Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility

December 21, 2007

Tim Vandersall	Will Flower
General Manager	Corporate
Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility	Republic Services, Inc.
Telephone: 330-874-3855	Telephone: 954-288-0388

Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility is pleased to report that the temperatures in the affected portion of the landfill are trending downward (please see the attached temperature chart). The information in the attached chart, gathered by third-party specialty contractor AEG Environmental Ltd., contains strong indicators that the reaction is under control and is beginning to subside.

In the chart, the average temperature is calculated on 200 to 250 sampling points each month. The temperatures collected and compared are the gas temperatures deep in the gas extraction wells. The same sampling points are compared each month and the resulting information is supplied to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA).

“While there is some variability month-to-month, the trend over the past six months has been that the overall temperatures in the landfill are decreasing, which could indicate a lessening of the reaction in the landfill,” said Senior Program Manager Michael Beaudoin of Earth Tech Inc. “This means the measures we are taking to remediate the landfill are working.”

In addition, the temperature sampling is primarily focused on the central 35 acres of the 88-acre parcel, which is considered the reaction area. This means the readings in this chart do not reflect an average temperature for the overall 88 acres, but are more specific to the actual reaction zone.

During the upcoming months, activities related to dewatering the landfill will continue and, at this point, we expect the downward trend in temperatures to continue as well. The bottom line is the landfill is safe, the air at and around the landfill is safe and the groundwater is safe. This has been repeatedly documented by detailed groundwater and air tests, which continue today, and by the OEPA and countless third party experts. Countywide continues to work proactively with the OEPA and area regulators to resolve issues at the site. The landfill has always cooperated fully with regulatory agencies and is committed to complying with requirements.