LABOR DAY WEEKEND EFPOA MEETING SEPT. 5, 2009 STEVE PERICH EFPOA TREASURER Epworth Forest Garbage Company Consolidation Project

Goals The goals of this project are: To reduce the number of days per week that garbage collection trucks are travelling through EF One pickup per week for the entire community - Monday morning Road preservation - fewer trucks and smaller trucks Safer roads; quieter community Lower cost - attempt to obtain large volume “group” pricing 2

Selection Criteria Cost of Pickup Service Volume of trash per week included in price No Activation or Cancellation fees No other “misc” fees (e.g. Fuel, Environmental, etc.) Vendor understands seasonal nature of EF Offer Dumpster rentals for additional charge Smaller truck size NOTE: A Recycling Program was not considered. Not offered by any local trash collection companies. 3

Goal: Avoid Big Trucks in our community 4

Financial Competitive Analysis (1 of 3) Provider Name Cost per month Amount of trash allowed per week Cost per bag of trash Cost per bag for excess trash (over allowed limit) Borden Waste-Away $15.40 $19.00 $22.60 (HOA rates) Two 32-gallon bags, Three 32-gallon bags, or Thirteen 32-gallon bags $ 7.70 (2) $ 6.33 (3) $ 3.76 (6) $ 1.74 (13) $1.50 extra Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. $20.00 Five 32-gallon bags $ 6.66 (3) $ 4.00 (5) $1.00 extra Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. $21.00 Three 32-gallon bags $ 7.00 $1.75 extra Sweetheimer Trash Removal $20.00 Four to Six 32-gallon bags $ 6.66 (3) $ 3.33 (6) Typically none as long as it is only one family’s amount of trash Veolia Environ. Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) $26.29 Six 32-gallon bags $ 8.76 (3) $ 4.38 (6) $1.00 extra ($5.00 minimum charge) Waste Management (WM) $23.20 Fifteen 32-gallon bags $ 7.73 (3) $ 3.86 (6) $ 1.55 (15) Will not take excess bags unless informed in advance and pre-paid. Call for quote. 5

Financial Competitive Analysis (2 of 3) Provider Name Current Pickup Day Service Agreement Required? 96-gallon Collection Cart rental available? Activation Fee Other Misc. Fees Borden Waste- Away MondayYES Optional. Included in price. None1) $1.50 extra for each item that cannot fit into collection cart 2) 6.2% fuel surcharge if diesel > $3.50 a gallon Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. WednesdayNO None Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. FridayNO None Sweetheimer Trash Removal MondayNO None Veolia Environ. Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) MondayNO Optional. Extra charge of $3.86 / month $15None Waste Management (WM) TuesdayNO Optional. Included in price. $35$2 Admin Fee + $13 Fuel & Env. Fee chrged each qtr. 6

Financial Competitive Analysis (3 of 3) Provider Name Very Large (> 10 bags / week) Medium (5 -6 bags / week) Small (2-3 bags / week) Billing Cycle Borden Waste-Away Best Deal2 nd bestBest DealQuarterly Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. Tied for 2 nd bestMonthly Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. Quarterly Sweetheimer Trash Removal Best DealTied for 2 nd bestMonthly Veolia Environmental Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) Quarterly Waste Management (WM) 2 nd bestOnce every 4 months 7

Competitive Analysis – Other Factors Provider Name Collection Truck Size Pick-up of grass clippings & branches? Pick-up of bags of leaves? Dumpster Sizes for rental Borden Waste-Away 25 ft. tandem axle (large) Yes, included for no extra charge. Not included. Available for extra charge. 15 cubic yards, 2 ton limit up to 48 cubic yards, 5 ton limit Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. LargeNo, they cannot pick up yard waste. No, they cannot pick up leaves. 6 cubic yards up to 30 cubic yards Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. LargeYes, included for no extra charge. Not included. Available for extra charge of $5.25 / bag 6, 8, 10, 12 cubic yards Sweetheimer Trash Removal ~15 ft. (intermediate)Not included. Available for extra charge. 6 cubic yards up to 10, 20, 30 cubic yards Veolia Environ. Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) 25 ft. tandem axle (large) No, they cannot pick up yard waste. No, they cannot pick up leaves. 10, 15, 20, 30 cubic yards Waste Management (WM) 25 ft. tandem axle (large) Yes, included for no extra charge. No, they cannot pick up leaves. 20 or 30 cubic yards (4 ton limit) 8

The Preferred Vendor Based on the criteria of best value (i.e. lowest cost per bag, no misc. fees) and smallest truck size, the following vendor has been selected: Sweetheimer Trash Removal 4950 N. 850 W-92 Pierceton, IN (574) Locally owned, family operated Have assisted EFPOA with Large Item Trash Pickup for years Yard waste & leaf pickup is available for an extra charge. 9

Other Information Each Epworth Forest Property Owner: will need to contact Sweetheimer Trash Removal directly to set up this service. will be directly billed by, and directly make payments to, Sweetheimer Trash Removal. 10

Q & A Any questions/comments/discussion? 11