Mascaro “ACTS” clean and green in its business operations:
• By making 100% environmental compliance the company’s NUMBER ONE priority.

• By implementing the “Plan –Do – Check – Act” environmental management system to accomplish the goal of 100%
environmental compliance.

• By establishing a company Environmental Compliance Department.

• By rewarding employees for 100% environmental compliance at Mascaro facilities.

• By operating three recycling centers and prioritizing recycling.

• By educating customers about the benefits of waste reduction,
re-use and recycling.

• By operating the largest indoor compost facility in the country where sewer plant sludge is beneficially re-used by processing it into “Class A Compost” suitable for general use by nurseries and landscapers.

• By managing Mascaro facilities with professionals that are dedicated to our business and the environment.

• By operating clean and well-maintained solid waste facilities (i.e. landfills, recycling centers, transfer stations and compost facilities).

• By implementing successful litter and odor control programs at all Mascaro solid waste facilities.

• By designing and operating Mascaro landfills to exceed required regulatory standards.

• By operating a modern, clean and fuel efficient transportation fleet to collect and recycle waste.

• By beautifying its facilities with landscaping, plantings and improvements that are aesthetically pleasing.

• By converting landfill methane gas-to-electricity for local use at the waste to energy plant at Mascaro’s Pioneer Crossing Landfill.

Mascaro “ACTS” clean and green in the community:
• By providing and operating without charge community drop-off recycling centers.

• By participating in wet land development and relocation programs that preserve “green” ecosystems and provide valuable plant and animal habitats.

• By maintaining about 7,000 acres of company owned land in “open space” condition.

• By sponsoring numerous “Adopt a Highway” cleanup efforts.

• By working on stream restoration projects.

• By funding and completing large environment clean-up projects. Mascaro committed $5,000,000 to one such project – the clean-up of an old unpermitted dump that was causing environmental problems in the community.

• By significantly supporting and contributing to recognized land trusts, open space programs and other worthy environmental and clean and green programs.

• By participating in community household hazardous waste collection efforts.

• By donating land for parks and recreation programs and by supporting communities in such programs.

• By donating “Class A Compost” from its permitted compost facility for community land maintenance projects.

Mascaro “ACTS” clean and green in its environmental education programs:
• By developing educational centers where children through interactive technology learn the importance of waste reduction,
re-use and recycling, and of preserving the environment.

• By conducting popular educational tours at its Pioneer Crossing Landfill where children learn about sound environmental disposal practices and about respecting and protecting the environment.

• By developing, funding with $1,250,000 and implementing the unique company sponsored “RESPECT” program. The Mascaro “RESPECT” program, already presented to thousands of students in area elementary schools, is an interactive fun-filled program which is designed to remind children about the importance of respect in their lives, including respect for the environment and for preservation.

• By developing an interactive company website for children that is fun for them to visit while at the same time being instructive as to the benefits of environmental protection and preservation.

• By sponsoring for children contests with prizes that promote the benefits of waste reduction, re-use and recycling.

When it comes to being clean and green, others “THINK” while Mascaro “ACTS”