News from Waste Management’s Pine Tree Acres LandfillWaste Management is happy to beproviding each of you receiving thisnewsletter with a source of news andinformation about Waste Managementand Pine Tree Acres Landfill. Thisnewsletter will provide informationabout activities taking place atPine Tree Acres Landfill as well aslocal news from in and around thecommunity. From time to time, we

will also share news with you about what is happening at WMacross the U.S. You will discover that these are exciting timesfor our industry, as we are transitioning from a waste collectionprovider to a resource management and energy production leader.

First, and foremost, we want to continue to encourage local resi-dents to call the Waste Management ODOR COMPLAINT HOTLINEnumber if you experience odors for any prolonged periods of time

in and around Pine Tree Acres. This “Hotline” rings directly into ourWaste Management Corporate Offices and allows for betterrecord-keeping andquicker response timesto address yourconcerns.

We encourage you to call this number rather than the localTownship office, as it will expedite response times from WM.

We would also like to remind you that you might experience someoccasional odors throughout the year as we continue to makeimprovements to our landfill gas collection system and as we con-struct our new Renewable Energy Plant. Throughout this process,we will encourage you, our neighbors, to learn about our opera-tions, WM management, and our employees, several of whom livein this community. WM management and our staff are here toperform a valuable service and we care about our community.

Terry Nichols (left) and Chuck Cassie (right)

Your Community ConnectionVol. II, 2011

Pine Tree Acres Landfill36600 29 Mile RoadLenox, MI 48048

Telephone586-749-9698Fax586-749-6440

Call for current hours of operation ashours may change seasonally.Monday – Friday 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturdays 7 a.m. – 11: a.m.

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ODOR COMPLAINT HOTLINE 1-877-360-8582

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Matt has worked at Pine Tree Acres for over seven (7) yearsnow. He was raised and lives in the community of Richmond andattended Richmond High School. While in high school, Mattparticipated in sports playing basketball, baseball and golf. Hecontinues to be involved in sports and has served as a RichmondLittle League Coach for the last 6 years, coaching 3 of his 4children. He is currently serving on the board of directors, andalso coaches for the 9-10 year old District Little League Team.

For the last four years, Matt has also served as a volunteerwith the Richmond Good Old Days Parade, participating in

the ping pong blowout, assistingwith the tractor pull event, and inthe set-up and tear-down for theGrand Parade. This year Mattand his family also representedWaste Management in theRichmond Children’s Parade. Matt isan avid hunter and also enjoys fishing. He has two daughters andtwo boys and their ages are 13, 10, 8 and 6. We are proud to haveMatt Ball on our Waste Management Team at Pine Tree Acres.

WM Employee Profile: Matt Ball

Matt Ball, Lead Operator

WM is always happy to provide tours andpublic education presentations for local areaschools or organizations we service.

For more information, please call Pine Tree Acresdirect line 586-749-9698.

But remember, if you experienceodors, please use the Odor Hotline1-877-360-8582.

You can visit several of WM’s websites:http://pinetreeacres.wm.com - WM’s local website about Pine Tree Acres Landfilland Renewable Energy.thinkgreen.com - WM’s educational websitewm.com - WM’s Corporate websiteGreenopolis.com - WM’s social networking websitethinkgreenfromhome.com - WM’s website for ordering recycling kits for batteries,CFL’s, electronics and disposal of small quantity home medical waste (i.e. syringesand lancets).thebagster.com - WM’s new, affordable 3 cubic yard dumpster service for homerenovation and Fall cleanup projects.

Kudos to Lenox TownshipLenox Township Residential recycling rates remain strong.For all the public education Waste Management provides to localschool children about the importance of recycling, it is a great thingwhen the adults in our young students’ lives are also practicing theprinciple…it supports what the students are learning in school…that reducing, reusing and recycling does matter.

This June, one of the manystudent groups that WasteManagement provided a tourfor were Annette Kinner’sGirl Scouts from Almont. TheScout leader said of the tour,“The girls LOVED IT and theparents, too. All last week(in June), we were at Day Camp. I encouraged other troopsto recycle. In fact I told another leader about how my girlsearned their Journey award and that we went to your landfill.They were impressed.”

Landfill tours have become a very popular educationalexperience. A trip to the landfill teaches students about theimportance of reducing, reusing and recycling. Each yearLeadership Macomb brings their adult business leadershipstudents on a tour of Pine Tree Acres, as part of the“Environmental Day” training that the program provides.Students from Macomb Community Colleges’ Earth Sciencesclasses also visit Pine Tree Acres each semester and areamazed at what they didn’t know about how their wasteis managed.

Birds, Bees & ButterfliesPine Tree Acres is very proud ofits newest sign at the site. Weare into our second year of ourWildlife Habitat Program andhere are just a few of thegreat photos captured byour employees at the site.

Employee Carrie Belkiewicz snapped this photo of a Cecropia Mothwith her cell phone…little did she know what a fabulous and specialmoth this is!

The Cecropia Moth (Hyalophoracecropia) is North America’s largestnative moth. It is a member of theSaturniidae family, or giant silkmoths. Females with a wingspanof 4 to 6 inches have beendocumented (note size of the

moth against the wood siding and floor plank). It is found as farwest as the Rocky Mountains and north into the maritimeprovinces of Canada.

And this little fellow provides proofthat adultdeer will sleepaway fromtheir fawnsbecause theadult has a

scent that might attract a predator andput the fawn at risk. Mom wasn’t very faraway, just far enough not to endanger thefawn but close enough to keep an eye on her young one.

Your Community Connection Vol. II, 2011

Cecropia Moth

Environmental Education helpsScouts earn their badges

Community News

In September of 2011, Pine Tree Acres worked with the MacombCounty Technical Rescue Team and the Lenox Township FireDepartment to assist in providing Trench Rescue Training. WMdonated the labor and equipment to prepare several trenches

so the MacombCounty TechnicalRescue Team andLenox TownshipFire Departmentstaff could gainexperience in therescue of victimswho might getcaught in a trenchcave-in situation.

The Macomb Co.Technical Rescue

team is made up ofeight (8) differentfire departments inMacomb County. OnSeptember 19-20they held a quarterlytraining exercise andtrained on a newtechnique for TrenchRescue and/or Recov-ery. Training involvesworking with localDPW and utilizing theOakland County Rescue Team Equipment. Oakland County is theonly county in SE Michigan Region 2 that has this equipmenttrailer, which contains all the attachments to use with a Vac Truck.Oakland County serves as the staging area for this equipment forwhen it is required anywhere in Region 2.

Waste Management to the rescue…well sort of!