Club 3000

Club 3000 Impostors Reportedly Solicit Door-to-Door, Harass Residents

It was brought to Club 3000’s attention yesterday that certain individuals have reportedly posed as Club 3000 representatives recently in an alleged door-to-door campaign regarding the controversial $17.4M dump ramp proposed by Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC to service the Countywide landfill located in Pike Township (East Sparta), Ohio.

Bolivar, OH, January 18, 2006 --(PR.com)-- It was brought to Club 3000’s attention yesterday that certain individuals have reportedly posed as Club 3000 representatives recently in an alleged door-to-door campaign regarding the controversial $17.4M dump ramp proposed by Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC to service the Countywide landfill located in Pike Township (East Sparta), Ohio.

These reported Club 3000 impostors allegedly harassed a number of local citizens in an aggressive door-to-door campaign regarding the controversial dump ramp.

Club 3000 has not authorized any door-to-door solicitations regarding the dump ramp proposal, and any individual(s) who appear(s) at your doorstep claiming otherwise is/are not to be trusted, and are not affiliated with, or authorized by, Club 3000 in any manner. Club 3000 does not approve, condone or endorse these sorts of tactics, nor will it at any time in the future.

Club 3000 recommends that you contact your local Sheriff’s Department if you are approached by any individual(s) claiming to represent Club 3000 and soliciting your signature regarding this controversial dump ramp proposal.

Please provide the Sheriff’s Department with a detailed description of any individuals who approach you soliciting your signature.

Stark County (Ohio) Sheriff
http://www.sheriff.co.stark.oh.us/
e-mail: strkshrf@raex.com
(330) 430-3800

Tuscarawas County (Ohio) Sheriff
http://www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/sheriff/
e-mail: sheriff@co.tuscarawas.oh.us
(330) 339-2000

Please contact Club 3000 at stopcontamination@ohiolandfills.org if you are approached by any such individual(s) and report the incident.

Visit Club 3000’s site for more information: http://www.ohiolandfills.org

About Club 3000: Formed in 1987 and based in Bolivar, Ohio, Club 3000 is registered as a 501( c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of future generations from landfill contamination. Club 3000 is a grassroots environmental and community advocate that has inspected and monitored a Stark County (Ohio) landfill known as Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility, located in Pike Township (Village of East Sparta) for more than 15 years.

During that decade and a half, Club 3000 inspections have publicly revealed the dumping of radioactive waste, hazardous waste (e.g. lead), and whole tires, as well as apparent working condition violations, dust releases, solid waste odors, and a host of other potential environmental violations, many of which have been the subject of media reports.

Club 3000's contractual inspection and monitoring rights of the Countywide landfill remain a matter for the Ohio court system because a 1990 settlement which created those rights has been challenged by the landfill operator, Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC. Club 3000 filed a notice of appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court in this case on January 12, 2006 (Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC v. Club 3000 Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 2006-0074). Republic Services of Ohio II, LLC is a subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale, Florida based Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG).

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Contact:

Tom O’Dell
President – Club 3000
330-874-3243

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Club 3000
Tom O'Dell - President
330-874-3243
www.ohiolandfills.org
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