EIA Elects New Chair, Treasurer and Trustees to Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2008
Contact: Thom Metzger, 202-506-0511

Washington, DC – The Environmental Industry Associations (EIA) announced the election of Gordon Shaw as Chairman of the EIA Board of Trustees and the re-election of Charles (“Charlie”) Appleby as Treasurer.  Shaw is President of Marathon Equipment Co. (Vernon, Alabama), and Appleby is Chairman and CEO of Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (Jacksonville, Fla.).

In addition to Appleby, the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) elected two representatives and one alternate to the EIA Board of Trustees. Stephen B. Smith, President and COO of Hydro Geo Chem, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona), and Donald Williamson, President of West Central Sanitation (Willmar, Minnesota), will start terms as NSWMA representatives to the EIA Board of Trustees. Mary Margaret Cowhey, Vice President for Land and Lakes (Chicago, Illinois) will begin a term as the alternate to the Board for NSWMA.

In addition to Shaw, the Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC) elected one representative to the EIA Board of Trustees. Scott V. Dols, President of Trucks & Parts of Tampa (Tampa, Florida), will start a term as a WASTEC representative to the EIA Board of Trustees.

“Gordon, Charlie, Steve, Don, Mary Margaret and Scott are all great leaders, representing different aspects of the solid waste industry, said Bruce Parker, EIA’s President and CEO. “They bring valuable experience and leadership to our Associations. The Board of Trustees and I appreciate their service and look forward to benefiting from their strong business backgrounds.”

The new board terms start in January 2009. Trustees are eligible to serve on the Board for six years; although, they must be re-elected annually.

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EIA is the trade association that represents the private sector solid waste and recycling industry through its two sub-associations, NSWMA and WASTEC. NSWMA represents for-profit companies in North America that provide solid, hazardous and medical waste collection, recycling and disposal services, and companies that provide professional and consulting services to the waste services industry. WASTEC represents companies that design, build, distribute, service and consult with respect to the equipment and technology systems that are used to collect, contain, transport, store, process, recycle, treat and dispose of the world's solid wastes and recyclable materials. EIA members conduct business in all 50 states. For more information, visit www.environmentalistseveryday.org.

Marathon Equipment Company is a leading manufacturer of on-site waste compaction and recycling systems.

Advanced Disposal provides collection, transfer and disposal operations to more than 25,000 commercial customers and 485,000 residential customers in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama.

Hydro Geo Chem provides cost-effective, innovative solutions to complex environmental and hydro-geologic problems through consulting, modeling, engineering, and/or construction services.

West Central Sanitation provides rubbish removal, recycling and roll-offs for construction debris to residential and commercial customers in 30 communities in West Central Minnesota.

Land and Lakes is a family owned and managed company providing excavation and land development, demolition, hauling, recycling and waste disposal services in the Chicago area.

Trucks & Parts of Tampa is America's largest online and retail dealer of used, reconditioned and new garbage trucks, roll-off trucks as well as concrete mixer trucks.