collection
franchise.
The current agreement between the City of Newport Beach and Waste Management of
Orange County states that the Contractor may assign or transfer this agreement to
subsidiaries or affiliates of the company upon notice to the City. Once the Waste
Management franchise assignment to USA Waste of California, dba Waste
Management of Orange County is complete, the current contract can be assigned to the
new franchisee, USA Waste of California.
As part of the agreement, USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management of
Orange County agrees to assume all of the obligations, conditions and responsibilities
for all operations of all predecessor entities and agrees to pay any and all outstanding
franchise fees.
The granting of the request does not affect any current or past due franchise fiscal
obligations incurred by WMOC.
Prepared by:
Je y Hammond,
Management Assistant
Submitted by:
David E. Niederhaus,
Director
Award of Franchises
February 25, 2003
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Attachments: (A) Proposed Resolution No. 2003 - assigning the City's franchise
agreement with Waste Management of Orange County, a Division of
Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. to USA Waste of
California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Orange County
(B) Agreement to assign the Waste Management of Orange County, a
division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. Non-
exclusive Solid Waste Franchise Agreement to USA Waste of
California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Orange County
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH ASSIGNING THE COMMERCIAL SOLID
WASTE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH AND WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ORANGE
COUNTY, A DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION
AND RECYCLING, INC.
WHEREAS, on January 2, 1996, the City of Newport Beach entered into a
commercial solid waste collection services Franchise Agreement with Waste Management
of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 1999, Resolution Number 99-40 was approved assigning
the Waste Management of Orange County Franchise Agreement to Waste Management of
Orange County, a division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling (hereinafter
"Waste Management "); and
WHEREAS, Waste Management has requested the Franchise Agreement be
assigned to USA Waste of California, Inc. (hereinafter "USA Waste ") who intends to
operate within the City of Newport Beach under the dba of Waste Management of Orange
County. USA Waste has agreed to assume all of the obligations, conditions and
responsibilities for all operations of Waste Management and all predecessor entities
operations under the Franchise Agreement; and
WHEREAS, without USA Waste's agreement to assume responsibility for
obligations Waste Management under the Franchise Agreement and pay any outstanding
fees and penalties as provided in the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein by reference, the City Council would not approve assignment of the
Franchise.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
1. The City Council hereby approves the assignment of the Waste Management
of Orange County, a division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc.
Franchise Agreement to USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Orange
County.
2. The Agreement to assign the Franchise Agreement to USA Waste is attached
hereto as Exhibit "A ", and hereby approved. The City Manager is authorized to execute the
Agreement as written.
ADOPTED this 25`" day of February, 2003.
"CITY"
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
A Municipal Corporation
Dated: By:
Steven Bromberg
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT (A)
AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT OF
ORANGE COUNTY, A DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
COLLECTION AND RECYCLING, INC., FRANCHISE TO USA
WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC., DBA WASTE MANAGEMENT
OF ORANGE COUNTY
This Agreement is entered into on this day, the _ day of February, 2003 and
executed by and between the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a municipal corporation
( "CITY "), AND USA Waste of California, Inc.
RECITALS
A. On January 2, 1996, the City of Newport Beach entered into a Commercial
Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement with Waste Management of
Orange County, Inc..
B. On June 14, 1999, Resolution Number 99-40 was approved assigning the
Waste Management of Orange County Franchise Agreement to Waste
Management of Orange County, a division of Waste Management
Collection and Recycling, ( "WASTE MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE ").
C. The assets of Waste Management Collection and Recycling are
scheduled to be transferred to USA Waste of California, Inc. who has
agreed to assume all of the obligations, conditions and responsibilities for
all operations of all predecessor operations under the Waste Management
Franchise.
E. The CITY agree to the assignment of the Waste Management
Franchise to USA Waste of California, dba Waste Management of
Orange County.
NOW THEREFORE, the CITY and USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste
Management of Orange County agree as follows:
1. USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Orange County
hereby stipulates that the above - referenced recitals are true and accurate
representations of the corporate status of Waste Management Collection
and Recycling and USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management
of Orange County. USA Waste represents and agrees that Waste
Management of Orange County, Inc., a division of Waste Management
Collection and Recycling corporate entities operations have been merged
with and transferred to the corporate entity, USA Waste of California, Inc.,
dba Waste Management of Orange County (hereinafter "USA Waste ") and
USA Waste of California has authorization and legal standing to execute
this Agreement and to assume all responsibility of the Waste Management
Franchise.
2. By signing this Agreement, Waste Management of Orange County, Inc., a
division of Waste Management Collection and Recycling has surrendered
all rights to operate solid waste collection services within the CITY limits
and will hereafter operate all solid waste collection services under the
name of USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Waste Management of
Orange County.
3. CITY hereby consents to the assignment of the WASTE MANAGEMENT
FRANCHISE from Waste Management of Orange County, a division of
Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. to USA Waste
(hereinafter referred to as Franchise Agreement). USA Waste agrees to
the following conditions of assignment:
(a) All terms and conditions of the Franchise Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and the full and complete obligation of USA
Waste. USA Waste agrees to fully comply with all terms and
conditions of the Franchise Agreement.
(b) USA Waste agrees that all solid waste collected by USA Waste of
California, Inc., dba Waste Management of Orange County will be
disposed of per the provisions of the Franchise Agreement at a
location identified by City.
(c) USA Waste agrees that the Franchise Agreement shall terminate on
January 9, 2006 and no extension of the Agreement is granted by
this Assignment.
(d) USA Waste shall pay to CITY any and all deficient franchise fees, or
other fees, or penalties, or obligations incurred under the Franchise
Agreement, as provided in #4, below.
4. USA Waste shall be liable for payment to CITY of all applicable fees and
penalties associated with the Waste Management Franchise and all solid
waste collection services performed by or under the name of Waste
Management of Orange County, Inc., Waste Management Collection and
Recycling, Inc. or USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management of
Orange County or any other predecessor or subsidiary entities under the
Franchise Agreement through and including the effective date of this
Agreement USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management of
Orange County agrees that liability shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(a) All current and outstanding franchise fees;
(b) All applicable charges associated with late payment of franchise
fees pursuant to Section 4 of the Franchise Agreement
(c) All applicable charges associated with reporting delinquencies
pursuant to Section 6 of the Franchise Agreement;
5. USA Waste agrees to submit any outstanding Disposal Reports per
Section 6 of the Franchise Agreement.
6. The Board of Directors of USA Waste has authorized execution of this
Agreement.
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WITNESS THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT ON THE DATE WRITTEN
BELOW EACH SIGNATURE:
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
a Municipal Corporation
Dated: By:
ATTEST
LaVonne Harkless
City Clerk
Dated:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBIN CLAUSON
Assistant City Attorney
Homer Bludau
City Manager
USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
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Title:
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 16
February 25, 2003
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Planning Department
Patricia L. Temple, Planning Director
(949) 644 -3228 — Ptemple @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Planning Commission Agenda — February 20, 2003
ISSUE:
A Study Session of the Planning Commission on a joint meeting with General Plan Update
Scoping Sub - Committee focused on a discussion of the proposed General Plan Update Scope.
Report of the actions of the Planning Commission Meeting:
Item 1, regarding Balboa Inn Expansion (PA2002 -236) was continued to March 6, 2003 at the
request of the applicant. (6 Ayes, 1 Excused)
Item 2, regarding McDonald's Corporation (PA2001 -155) was continued to April 3, 2003 at the
request of the applicant. (6 Ayes, 1 Excused)
Item 3, regarding 'Me and My EV (PA2002 -245) was approved and is subject to appeal or call
up by the City Council. (6 Ayes, 1 Excused)
Item 4, regarding Bayview Affordable Senior Housing at Back Bay Drive and Jamboree Road
(PA2002 -246), was approved and is scheduled for hearing by the City Council on February 25,
2003. (6 Ayes, 1 Excused)
Item 5, regarding Thai del Mar (PA2003 -002) was continued to April 3, 2003. (6 Ayes, 1
Excused)
Item 6, regarding Tony Roma's and Bennigan's (PA2002 -237 and 238) was approved and is
subject to appeal or call up by the City Council. (6 Ayes, 1 Excused)
Prepared by:
Ginger Varin,
Planning Commission Secretary
Submitted by:
pal'f 4/ 4 4 Patricia L. Temple, &4462::t
Planning Director
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stock swaps which allow them to take a controlling interest in companies
and pay in shares of stock instead of cash. USA used this method in its
acquisition of various companies, including United Waste Systems and
Western Waste. Often executives at the company being bought are retained
and given seats on USA's board of directors as was the case with John
Rangos from Chambers, Kosti Shirvanian from Western Waste etc. (1)
Another USA Waste acquisition strategy has been aggressive pursuit of
troubled companies. In 1996, USA announced that it had signed an
agreement to purchase the New York based Barretti Group, whose founder
had recently been indicted on charges of being a member of a cartel which
was inflating prices and controlling the waste collection industry. (4)
USA Waste's acquisition of Chambers Development Company occurred
after Chambers was forced to restate its earnings in 1992. The restated
earnings showed that Chambers' profits since it became publicly traded
were much lower then previously reported. This led to a large decline in the
value of its stock and several shareholder lawsuits, after which, USA
stepped in and bought the larger Chambers. (5.) A similar situation occurred
with Mid - American Waste Systems. Mid - American was reeling after losing
$186.2 million in 1995 and co- founder Chris White was facing indictment
on charges he bribed elected officials. (6) As with Chambers, Mid -
American's poor situation made it a target for a takeover.
In what had become an industry pattern, the scandal of yet another set of
waste industry cooked books proved an opportunity for USA Waste. As can
be seen in our online corporate profile of Waste Management Inc., the
world's leading waste trafficker fell prey to USA Waste in 1998 as a direct
result of being forced to write off a decade's worth of inflated earnings
reports. A staggering $3.54 billion worth!
Under the terms of the merger, John Drury and top USA Waste officers
would retain their positions, but the board of directors would be split evenly
between the companies. This assured that an estimated 20% of America's
solid waste customers and the communities that host the mega- company's
landfill sites would remain subject to the same flawed model of corporate
waste management, one putting short term profits and private enrichment
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over waste reduction and the right of community's to say no. (7)
Senior Industry Players:
In order to understand USA Waste's policies and practices, several of the
key people involved in the formation and operation of the company must be
examined.
John Drury became CEO and Chairman of the Board of USA Waste in
May of 1994. Drury had been president and Chief Operating Officer of
Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) from 1982 -1991 where he was in charge
of all of BFI's solid waste operations. (8) Drury oversaw BFI during a period
when the company was cited numerous times for both anti -trust and
environmental violations. Some highlights include: A $3.25 million plea
bargain agreement with the EPA and DOJ where BFI plead guilty to
discharging hazardous waste into drinking water supplies in Williamsburg
Ohio, (9) and a $3 million settlement with the state of New Jersey to avoid
inclusion in a lawsuit brought by the state for price fixing and bribery of
state officials. ( 1 u) BFI also was sued along with WMI in the largest private
anti -trust case ever filed against the waste majors. The plaintiffs backed up
their allegations of a national price fixing and customer allocation
conspiracy with a July 27, 1990 court filing (Memorandum In Opposition
To the Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgement) that could serve as a
primer on the nature of the business. See a summary of this important case
in Giants of Garbage, Harold Crooks' 1993 expose of the waste
management industry. BFI eventually settled the class action for $30.5
million in 1990. I ?
Under Drury, officers with roots in the old style trash disposal industry - --
with its history of treating customers like private property - -- were often
retained. The following excerpt is taken directly from the national class
action (see above) and concerns former BFI employee John Pinto: "As set
forth in testimony before the New York State Assembly Standing
Committee, Pinto had clear ties to organized crime, and was personally
appointed by BFI President John Drury:
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The President of BFI came down there and appointed Johnny Pinto as
ti'ice President. He has been associated with organized crime for tiventy
years and his father before him..
During the time he served as co- regional vice president, all district
managers in the region reported to Pinto, and he reported directly to John
Drury.,' (12)
BFI's alleged associations certainly raise interesting questions about the
degree to which the pre -EPA Wall Street version of the industry differs
from the original business which was often regulated by strong arm tactics.
Kosti Shirvanian founded Western Waste Industries, a solid waste
management company started in Los Angeles in the 1950's and bought out
by USA Waste in 1996. Shirvanian headed Western Waste during the
period when its violations occurred (see below), he retained a position on
USA's board of directors and, with a large ownership stake, retained
considerable influence in USA Waste. According to Leslie Bittenson, USA
Waste's regional vice president and Chief Operating Officer for the Western
Waste subsidiary stated that: "(Shirvanian)'s made so may contacts over the
years that I am constantly turning to him for advice." 011
Louis Paolino was the founder and president of Soil Remediation Services.
Paolino came to USA Waste after his company was bought out by USA.
Paolino was part owner in Joseph Paolino and Sons Inc., the company
which contracted the barge, Khian Sea. The Khian Sea famously left
Philadelphia with a cargo of toxic incinerator ash and sailed for two years,
during which it dumped 4,000 tons of the ash on a beach in Haiti. I
Paolino had owned 6.9% of USA Waste, though it is theorized that he sold
the majority of his stake MUSA due to the unfavorable publicity generated
by the Khian Sea incident.(")
Violations
The violations summarized below are categorized according to the
company which committed them. It is important to note that some
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violations occurred before USA Waste bought out or merged with a
particular company. It is crucial to examine them however, as officials in
charge of acquired corporations often are retained following take - overs, as
was the case with kosti Shirvanian, Louis Paolino etc. The question
becomes whether the corporate culture at USA Waste really represents
meaningful change. You be the judge.
USA Waste
1997: 712 tons of soil contaminated with PCB's is disposed of at USA
Waste's West Plains, WA. dump. The landfill is designated as "limited
purpose" and was designed to hold tires, sterilized medical waste,
construction materials and soils contaminated with petroleum. The landfill
is prohibited from taking material contaminated with hazardous wastes
such as PCB's. Ed Hares a hazardous waste inspector says of the landfill:
"The Graham Road site shouldn't be used to dump PCB's and other
industrial wastes. The Graham Road landfill is spooky as far as I'm
concerned. I don't like where it's sited. People are still drinking water from
that area. You can engineer things (to protect groundwater), but most of
these landfills are going to fail sooner or later." (") The EPA has
determined that the soil was buried illegally, however the assignment of
blame for the contaminated soils presence in the landfill is murky. USA
Waste's involvement began when landfill manager Daryl Startin said that
the landfill would accept the soil because the owner had told him it
contained a very low level of PCB's. However, said Dan Duncan, the EPA's
Regional PCB coordinator, "That was the wrong call." This issue raises
serious questions about USA Waste's control and monitoring of hazardous
substances coming into their landfills and whether or not there was a
deliberate violation of state and federal regulations involved in USA
accepting the waste in the first place. To this date, no fines or penalties
have been levied against the various parties. H 7 )
1996: USA Waste agrees to a settlement with the federal government and
state agencies in Illinois concerning the filling of wetlands by Countryside
Landfill's previous owners. USA agrees to pay $3.6 million per year for ten
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years into the Illinois Wetlands Conservation Account; construct a 210 acre
wetland adjacent to the property; set aside $400,000 for the maintenance of
the constructed wetland and pay $10,000 to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The
settlement was reached because Army Corps of Engineers officials had
refused to allow USA to fill other wetlands for expansion of the landfill
until the previous violations were settled.
1993: USA Waste faces stiff opposition in Gwinner, North Dakota
concerning a proposed landfill expansion. The primary issue is the presence
of an estimated 4000 barrels of industrial waste dumped at the landfill over
a number of years. State health officials have refused to allow expansion of
the landfill without cleanup of the waste and have levied a fine of $80,000
against USA Waste for failure to move the barrels despite a 1990
agreement. � 19) State officials offered provisional expansion approval for
the cleanup of the industrial waste, however, USA Waste said, "the $1
million -plus cost of the first phase is too risky without assurances from the
state of approval for future expansion." USA Waste is also in violation of
state regulations stemming from its disposal of three times the permitted
amount of garbage. (m)
Western Waste
1996:. Louisiana State Rep. Michael Russo pleads guilty to extortion for
pressuring Western Waste into buying property he owns in return for
helping the company to obtain a landfill permit. Russo is paid $150,000 by
Vern Hizel, manager of Western Waste's operations in Louisiana. Hizel
pleads guilty to one count of failure to report a felony and receives
probation in connection with the payment to Russo. (2 1
1995: Western Waste in Texarkana, Arkansas is ordered to pay a $205,000
penalty for poor operation of a solid waste site and to hold $799,000 in
escrow for future remediation. ( 22
1989: Hacob (Jake) Shirvanian, Vice President and Manager of Western
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Waste is fined $125,000 after pleading no contest to charges of mixing
illegal hazardous waste, (including heavy metals and dry cleaning wastes)
with household garbage. USA Waste is fined $100,000 for the incidents
which occurred between January of 1985 -July 1986.
1989: Western Waste agrees to pay $900,000 in fines after pleading no
contest to charges that it "engaged in a plot to eliminate competition and
artificially inflate commercial trash hauling prices." (24)
United Waste
1997: United Waste pays a $150,000 fine to the state of Mass. for
environmental violations at landfills in Barre, Westminster and Chicopee.
The violations included burying more trash than permitted, improperly
using demolition and construction material to cover trash, and using cover
material that contained asbestos. In addition, United Waste agrees to
provide $250,000 in recycling and disposal services for communities
statewide. ( 2 s
The founder of United Waste was Bradley Jacobs, who achieved some
notoriety for his plans to build a toxic waste incinerator and landfill in the
poor West African nation of Benin. The facilities would have taken toxic
waste from the U.S. and Europe. Jacobs said in an interview that he
dropped the plan because of political opposition. Officials in the
neighboring country of Nigeria were reported to have found the plan
reprehensible. (26)
Sunray
1996: Sunray Inc. continued its bid to build a 16 acre landfill on Hobbes
Mtn. near Fayetteville Arkansas. A permit for the operation was given to
Sunray by the Arkansas Dept. of Pollution Control and Ecology despite the
fact that the Arkansas Solid Waste Division had previously declared the site
unsuitable. The issue at stake concerns the geology of the area. The Hobbs
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Mtn. Site is characterized by underground water pools and cracked
limestone, suggesting that any leachate from the landfill is in danger of
contaminating aquifers and nearby rivers. The site is also unstable, being
located near an earthquake fault line. Despite these concerns and the
question of whether Sunray's parent company USA Waste should be
prohibited from activity in Arkansas for violating the state's "bad actor"
law, the PC &E rules that citizens groups concerns were not valid, having
been raised after the legal period of public discussion. (27),
Chambers
1994: Chambers pays $500,000 in fines to the SEC to settle charges that
they had altered financial records to make the company appear more
profitable. John Rangos, (Chambers chief exec. and member of USA's
board of directors), and other officers sign a "cease and desist "order with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, promising never to do it again.
(28)
Empire Sanitary Landfill
1997: Empire Sanitary Landfill, a waste service company in Pennsylvania
and subsidiary of USA Waste, pleads guilty to giving $129,000 in illegal
campaign contributions to 10 political candidates. The company agrees to
pay a record $8 million fine, the largest ever for a campaign finance
violation.
Empire is alleged to have illegally funneled the money by having
employees and business associates make donations and reimbursing them
from company accounts. During the time of the illegal contributions,
Empire was lobbying on a trash transportation bill pending in Congress. In
addition to the company's fine, four former officials of Empire, a business
associate and a Pa legislator face trial in a 140 count indictment alleging
that they made the contributions and attempted to cover them up when
prosecutors began an investigation. (29)
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Grand Central Sanitary Landfill Inc.
1998: Grand Central, a subsidiary of USA Waste signs a Consent Order
and Agreement with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection
for violations at its landfill facility. The company agrees to pay $1.52
million for the violations. 30
Organizing Strategies
When organizing in opposition to a particular project by a company such as
USA Waste several approaches may be taken. Many states have "bad actor"
laws which prohibit a company from doing business or starting new
projects based on past activities and/or majority owners that have track
records of illegal activity including violations, convictions etc. Make state
and local officials aware of the company's past and the fact that they may
be in violation of such laws. Share USA's record of violations with friendly
media sources to get stories in local papers questioning their projects and
drumming up support for opposition to such projects.
1. USA Waste Inc. Fact Packet. Center For Health, Environment and
Justice. 1998, pg. 2
2. USA Waste and United Waste Sign Merger Agreement. Industrial
Environment, May 1, 1997.
3. Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 11/30/95.
4. Raab, Selwyn. Texas Company Seeks to Acquire Garbage Business
Linked to Mafia. The New York Times, 1/23/96.
5. Wasted Success; Pittsburgh A Loser as Chambers Development
Company Sold, Pittsburgh Post - Gazette, December 2, 1994.
6. Carter, Ron. Down in the Dumps. The Columbus Dispatch, May
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12,1996.
7. Feder, Bamaby J. Waste- Hauling Companies Announce $13 Billion
Merger. The New York Times, March 12, 1998.
8. Taken from USA Waste 1996 10 -K Report Filed with SEC.
9. Form C Compliance History: Browning Ferris Industries and
Subsidiaries, filed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of
Environmental Resources, Bureau of Solid Waste Management. July 1,
1992. pp. 47 and 126.
10. Cumberland Farms et. al. vs. Browning Ferris Industries, Plantiff s
Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary
Judgement, United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania No. 87-3717, p. 62.
11. Zuckerman, Laura, Trash Talk: BFI, The Hutchinson News, September
22, 1996, p.13.: Also see Harold Crooks, Giants of Garbage, (Toronto:
James Lorimer, 1993 )
12. Cumberland Farms et. al. vs. Browning Ferris Industries, Plantiffs
Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary
Judgement, United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania No. 87-3717., p. 66.
13. Morgan, Skip. Dump Exec's Visit May Have Aided Cause; Supervisor
Tom Mullen Says it's Now Possible He May Support Expansion of El
Sobrante Landfill. The Press Enterprise, Riverside, California, 10/24/96.
14. Knight, Danielle, Environment: U.S. Waste in Haiti May be Returned
To Sender, Inter Press Services, 2/5/98.
15. Lipsett, Brian and Chris Sevanick. The Wild, Wild Waste. Everyone's
Backyard, Fall /Winter, Vol. 13, No. 4.
16. Steele, Karen Dorn. Soil Laced with PCB's at Landfill; Feds to
Determine Whether Dirt Should Be Moved. The Spokesman- Review,
5/15/97.
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17. Steele, Karen, Dorn EPA: Toxic Dirt Buried Illegally in Landfill; PCB
Soaked Soil Should have Gone Out of State, Agency Says. The Spokesman -
Review, 3/l/98.
18. Spencer, LeAnn and Matt O'Connor, Grayslake Landfill to Pay $4
Million. Chicago Tribune, 3/22/96.
19. Wheeler, Marilynn. Gwinner Landfill Proposal Gets Public Hearing.
Aberdeen American News, April 20, 1993.
20. Springer, Patrick. USA Waste Waits for Gwinner's Reply. Forum, June
23, 1993.
21. Smith, Raymond. Supervisors Records Sought. The Press Enterprise,
Riverside Ca. 10/20/96.
22. Waldon, George. Court Ruling Limits Suits; Regulators Retain Control.
Arkansas Business, Vol. 12, No. 14 Sec 2, p. 5. 4/3/95.
23. Rabin, Jeffrey L. County's Largest Against an Individual; Hazardous
Waste Case Brings Big Fine. Los Angeles Times, May 25, 1989.
24. Ibid
25. Guilfoy, Christine. Barre Waste Firm is Fined 150,000 for Dump
Offenses. Telegram and Gazette, Worchester Mass. 2/11/97
26. Ellers, Fran. The State Struggles to Check FirmsVying for New Landfill
Business. The Courier Journal, September 15, 1991.
27. Arkansas Democrat - Gazette. 3/ 7/96
28. Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Nov. 30, 1995
29. Marcus, Ruth. Firm to Pay $8 Million Fine for Illegal Campaign Gifts.
The Washington Post, October 9, 1997.
30. Taken from Pennsylvania DEP's EPICS online violations tracking
system: http:/ /falcon. state. pa. us /epics2 /web /Print_Inspection_Results9
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USA Waste Services Inc: List of Subsidiaries
This list is taken from an electronic representation of company documents. Care has
been taken to provide updated and accurate data, however original documents should be
consulted for purposes of accuracy in all relevant matters.
692612 ALBERTA LTD. (CN)
AMADOR COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (CA)
ART -JO CO.(NJ)
AUTOMATED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NJ)*
BDC SERVICES, INC. (CA)
BIG DIPPER ENTERPRISES, INC. (ND)
dba "Dakota Landfill"
BIG DISPOSAL COMPANY, INC. (CA)
BRAZORIA COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER, INC. (TX)
dba "BCRC"
dba "Brazoria County Landfill"
dba "WRS Transfer Station"
BREVARD COUNTY LANDFILL CO. LLC (DE)
CANADIAN WASTE SERVICES INC. (CN)
dba "Quebec Waste Services"
dba "St. Nicephore Landfill"
CANADIAN WASTE SERVICES OF ONTARIO INC. (CN)
dba "Blenheim Landfill"
dba "Brantford Hauling"
dba "Conwaste Transfer Station"
dba "Haldimand- Norfolk MRF"
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dba "Hamilton Transfer Station"
dba "London Hauling"
dba "Mississauga Transfer Station"
dba "Petrolia Landfill"
dba "Petrolia MRF"
dba "Richmond Hill"
dba "Sarnia Hauling"
dba "St. Catherine's Hauling & Transfer Station"
CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. (DE)
dba "North Huntingdon Hauling"
dba "Monroeville Landfill"
CDC SERVICES, INC. (FKA SECURITY BUREAU, INC.) (DE)
CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT OF OHIO, INC. (OH)
CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGINIA, INC. (VA)
dba "Charles City County Landfill"
dba "Newport News Recycling"
dba "Newport News Transfer Station"
dba "Norfolk Hauling"
dba "Richmond Hauling"
dba "USA Waste of Virginia"
CHAMBERS ENERGY, INC. (VA)
(fka Chambers Maplewood Landfill, Inc.)
dba "Amelia Landfill"
dba "Maplewood Landfill"
dba "USA Waste of Virginia"
OLD DOMINION RECYCLING SERVICES, INC. (VA)
dba "Old Dominion"
dba "Old Dominion Transfer Station"
CHAMBERS ENTERPRISES, INC. (PA)
(fka Underground Tank Services, Inc.)
CHAMBERS EUROPE BV (_)
CHAMBERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (DE)
CHAMBERS LAUREL HIGHLANDS LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
dba "Laurel Highlands Landfill"
CHAMBERS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (PA - 04/26/91)
CHAMBERS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
INC. (SC) [Inactive]
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CHAMBERS OF DELAWARE, INC. (DE)
CHAMBERS OF GEORGIA, INC. (GA)
dba "Atlanta Hauling"
dba "Atlanta Landfill"
dba "Cedartown Hauling"
dba "USA Waste Atlanta Landfill"
dba "USA Waste of Georgia"
dba "USA Waste of Georgia - Cedartown"
dba "USA Waste of Georgia - Atlanta"
CHAMBERS CLEARVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL LANDFILL, INC.
(MS)
dba " Clearview Environmental Landfill"
dba "USA Clearview Environmental Landfill"
CHAMBERS R & B LANDFILL, INC. (GA)
dba "R &B Landfill"
dba "USA Waste R &B Landfill"
CHAMBERS SMYRNA LANDFILL, INC. (GA)
dba "Smyrna Landfill"
dba "USA Waste Smyrna Landfill"
CHAMBERS OF ILLINOIS, INC. (IL)
CHAMBERS OF INDIANA, INC. (IN)
CHAMBERS OF MARYLAND, INC. (MD)
dba "Mountainview Landfill"
CHAMBERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. (MA)
CHAMBERS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. (MS)
dba "Lake Mississippi Hauling"
dba "USA Waste of Mississippi"
CHAMBERS OF NEW JERSEY, INC.. (NJ)
CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF NEW JERSEY, INC. (NJ)
dba "Atlantic City Hauling"
dba "Bergen County Transfer Station"
MORRIS COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, INC. (NJ)
dba "MOTS"
dba "Mount Olive Transfer Station"
dba "Mt. Olive Transfer Station"
dba "Par Troy Transfer Station"
CHAMBERS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. (PA)
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(fka Truman F. Horner, Inc.)
dba "Chambers of PA - Allentown"
dba "Lehigh Hauling"
dba "Lehigh Hauling (Allentown)"
dba "Mainline Sanitation Hauling"
dba "Portage Hauling"
dba "Truman Horner"
dba "USA Waste of Harrisburg"
CHAMBERS OF TENNESSEE, INC. (TN)
REMOTE LANDFILL SERVICES, INC. (TN)
dba "Remote Landfill"
THE H. SIFNKNFCHT CO. (TN)
CHAMBERS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC. (WV)
LCS SERVICES, INC. (WV)
dba "LCS Landfill"
dba "North Mountain Landfill"
CHAMBERS RESOURCES, INC. (PA)
CHAMBERS SERVICES, INC. (DF.)
CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (CA)
CHAMBERS WASTE. SYSTEMS OF FLORIDA, INC. (FL)
dba "Chambers Okeechobee Landfill"
dba "Okeechobee Landfill"
CHAMBERS ORANGE. COUNTY LANDFILL, INC. (FL)
dba "Orange County Landfill"
CHAMBERS WASTE. SYSTEMS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. (MS)
dba "Jackson Disposal Services"
dba "USA Waste of Mississippi"
CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC. (NY)
CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. (NC)
dba "Charlotte Hauling"
dba "USA Waste of North Carolina"
dba "USA Waste Services of North Carolina"
CHAMBERS WASTE. SYSTEMS OF OHIO, INC.(OH))
CHAMBERS WASTE. SYSTEMS OF RHODE. ISLAND, INC. (RI)
CHAMBERS WASTE SYSTEMS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. (SC)
dba "Columbia Hauling"
dba "Fairfield County Transfer Station"
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dba "Orangeburg Hauling"
dba "USA Waste of S.C. - Columbia Hauling"
dba "USA Waste of S.C. - Fairfield Transfer"
dba "USA Waste of S.C. - Orangeburg Division"
CHAMBERS OAKRIDGE.. LANDFILL, INC. (SC)
dba " Oakridge Landfill"
dba "USA Waste Oakridge Landfill"
CHAMBERS RICHLAND COUNTY LANDFILL, INC. (SC)
dba "Richland County Landfill"
dba "USA Waste Richland County Landfill"
CHAMBERS WASTE. SYSTEMS OF TEXAS, INC. (TX)
DAUPHIN MEADOWS, INC. (PA)
(flea Fulkroad Landfill, Inc.)
dba "Dauphin Meadows Landfill"
RAIL -IT CORPORATION (IL)
RAIL -IT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IL /LP)
U.S. SERVICES CORPORATION (PA)
SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. (PA)
dba "Altoona Transfer Station"
dba "Johnstown Hauling"
dba "Southern Alleghenies Landfill"
U.S. UTILITIES SERVICES CORP. (PA)
WILLIAM H. MARTIN, INC. (PA)
dba "Arden Landfill"
dba "Martins Hauling"
dba "Washington Hauling"
dba "William H. Martin Hauling"
CLE..ANSOILS FAIRLE..SS HILLS INC. (MN)
COCHRAN MILL ASSOCIATES, INC. (PA)
E.,LLE.,SOR, INC. (NJ)
E..MP.IRE.. SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
F..NVIROFIL, INC. (DE..)
BRE..M -AIR DISPOSAL, INC. (OR)
dba "Brem -Air Disposal"
JUAN DE FUCA CORRUGATED, LTD. (WA)
NORTH SOUND SANITATION, INC. (WA)
SOUTH SOUND SANITATION, INC. (WA)
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ELLIS- SCOTT, INC. (MO)
dba "Ellis -Scott Landfill"
ENVIROFIL OF ILLINOIS, INC. (IL)
(fka LeRoy Brown & Sons, Inc.)
dba "Envirofil of Illinois Hauling"
dba "Envirofil of Illinois Landfill"
ENVIROFIL SERVICES, INC. (DE)
EVH CO. (DE)
EWA, INC. (DE)
dba "EWA"
ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE OF SKAGIT COUNTY, INC. (WA)
dba "Rural Skagit Sanitation"
STANWOOD CAMANO DISPOSAL, INC. (WA)
FORCEES, INC. (NJ)
dba "Forcees"
MEADOWBROOK CARTING CO., INC. (NJ)
MID - JERSEY DISPOSAL CO., INC. (NJ)
dba "Mid- Jersey Disposal"
dba "Mid- Jersey Disposal Co."
dba "Mid- Jersey Disposal Company"
OLYMPIC VIEW SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (WA)
(Ika Kitsap County Sanitary Landfill, Inc.)
dba "Olympic View Landfill"
QUALITY RECYCLING CO., INC. (NJ)
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE COMPANY
(CA)
dba "SacVal Disposal"
STOCKTON SCAVENGERS ASSOCIATION (CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES CONCEPTS, INC. (DE)
ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL, INC. (CO)
FULTON SANITATION SERVICES, INC. (AR)
dba "Fulton Sanitation"
GORE SANITATION SERVICE LIMITED (CN)
GRAND CENTRAL REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. (PA)
GRAND CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
GRAND CENTRAL SANITATION, INC. (PA)
GRAYSON REFUSE SERVICE, INC. (VA)
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dba "Grayson Refuse Service"
JENNINGS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (FL)
dba "Jennings Environmental"
LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY (IL)
MODERN SANITATION, INC.(TX)
(flea EDM Corporation)
dba "Modern Sanitation"
POCONO INDEPENDENT PAPERSTOCK CO., INC. (PA)
R.A.M. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (AR)
RAZORBACK DISPOSAL, INC. (AR)
dba "Razorback Disposal"
YELL COUNTY LANDFILL, INC. (AR)
RIVIERA ACQUISITION CORPORATION (CA)
RIVIERA ACQUISITION CORPORATION (DE)
SAFETY RECYCLING COMPANY, INC. (NJ)
(fka Safety Disposal Company, Inc.)
SANIFILL, INC. (DE)
ACAVERDE HOLDIING COMPANY (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
BIOSOLIDS REUSE MANAGEMENT (Joint Venture)
CALIFORNIA ASBESTOS MONOFIL, INC. (CA)
dba "California Asbestos Monofil"
CAMPBELL WELLS CORPORATION (LA)
dba "Campbell Wells - Amelia (LTS)"
dba "Campbell Wells - Bateman Landfill"
dba "Campbell Wells - Bossier Landfill"
dba "Campbell Wells - Bourg Landfill"
dba "Campbell Wells - Corpus Christi Permitting"
dba "Campbell Wells - Equipment Excavation Co."
dba "Campbell Wells - Fourchon Clean "
dba "Campbell Wells - Fourchon Transfer Station"
dba "Campbell Wells - Fourchon Transfer Station (LTS)"
dba "Campbell Wells - Intercoastal Transfer Station"
dba "Campbell Wells - Jennings Landfill"
dba "Campbell Wells - Lacassiene No."
dba "Campbell Wells - Mobile Transfer Station"
dba "Campbell Wells - Morgan City"
dba "Campbell Wells - Morgan City Transfer Station"
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dba "Campbell Wells - Norm Storage"
dba "Campbell Wells - Norm Equipment/Excavation"
dba "Campbell Wells - Now Equipment /Excavating"
dba "Campbell Wells - Remediation/Residual"
dba "Campbell Wells - Remediation /Turnkey"
dba "Campbell Wells - Sabine Pass Transfer Station"
dba "Campbell Wells - South Texas Landfill"
dba "Campbell Wells - Triangle Shell"
dba "Campbell Wells - Venice Transfer Station"
dba "Campbell Wells - "G. Chen/Camer
CAMPBELL WELLS, L.P. (PARTNERSHIP) (DE)
CAMPBELL WELLS NORM CORPORATION (LA)
CAMPBELL WELLS NORM, L.P. (PARTNERSHIP) (DE)
NOW DISPOSAL HOLDING CO. (DE)
NOW DISPOSAL OPERATING CO. (DE)
CHADWICK ROAD LANDFILL, INC. (GA)
dba "Chadwick Road Landfill"
CITIZENS DISPOSAL, INC. (MI)
dba "Citizen's Disposal"
CITY DISPOSAL, INC. (CO)
CLARKSTON DISPOSAL, INC. (MI)
dba "Citizen's Hauling"
dba "Clarkston Disposal"
COUGAR HOLDINGS, INC. (TX)
dba "Cougar Landfill"
DELAWARE RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS, INC. (DE)
dba "Delaware Recyclable Products"
E.E. EQUIPMENT, INC. (OR)
EL COQUI WASTE DISPOSAL, INC. (PR)
dba "El Coqui de San Juan"
EC WASTE, INC. (PR)
Joint Venturer in EL COQUI DE SAN JUAN (JOINT
VENTURE) (PR)
ENERGY RECLAMATION, INC. (OR)
EQUIPMENT CREDIT CORPORATION (KS)
GO OF WISCONSIN COMPANY (IL)
GRAND BLANC LANDFILL, INC. (MI)
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HILLSBORO LANDFILL, INC. (OR)
dba "Hillsboro Landfill"
LANDFILL HOLDINGS, LTD. (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
LG INDUSTRIES, INC. (DC)
dba "LG Industries /Garnet of Maryland"
LG- GARNET OF MARYLAND JOINT VENTURE (MD)
LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. (CA)
dba "McKittrick Waste Treatment"
METROPOLITAN DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
CORPORATION (OR)
dba "Metropolitan Disposal"
dba "Metropolitan Disposal Corporation"
R.M. CASH & SONS, INC. (GA)
REDWOOD LANDFILL, INC. (DE)
dba "Redwood Landfill"
REMOTE LANDFILL SERVICES, INC. (TN)
RESIDUALS PROCESSING, INC. (CA)
dba "Canyon Recycling"
RIVERBEND LANDFILL CO., INC. (OR)
S & S ENVIRONMENTAL INC. (MI)
S -N -S RECYCLING INC. (MI)
dba "S -N -S Recycling"
SANIFILL CANADA, INC. (CN)
SANIFILL DE MEXICO (US), INC. (DE)
SANIFILL DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
ACAVERDE SERVICIOS, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
ARRENDADORA DE EQUIPO RECOLECTOR E
INMUEBLES, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
CIUDAD LIMPIA, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
RECOLECTORA DE DESECHOS DEL NORTE, S.A. DE C.V.
(MX)
RECOLECTORA DE DESECHOS Y RESIDUOS KING
KONG, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
RECOLECTORA KING KONG, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
ROLLENOS SANITARIOS SANIFILL, S.A. DE C.V. (MX)
SANIFILL FALCON DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC. (CA)
dba "Falcon Disposal Service"
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dba "Falcon Disposal Service - Long Beach"
SANIFILL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. (CA)
SANIFILL GP HOLDING COMPANY, INC. (DE)
General Partner of SANIFILL MANAGEMENT LP (TX)
SANIFILL LANDFILL OPERATIONS AND TRANSFER, INC. (TX)
dba "SLOTI C &D"
SAM HOUSTON RECYCLING CENTER, INC. (TX)
dba "Sam Houston Transfer"
SANIFILL LP HOLDING COMPANY, INC. (DE)
General Partner of SANIFILL MANAGEMENT LP (TX)
SANIFILL OF ARIZONA, INC. (AZ)
dba "Arizona Hauling"
dba "Citizens Hauling "
dba "Citizens Transfer Station"
dba "Deer Valley Landfill"
dba "Lone Cactus Landfill"
dba "Seventh Avenue Transfer Station"
AMERICAN GRADING, INC. (AZ)
COPPER STATE RECYCLING, INC. (AZ)
dba "Copper Mountain Landfill"
SOUTHERN SANITATION, INC. (CA)
dba "Southern Sanitation - Cocopah"
SANIFILL OF ARKANSAS, INC. (DE)
dba "Arkansas Recyclable Waste"
dba "Arkansas Recyclable Waste Transfer Station"
dba "ARW"
dba "Rolling Meadows Landfill"
SANIFILL OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Nu -Way Live Oak Landfill"
PACIFIC DISPOSAL, INC. (CA)
dba "Pacific Disposal"
SANIFILL OF COLORADO, INC. (DE)
dba "Best Trash"
dba "City Disposal"
dba "Front Range Landfill"
dba "Sanifill of Colorado"
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SANIFILL OF FLORIDA HAULING, INC. (FL)
SANIFILL OF FLORIDA, INC. (FL)
dba "Orange Land"
dba "Orange Soil Cement"
dba "Orange Transportation Co."
dba "Orange Waste"
FRONTIER ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. (FL)
dba "Frontier Recycling"
SANIFILL OF GEORGIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Plant Atkinson Transfer Station"
dba "USA/Sanifill - Blue Ridge"
dba "USA/Sanifill - Hiawassee"
SANIFILL OF HAWAIII, INC. (DE)
dba "Kekaha Landfill"
SANIFILL OF IOWA, INC. (DE)
dba "Dickinson County Landfill"
SANIFILL OF MARYLAND, INC. (MD)
GARNET OF MARYLAND, INC. (MD)
dba "Annapolis Junction Transfer Station"
dba "LG Industries /Garnet of Maryland - DC"
PST RECLAMATION, INC. (MD)
dba "PST Reclamation"
dba "Doherty "
TAYLOR LAND RESOURCES, INC. (MD)
SANIFILL OF OHIO, INC. (DE)
dba "Ohio Hauling"
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION CORP. (OH)
SANIFILL OF OKLAHOMA, INC. (OK)
dba "Clinton Transfer Station"
dba "Great Plains Landfill"
dba "Sanifill of Oklahoma"
dba "Sanifill of Oklahoma - Cordell"
dba "Weathorford Transfer Station"
SANIFILL OF OREGON, INC. (DE)
dba "Northern Wasco County Landfill"
MT. HOOD REFUSE REMOVAL, INC. (OR)
dba "Mt. Hood Refuse Removal"
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dba "Sandy Transfer Station"
SANIFILL OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Pennsylvania Hauling"
dba "Sanifill of Pennsylvania"
PELLEGRENE ENTERPRISES, INC. (PA)
dba "Pellegrene Landfill"
SANIFILL OF SAN JUAN, INC. (.PR)
Joint Venturer in EL COQUI DE SAN JUAN (Joint Venture) (PR)
SANIFILL OF TENNESSEE HAULING, INC. (TN)
dba "Nashville Hauling"
dba "Nashville Transfer Station"
dba "USA/Sanifill of Lewisburg"
dba "USA/Sanifill of Winchester"
SANIFILL OF TENNESSEE, INC. (DE)
dba "Cedar Ridge Landfill"
dba "Quail Hollow Landfill"
GARNET OF VIRGINIA, INC. (VA)
dba "Garnet of Virginia Landfill'
dba "King George"
SF, INC. (DE)
SOUTHERN SERVICES OF TN, LLC (TN)*
SANIFILL OF TEXAS HAULING, INC. (TX)
dba "Sam Houston Transfer Station"
BEN - SINGER, INC. (TX)
SANIFILL OF TEXAS, INC. (DE)
dba "Fairbanks Development"
dba "Hardy Development"
dba "Houston Greenbelt Development"
dba "Indian Paintbrush Landfill"
dba "Road Runner Landfill"
dba "Texas Landfill"
dba USA /Sanifill - Crawford Road"
dba "USA /Sanifill - Houston Area Maintenance"
dba "USA/Sanifill of Texas - East Belt"
dba "USA /Sanifill of Texas - South Belt"
dba "USA/Sanifill of Texas - West Belt"
dba "USA/Sanifill of Baytown"
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dba "USA/Sanifill of Texas Hauling"
S & J LANDFILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (TX)
SANIFILL OF VIRGINIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Bethel Landfill"
dba "James City County Transfer Station"
dba "Qualla Road Landfill'
dba "Qualla Road Collection & Disposal"
dba TRPI"
SANIFILL OF WASHINGTON, INC. (WA)
dba "Graham Road Recycling & Disposal"
SANIFILL OF WISCONSIN, INC. (DE)
dba "Advance Services"
dba "Deer Track Park Landfill"
dba "Sanifill of Wisconsin"
CONTROL DESPERDICIOS SOLIDOS, INC. (MX)
SANIFILL /GENERAL PARTNER 11 CORPORATION (WI)
MOELLER DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. (WI)
dba "Waukesha Transfer"
SANIFILL /PINE BLUFF LANDFILL, INC. (GA)
dba "Pine Bluff Landfill"
SANIFILL POWER CORPORATION (DE)
RECO VENTURES, L.P. (DE)
SANIFILL SOUTHERN ACQUISITION CORPORATION (KY)
SOUTHERN SANITATION, INC. (KY)
dba "Southern Sanitation - Kentucky"
SOUTHERN WASTE SERVICES, INC. (KY)
dba "Southern Waste Services"
SANIPAN INC. (CN)
SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
SCHROEDER DISPOSAL, INC. (WI)
SOUTHERN SERVICES OF TN, L.P. (TN)*
SPRUCE RIDGE, INC. (MN)
dba "Spruce Ridge Landfill"
ELK RIVER LANDFILL, INC. (MN)
dba "Elk River Landfill"
SANIFILL OF MINNESOTA HAULING, INC. (MN)
dba "Burress Sanitation"
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dba "Duke's Disposal"
dba "Kato Sanitation"
dba "Meeker County Transfer Station"
dba "West Side Collection"
HILLER TRANSFER, INC. (MN)
dba "Hilger Transfer"
NORTH HENNEPIN RECYCLING AND TRANSFER
CORPORATION (MN)
dba "North Hennepin Transfer Station"
UNIVERSAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION (VT)
V.M. CROW & SONS, INC. (TX)
VERDE VALLE ADMINISTRACION, S.A. DE C.V. N/A (MX)
VINLAND ENTERPRISES, INC. (PA)
WEST VALLEY WASTE SERVICES, INC. (AZ)
SOIL REMEDIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. (DE)
SOUTH HILLS DISPOSAL, INC. (PA)
dba "South Hills Disposal"
SUNRAY SERVICES, INC. (AR)
dba "Harrison Hauling"
dba "Houston Landfill"
dba "North County Landfill"
dba "Springdale Hauling"
dba "Sunray Services, Inc. Transfer Station (Joplin)"
dba "Sunray Services - Joplin"
dba "Sunray Services North County Landfill"
dba "Sunray Services of Texas, Inc."
dba "Sunray Services - Tontitown"
dba "Sunray Services Transfer Station"
dba "Tontitown Landfill"
THE ARNONI GROUP (PA)
U.S.A. WASTE OF FAIRLESS HILLS, INC. (DE)
UNITEC DISPOSAL INC. (CN)
dba "Unitec Landfill"
USA ILLINOIS NEWCO, INC. (IL)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS DISPOSAL, INC. (IL)
COUNTRYSIDE LANDFILL, INC. (IL)
(flea ARF Landfill)
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dba "Countryside Landfill"
CRYSTAL LAKE DISPOSAL, INC. (DE)
LAKELAND PROPERTIES, INC. (IL)
USA PAPER PROCESSING, INC. (DE)
USA SOUTH HILLS LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
(tka M. C. Arnoni Co., Inc.)
dba "M.C. Arnoni Landfill"
USA WASTE HAULING OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Kasper Brothers"
dba "Philadelphia Hauling & Transfer"
dba "Quick -Way"
dba "Quickway"
USA WASTE OF ARIZONA, INC. (AZ)
CUSTOM DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC. (AZ)
USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (DE)
(flea Mid - Valley Acquisition Corporation)
USA WASTE OF CONNECTICUT, INC. (DE)
dba "Connecticut Carting - Franklin"
dba "Connecticut Carting - Plainfield"
dba "Connecticut Carting - Waterford"
USA WASTE OF ILLINOIS, INC. (IL)
dba "Northshore Waste Control"
dba "USA Waste Services"
dba "USA Waste Services of Illinois - Crestwood"
USA WASTE OF INDIANA, INC. (IN)
dba "Liberty Disposal"
EARTHMOVERS, INC. (IN)
dba "Earthmovers Landfill"
LIBERTY LANDFILL, INC. (IN)
(fka Chambers Liberty Landfill, Inc.)
dba "Liberty Landfill"
USA WASTE OF NEW YORK CITY, INC. (DE)
dba "USA Waste of New York City"
USA WASTE OF OKLAHOMA, INC. (OK)
dba "Moore Transfer Station"
dba "Norman Transfer Station"
dba "Oklahoma Collection"
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dba "Pinecrest Landfill"
dba "Pinecrest Sanitary Landfill"
USA WASTE OF TEXAS, INC. (TX)
dba "ECD Waste Services"
dba "Ellis County Landfill"
dba USA Waste of Dallas /Ft. Worth"
dba USA Waste of Ft. Worth"
USA WASTE OF SAN ANTONIO, INC. (TX)
(fka Mission Disposal, Inc.)
dba "USA Waste of San Antonio"
USA WASTE SERVICES OF HOUSTON, INC. (TX)
(flea Best Pak Disposal, Inc.)
dba "Best -Pak"
dba "USA Waste of Houston"
dba "USA Waste Transfer Station"
USA WASTE SERVICES - HICKORY HILLS, INC. (DE)
USA WASTE SERVICES KANSAS LANDFILLS, INC. (DE)
USA WASTE SERVICES NORTH CAROLINA LANDFILLS, INC. (DE)
dba "USA Waste of North Carolina"
dba "USA Waste Services of North Carolina"
USA WASTE SERVICES OF ALABAMA, INC. (AL)
USA WASTE SERVICES OF EASTERN PA., INC. (PA)
(fka Danella Environmental Technologies, Inc. - N/C
USA WASTE SERVICES OF KANSAS, INC. (DE)
USA WASTE SERVICES OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. (MA)
USA WASTE SERVICES OF NYC, INC. (DE)
dba "USA Waste of New York City"
HARLEM RIVER YARD TRANSFER, L.L.C. (NY)*
USA WASTE SERVICES OF WESTERN ILLINOIS, INC. (DE)
dba "Western Illinois Disposal"
USA WASTE TRANSFER OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. (PA)
dba "Girard Point Transfer Station"
dba "Philadelphia Hauling & Transfer"
WASTE DISPOSAL SPECIALIST, INC. (CO)
WASTE RECOVERY CORPORATION (OH)
dba "WRC"
WEST VIRGINIA WASTE SERVICES, INC. (WV)
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WASTE INDUSTRIES (CA)
dba "Blue Barrel Disposal"
dba "Carson Transfer Station"
dba "Chino Basin Compost"
dba "Fresno Transfer Station"
dba 'Redondo Recycling"
dba "Western Waste /USA"
dba "Western Waste Industries - Cocoa"
dba "Western Waste Industries - Denver"
dba "Western Waste Industries - Orlando"
dba "Western Waste Industries - Shreveport"
dba "Western Waste Industries SMART Station"
dba "Western Waste Industries Tire Center"
dba "Western Waste /USA - Pasadena"
dba "Western Waste /USA - Texarkana"
dba "Western Waste /USA Conroe Landfill"
dba "Western Waste /USA New Boston Landfill"
dba "Western Waste /USA Processing Facility"
SANTA CLARA VALLEY REFUSE REMOVAL CO. (CA)
SUNSET SANITATION SERVICE (CA)
dba "Sunset Sanitation Service"
dba "Sunset Sanitation Service - Fresno"
dba "Sunset Sanitation Service - Visalia"
WESTERN WASTE INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC. (FL)
dba "Western Waste /USA"
WHITE BROS. TRUCKING COMPANY (NJ)
dba "White Bros. Trucking"
dba "White Bros. Trucking - East Orange"
dba "White Bros. Trucking - Livingston"
dba "White Bros. Trucking - Newark"
dba "White Bros. Trucking - Passaic"
WPP, INC. (OH)
CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. (DE)
dba "North Huntingdon Hauling"
dba "Monroeville Landfill"
CHAMBERS ENTERPRISES, INC. (PA)
(flea Underground Tank Services, Inc.)
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CHAMBERS LAUREL HIGHLANDS LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
dba "Laurel Highlands Landfill"
CHAMBERS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (PA - 04/26/91)
CHAMBERS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. (PA)
(flea Truman E. Horner, Inc.)
dba "Chambers of PA - Allentown"
dba "Lehigh Hauling"
dba "Lehigh Hauling (Allentown)"
dba "Mainline Sanitation Hauling"
dba "Portage Hauling"
dba "Truman Horner"
dba "USA Waste of Harrisburg"
CHAMBERS RESOURCES, INC. (PA)
DAUPHIN MEADOWS, INC. (PA)
(fka Fulkroad Landfill, Inc.)
dba "Dauphin Meadows Landfill"
U.S. SERVICES CORPORATION (PA)
SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. (PA)
dba "Altoona Transfer Station"
dba "Johnstown Hauling"
dba "Southern Alleghenies Landfill"
U.S. UTILITIES SERVICES CORP. (PA)
WILLIAM H. MARTIN, INC. (PA)
dba "Arden Landfill"
dba "Martins Hauling"
dba "Washington Hauling"
dba "William H. Martin Hauling"
CLEANSOILS FAIRLESS HILLS INC. (MN)
COCHRAN MILL ASSOCIATES, INC. (PA)
EMPIRE SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
GRAND CENTRAL REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. (PA)
GRAND CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
GRAND CENTRAL SANITATION, INC. (PA)
POCONO INDEPENDENT PAPERSTOCK CO., INC. (PA)
SAFETY RECYCLING COMPANY, INC. (NJ)
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(fka Safety Disposal Company, Inc.)
SANIFILL, INC. (DE)
BIOSOLIDS REUSE MANAGEMENT (Joint Venture)
SANIFILL OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Pennsylvania Hauling"
dba "Sanifill of Pennsylvania"
PELLEGRENE ENTERPRISES, INC. (PA)
dba "Pellegrene landfill"
SANITARY LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
VINLAND ENTERPRISES, INC. (PA)
SOIL REMEDIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. (DE)
SOUTH HILLS DISPOSAL, INC. (PA)
dba "South Hills Disposal"
THE ARNONI GROUP (PA)
U.S.A. WASTE OF FAIRLESS HILLS, INC. (DE)
USA SOUTH HILLS LANDFILL, INC. (PA)
(fka M. C. Arnoni Co., Inc.)
dba "M.C. Arnoni landfill"
USA WASTE HAULING OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. (DE)
dba "Kasper Brothers"
dba "Philadelphia Hauling & Transfer"
dba "Quick -Way"
dba "Quickway"
USA WASTE SERVICES OF EASTERN PA., INC. (PA)
(fka Danella Environmental Technologies, Inc. - N/C
USA WASTE TRANSFER OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. (PA)
dba "Girard Point Transfer Station"
dba "Philadelphia Hauling & Transfer"
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