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EXHIBIT 10.9
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGREEMENT
This Solid Waste Disposal Agreement (this "Agreement") is made this
31st day of March, 2001, by and between IESI TX Corporation, a Texas corporation
(the "Customer") and Waste Management of Texas, Inc., a Texas corporation (the
"Contractor").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Contractor owns and operates certain solid waste Disposal
Sites (as defined herein) in the State of Texas, and desires to provide Customer
with solid waste services at the Disposal Sites; and
WHEREAS, Customer operates certain solid waste collection and hauling
businesses and desires to obtain disposal services at the Disposal Sites for the
disposition of certain amounts of Waste Material (as defined herein) collected
by its businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the respective covenants
herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Acceptable Waste" under this Agreement means any and all
solid waste, including municipal solid waste, except Unacceptable Waste.
1.2 "Agreement" means this Solid Waste Disposal Agreement, as it
may be amended from time to time.
1.3 "Base Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Article 5.1.
1.4 "Disposal Site" or "Disposal Sites" means individually and
together (i) Austin Community Landfill; (ii) Coastal Plains Recycling and
Disposal Facility; (iii) Comal County Recycling and Disposal Facility; (iv) DFW
Recycling and Disposal Facility; (v) Hillside Landfill; (vi) Lacy Lakeview
Landfill; (vii) Skyline Recycling and Disposal Facility; and (viii) Westside
Recycling and Disposal, each owned and operated by Contractor.
1.5 "Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Article 2.1.
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[*] Such information has been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment, and has been filed seperately with the Securities
Exchange Commissions, pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
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1.6 "Hazardous Waste" means hazardous waste and toxic or
radioactive substances (even though they may be part of a delivered load of
waste), as such terms are defined by applicable federal or state laws or
regulations.
1.7 "RCRA" means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
U.S.C. 6901, ET. SEQ., as amended.
1.8 "Special Waste" means all treated/de-characterized (formerly
hazardous) wastes; polychlorinated byphenyl (PCB) wastes; industrial process
wastes; asbestos containing material; chemical containing equipment; incinerator
ash; medical wastes; off-spec chemicals; sludges; spill-cleanup wastes;
underground storage tank (UST) soils; waste from service industries; and all
such other wastes described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference for all purposes.
1.9 "State" means the State of Texas.
1.10 "Suspicious Waste" means waste which Contractor reasonably
suspects may be Unacceptable Waste.
1.11 "TNRCC" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, or any predecessor, successor or other substituted agency,
department or commission of the State which has regulatory authority over solid
waste disposal permitting and enforcement.
1.12 "Unacceptable Waste" means any and all waste that is either:
(a) waste which is or may be prohibited from disposal at a
Disposal Site by federal or state law, regulation, rule, code,
ordinance, order, permit or permit condition;
(b) Hazardous Waste;
(c) Special Waste without an approved Special Waste agreement
as described in Article 4; or
(d) Special Waste which does not conform to the analysis or
characteristics described in a Special Waste agreement.
1.13 "Waste Material" means Acceptable Waste collected by Customer
and which, in compliance with governmental licenses and permits in effect, may
be received for disposal at a Disposal Site.
ARTICLE 2
TERM
2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement will be effective as of April
1, 2001 (the "Effective Date").
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2.2 INITIAL TERM. The initial term of this Agreement is three (3)
years, commencing on the Effective Date and ending on March 31, 2004 (the
"Initial Term").
2.3 RENEWAL TERM. This Agreement will be automatically renewed for
additional one (1) year terms (the "Renewal Terms"), commencing at the end of
the Initial Term or the then current Renewal Term, as the case may be, unless
either party notifies the other, not less than sixty (60) days before the end of
the Initial Term or such current Renewal Term as the case may be, in writing of
its intent to terminate this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
SCOPE OF SERVICE
3.1 OPERATION. On and after the Effective Date of this Agreement,
Contractor shall accept at any of the Disposal Sites all Waste Material
delivered to the Disposal Sites by Customer in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
3.2 CONDITION PRECEDENT. The obligations of Contractor under this
Agreement are expressly subject to the prior issuance to Contractor, and the
continuing effectiveness, of all final, non-appealable licenses, permits and
approvals that are necessary to operate the Disposal Sites. Contractor
represents that it has obtained all licenses, permits and approvals which in its
good faith judgment are necessary for the operation of the Disposal Sites to be
in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
3.3 HOURS OF OPERATION. Each Disposal Site shall be open and
accept Waste Material for disposal during its respective posted hours of
operation. Contractor may, in its discretion, change the hours of operation at
any Disposal Site at any time; provided, however, that Customer's hauling trucks
shall have the same access hours for disposal at such Disposal Site as
Contractor's hauling trucks.
3.4 HOLIDAYS. Each Disposal Site may, in the discretion of
Contractor, be closed on such legal holidays as determined from time to time by
Contractor.
3.5 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Contractor shall comply with
all present and future federal, state, and local laws, regulations and
ordinances regulating the operation of landfills for the disposal of Waste
Material, and with all other rules, regulations, orders and amendments thereto
imposed by all federal and state regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over
the operation of the Disposal Sites.
3.6 RIGHT TO REFUSE UNACCEPTABLE WASTE. Contractor shall not be
required to accept, and reserves the right to reject or revoke acceptance of,
any waste brought to a Disposal Site that Contractor, in its sole discretion,
considers to be an Unacceptable Waste or Suspicious Waste. Contractor will
require Customer to remove waste it has delivered which is subsequently
determined or suspected by Contractor to be Unacceptable Waste. If such
Unacceptable Waste is not removed from Contractor's possession by the Customer
within a reasonable time, not to
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exceed three (3) days from the receipt of such waste, Contractor will arrange
for lawful disposal of such waste. Customer will indemnify Contractor for any
costs or damages, including fines and penalties, resulting from delivery of
Unacceptable Waste to a Disposal Site, and will pay Contractor its reasonable
expenses and charges for handling, loading, preparing, transporting, storing and
caring for any such Unacceptable Waste disposed of by Contractor.
3.7 REVOCATION OF ACCEPTANCE. Contractor may, at any time before
the condition of the waste has been materially changed, revoke its acceptance of
any waste discovered to be Unacceptable Waste. Revocation must occur within a
reasonable time after Contractor actually discovers or should have discovered
that the waste is Unacceptable Waste. In revoking its acceptance of any waste,
Contractor shall notify Customer of the manner in which the waste is
Unacceptable Waste.
3.8 TITLE TO WASTE. Contractor is vested with title to all
Acceptable Waste accepted by Contractor at a Disposal Site. Any revenue or other
value received by Contractor as a result of reclamation, recycling or resource
recovery shall be solely for the account of Contractor.
3.9 MINIMUM ANNUAL VOLUMES. Customer agrees to deliver to the
Disposal Sites an aggregate minimum annual disposal volume of [*] cubic yards of
Waste Material during each contract year of this Agreement (the "Minimum Annual
Volumes"), to be delivered to each of the Disposal Sites, on a site-specific
basis, in accordance with the volumes set forth on Exhibit "B" attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference for all purposes, which aggregate [*]
cubic yards of Waste Material (the "Site-Specific Disposal Site Waste"). The
remaining [*] cubic yards of Waste Material comprising the Minimum Annual
Volumes (the "Non-Specific Disposal Site Waste") shall be delivered by Customer
to Contractor to any of the Disposal Sites, in such amounts as Customer
determines, in its sole discretion, and shall be construed and counted as
Non-Specific Disposal Site Waste only after the Minimum Annual Volumes are
delivered at such Disposal Site. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, in the event less than [*] cubic yards of Waste
Material is delivered to the Disposal Sites under this Agreement during any one
(1) contract year, Contractor and Customer shall use good faith efforts to
renegotiate the Base Rates (as defined herein) contained in Exhibit "C" of this
Agreement within sixty (60) days after such Agreement anniversary date.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event
Contractor and Customer, after using good faith efforts, are unable to
renegotiate such Base Rates, then Contractor may, at its sole and absolute
discretion, terminate this Agreement. Any Special Waste disposed of pursuant to
this Agreement shall not be included in the calculations for determination of
Minimum Annual Volumes.
3.10 PRIOR AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall supersede that certain
Solid Waste Disposal Agreement by and between Customer and Contractor, dated
October 19, 1998.
ARTICLE 4
SPECIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
4.1 REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT. Customer will
require all generators
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of Special Waste collected by Customer and being disposed of at a Disposal Site
to participate in and implement a Special Waste program as described in this
Agreement.
4.2 CONTRACTOR'S OBLIGATION REGARDING SPECIAL WASTE. Contractor is
not required to accept or manage any Special Waste unless it is specifically
identified in a written Special Waste agreement, approved in writing by
Contractor.
4.3 DUTY OF CUSTOMER. Customer will require all waste generators
for which it has collection and disposal responsibility to execute a Special
Waste agreement prior to delivery of any Special Waste to a Disposal Site.
Customer will not deliver, arrange for the delivery of, or contract for the
delivery of any Special Waste to a Disposal Site without a fully executed
Special Waste agreement.
4.4 SPECIAL WASTE AGREEMENT. The specific requirements of the
Special Waste agreement shall be as specified from time to time by Contractor
and may be altered by Contractor at any time as necessary to ensure the proper
management of Special Waste. At a minimum the Special Waste agreement shall
include:
(a) A representative of the character and regulatory
status of the waste to be executed by the generator;
(b) A decision document to be executed by Contractor. A
decision document shall at a minimum include the identification of the
generator and the source and characterization of the waste;
(c) A proposed management plan for the Special Waste,
including any special handling requirements;
(d) The approval of Contractor indicating acceptance for
handling of the waste; and
(e) The unit price for disposal associated with the
management of the Special Waste.
4.5 REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF SPECIAL WASTE. Contractor may, in its
sole discretion, demand that a representative sample of any Special Waste
proposed for delivery to a Disposal Site be provided by the generator to
Contractor prior to the approval of a Special Waste agreement. Unless otherwise
agreed by Contractor, the cost for acquisition, delivery and analysis of a
representative sample shall be borne by the generator. If the generator refuses
to provide a representative sample, Contractor shall have no obligation to
accept the Special Waste or to execute a Special Waste agreement.
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ARTICLE 5
COMPENSATION TO CONTRACTOR
5.1 BASE RATE FOR DISPOSAL SITE. During the Initial Term of this
Agreement the base rates to be charged by Contractor for receiving and disposing
of Waste Material delivered by Customer to the Disposal Sites (the "Base Rates")
shall be as follows:
SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "C" ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED
HEREIN BY REFERENCE FOR ALL PURPOSES
These rates shall include applicable state fees, including recycling
fees and post-closure fees, and local fees, including host fees, taxes and
royalties, and fees incurred under federal, state or local laws, rules or
ordinances in effect and/or implemented as of, but not subsequent to, the
Effective Date.
5.2 BASE RATES ESCALATION AND ADJUSTMENT. At the end of each
contract year of this Agreement, the Contractor may increase the Base Rates as
follows:
Rate Change = (CPI) x Base Rates for immediately preceding year
For purposes of this Agreement, "CPI" shall mean the percentage change
for the preceding twelve (12) month period in the Consumer Price Index based on
the index entitled CPI-U "Dallas/Fort Worth Area" from the U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics publication entitled "Consumer Price Indexes,
Pacific Cities and U.S. TASWA Average," 1977 - 100.
Percentage changes in the index shall be calculated with the base year
of December 1977 until the Bureau of Labor Statistics ("BLS") publishes data on
a new base period. Calculations shall be made from data on the new base from
that time forward.
If the CPI index specified above is discontinued, the parties hereto
shall agree by November 1 of the then applicable year to substitute another
equally authoritative measure of change in the purchasing power of the U.S.
dollar for CPIs as may be then available so as to carry out the intent of this
provision.
If BLS designates an index with a new title or code number or table
number as being the continuation of the index cited above, the new index will be
used. If the specific index "Dallas/Fort Worth Area" is discontinued, then the
large metropolitan area closest to the "Dallas/Fort Worth Area" will be used. If
there is no area, but the "U.S. City Average" remains, this latter index will be
used. Otherwise, a substitute shall be agreed upon by the parties.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Base
Rates set forth on Exhibit "C" shall only increase for any 12-month period to
the extent, and only in the amount, that the CPI for such year is in excess of
3.5%; however, in no event shall such increase of the Base Rates for such year
be in excess of 7% of the immediately prior year's Base Rate. For
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example, if the CPI increase for a year is 4.0%, then the Base Rates for the
then applicable year shall increase by 0.5%. In no event shall the Base Rates
ever be decreased. The limitations on increases for the Base Rates as set forth
in this paragraph are hereinafter referred to as the "Base Rates Limitations".
In addition to the foregoing, Contractor may increase Base Rates to
reflect the per cubic yard effect of any increase or increases in taxes, fees
and other governmental charges (including without limitation changes in TNRCC
fees) required by Federal, State or local law, regulation, rule ordinance or
permit condition that becomes effective or is implemented after the Effective
Date, and such increases shall be effective upon the date when such tax, or
other charge takes effect.
5.3 PRICING FOR SPECIAL WASTE. Customer shall pay Contractor for
disposal of Special Waste the unit price established solely by Contractor. Unit
prices for Special Waste will vary depending on quantity and character of the
Special Waste, and will be priced by Contractor on a case-by-case basis
depending upon the nature and character of the Special Waste. Under no
circumstances shall the Base Rates be applicable to Special Waste.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Special Waste unit
prices for those existing accounts of Customer and waste streams specifically
set forth in Exhibit "D" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference for all purposes shall be as set forth therein, and subject to the
Base Rate escalation and adjustments set forth in Articles 5.1 and 5.2 of this
Agreement, but exclusive of, and not subject to, the Base Rates Limitations.
5.4 BILLINGS.
(a) Contractor shall bill Customer monthly for the actual
volume of Waste Material delivered by Customer to each Disposal Site
during the previous month pursuant to this Agreement, multiplied by the
then applicable Base Rate, or Base Rates, for that Disposal Site.
Customer guarantees to Contractor to deliver the Minimum Annual Volumes
of Waste Material to each Disposal Site as set forth on Exhibit "B".
If, at the end of any contract year, Customer has not delivered to
Contractor all volume of Site-Specific Disposal Site Waste to the
respective Disposal Sites in accordance with Exhibit "B", then Customer
shall be obligated to pay to Contractor, within thirty (30) days after
the end of such contract year, a sum equal to the volume of cubic yards
of the Site-Specific Disposal Site Waste required to be delivered, but
not delivered, to each Disposal Site, multiplied by the applicable Base
Rate. In addition, if, at the end of any contract year, Customer has
not delivered to Contractor all required volume of cubic yards of the
Non-Specific Disposal Site Waste, then, within thirty (30) days after
the end of such contract year, Customer shall pay to Contractor a sum
equal to the volume of cubic yards of the Non-Specific Disposal Site
Waste not delivered to Contractor, multiplied by the average Base Rate
for the applicable year for all Disposal Sites. It is the intent of the
parties that, and Customer guaranties to Contractor the delivery to the
Disposal Sites of, an aggregate minimum volume of [*] cubic yards of
Waste Material per year, and in the event Customer fails to deliver
such minimum volume to Disposal Sites, Customer shall
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pay Contractor for such undelivered cubic yardage as provided above in
this Article 5.4.
(b) Each invoice will detail the number of loads and
amount and type of yards (loose or compacted) for the time period
covered by the invoice. Customer will pay each invoice within thirty
(30) days of the date of the invoice, without further notice by
Contractor. A late charge of one percent (1%) per month will be imposed
if the payment from Customer is past due.
5.5 BOOKS AND RECORDS. Contractor will keep daily records of the
weight or volume of waste received and charges therefore, and Customer has the
right to inspect the same insofar as they pertain to the amount weight or volume
of waste received at each Disposal Site under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION
Contractor agrees to indemnify, save harmless, and defend the Customer,
from and against any and all liabilities, claims, penalties, forfeitures, suits
and the costs and expenses incident thereto (including costs of defense,
settlement, and reasonable attorneys' fees), which it may hereafter incur,
become responsible for, or pay out as a result of death or bodily injuries to
any person, destruction or damage to any property, contamination of or adverse
effects on the environment, or any violation of governmental laws, regulations,
or orders caused by the Contractor's breach of any warranty, term or provision
of the Agreement, or by the negligent or willful acts or omissions of
Contractor, its employees, or its subcontractors in the performance of the
Agreement.
Customer agrees to indemnify, save harmless, and defend the Contractor,
from and against any and all liabilities, claims, penalties, forfeitures, suits,
and the costs and expenses incident thereto (including costs of defense,
settlement, and reasonable attorneys' fees), which it may hereafter incur,
become responsible for, or payout as a result of death or bodily injuries to any
person, destruction or damage to any property, contamination of or adverse
effects on the environment, or any violation of governmental laws, regulations,
or orders caused by the Customer's breach of any warranty, term or provision of
the Agreement, or by the negligent or willful acts or omissions of Customer, its
employees, or its subcontractors in the performance of the Agreement.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 FORCE MAJEURE. The performance of this Agreement by either
party may suspended and the obligations hereunder excused or extended in the
event, and during the period, that such performance is prevented, hindered, or
delayed by a cause or causes beyond the reasonable control of such party
include, without limitation, default of another party; labor disputes, strike or
lockout; acts of God; war; fire; explosion; national defense requirements;
accidents; riot; flood; sabotage; lack of adequate fuel, power materials, labor,
or transportation facilities; power failures; breakage or failure of machinery
or apparatus; damage or destruction
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of a Disposal Site and its facilities; injunctions or restraining orders; and
judicial or governmental laws, regulations, requirements, orders, actions, or
inaction, including the revocation or suspension of or failure to obtain, for
reasons beyond Contractor's reasonable control, any licenses or permits required
for operation of a Disposal Site. In the event of disruption of services under
any such circumstances, Contractor will make every reasonable effort to reopen
the affected Disposal Site to accept waste as soon as practicable after the
cessation of the cause of suspension of services, and it will take all
reasonable steps to overcome the cause of cessation of service. Neither party
shall be liable to the other for the failure to perform its duties and
obligations under the Agreement or for any resultant damages, loss, or expenses,
if such failure was the result of any such Force Majeure. Further the affected
party shall use reasonable efforts to remove any Force Majeure condition.
7.2 ENFORCEMENT. In the event that there is a dispute between the
parties, and either party brings an action to interpret this Agreement, or to
enforce any right which such party may have hereunder, or in the event an appeal
is taken from any judgment or decree of a trial court, the party ultimately
prevailing in such action will be entitled to receive from the other party its
costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to be determined by the court in which such
action is brought.
7.3 RIGHT TO REQUIRE PERFORMANCE. The failure of either party at
any time to require performance by the other party of any provisions of this
Agreement will in no way affect the right of that party thereafter to enforce
the same. No waiver by either party of any breach of any of the provisions
hereof will be taken or held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such
provision or as a waiver of any other provision.
7.4 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be governed by construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
7.5 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is declared
illegal, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will not be affected
but will remain in full force and effect.
7.6 HEADINGS. The headings used herein are for convenience only
and are not to be construed as part of this Agreement.
7.7 ASSIGNMENT. No transfer or assignment of this Agreement or any
right accruing under this Agreement will be made by either party hereunder
without the written consent of the other party, which consent may be withheld in
such party's sole discretion; provided, however, that Contractor may assign this
Agreement to an affiliate. For purposes of this article, affiliate means any
entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control, with Contractor. In the event there is a change in control or
ownership of Customer, other than pursuant to an initial public stock offering,
this Agreement, at the sole option of Contractor, shall become null and void.
7.8 SUCCESSOR AND ASSIGNS. Subject to the restrictions on transfer
and assignment
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contained in Article 7.7, this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and will
be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
7.9 SPECIFIC SERVICES. This is an Agreement for the performance of
specific services described herein. Under no circumstances or conditions shall
the operation of a Disposal Site by Contractor in accordance with this Agreement
be deemed a public function, nor has Customer acquired an interest, ownership or
otherwise in the real or personal property or improvements or fixtures at a
Disposal Site by virtue of this Agreement.
7.10 NOTICES. All notices or other communications to be given to a
party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon the earlier
to occur of (a) actual receipt by such party or (b) three (3) business days
after being deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to such party as follows:
If to Customer:
IESI TX Corporation
6125 Airport Freeway, Suite 202
Haltom City, Texas 76117
Attn: Mr. Thomas Brown, Chief Operating Officer
With copy to:
IESI Corporation
2 Commerce Street
Bayonne, New Jersey 07002
Attn: Christopher V. Della Pietra, Esq., General Counsel
If to Contractor:
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.
820 Gessner, Suite 940
Houston, Texas 77024
Attn: Mr. Charles Dees, III
With copy to:
Waste Management, Inc.
2410 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30339
Attn: Area General Counsel
Any changes of address by either party shall be by notice given to the other in
the same manner as specified above.
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7.11 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and it will not be
considered modified, altered, changed, or amended in any respect unless in
writing and signed by the parties hereto.
7.12 CONFIDENTIALITY AND RECORDING. The terms of this Agreement
shall be regarded as privileged and confidential business information
("Confidential Information") which shall not be disclosed by either party to any
third party without the prior written approval of the other party to this
Agreement, except to the extent that disclosure is required (a) by law
(including any filings to the Securities & Exchange Commission), or (b) by a
financial institution in order to apply for or obtain credit. In the event
either party receives a subpoena, court order or other directive or is otherwise
compelled or required to produce a copy of this Agreement or any information
regarding this Agreement, two (2) days' notice shall be given to the other party
to this Agreement prior to responding so as to allow the other party to either
consent or seek appropriate relief or a protective order. The term Confidential
Information shall not include any information, and neither party hereto will be
under any obligation to protect any information, which is or becomes available
to the public or is generally known in the industry other than through an
unauthorized disclosure by a party hereto.
7.13 CONTRACTOR'S DELIVERY TO CUSTOMER. As additional consideration
for this Agreement, Contractor agrees to deliver Waste Material to Customer's
disposal facilities for disposal, in the minimum annual disposal volumes, and at
the base rates, as set forth on Exhibit "E" attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference for all purposes. The base rates shall be subject to
the same adjustments set forth in this Agreement for the Base Rates, including
the Base Rates Limitations. In addition, the relationship of the parties under
this Article 7.13 shall be governed by the same terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement to the extent set forth in Article 1, Article 2, Articles 3.1
- - 3.8, Articles 5.2, 5.4 (adjusted to the minimum volumes set forth in Exhibit
"E") and 5.5, Article 6, and Article 7.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the date
first set forth above.
CUSTOMER
CONTRACTOR
IESI TX Corporation Waste Management of Texas, Inc.
By:_________________________________ By:_________________________________
Its:_________________________________ Its:________________________________
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EXHIBIT "A"
SPECIAL WASTE
Special Waste means any discarded material from a nonresidential source meeting
any of the following descriptions for Type A or Type B Special Waste.
TYPE A SPECIAL WASTE. Any waste from a commercial or industrial activity meeting
any of the following descriptions.
1. Containerized waste (e.g., a drum, portable tank, lugger box, roll-off
box, pail, bulk tanker, etc.) listed in (b) through (h) below.
2. Waste from a pollution control process (e.g., baghouse dust, treatment
plant sludge, filter cake, sedimentation pond cleanout, etc.).
3. Waste containing free liquids (free liquid wastes are those wastes
which fail the paint filter test prescribed by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency Method 9095).
4. Residue and debris from the cleanup of a spill or a chemical substance
or commercial product or a waste listed in (a) through (c) above or (e)
through (h) below. This definition applies to spills of any size.
5. Contaminated residuals from the cleanup of a facility generating,
storing, treating, recycling, or disposing chemical substances,
commercial products, or waste listed in (a) through (d) above or (0
through (h) below.
6. Any waste which is nonhazardous as a result of treatment pursuant to
RCRA Subtitle C.
7. Sludge waste.
8. Waste from an industrial process.
TYPE B SPECIAL WASTE. Any waste from a commercial or industrial activity meeting
any of the descriptions which follow.
1. Friable asbestos from building demolition or cleaning: wall board, wall
or ceiling spray coverings, pipe insulation, etc. Nonfriable asbestos
(e.g., asbestos containing floor tiles, brake pads, roofing products,
etc.) is a Special Waste if it has been processed, handled, or used in
such a way that asbestos fibers may be freely released. Asbestos
bearing industrial process waste is a Type A Special Waste.
2. Commercial products or chemicals which are off-specification, outdated,
unused, or banned. Outdated or off-specification, uncontaminated food
or beverage products in original consumer containers are not included
in this category; however, containers which
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once held commercial products or chemicals are included if the
container is empty. A container is empty when all wastes have been
removed that can be removed using the practices commonly employed to
remove materials from that type of container (e.g., pouring, pumping,
or aspirating), an end has been removed (for containers in excess of 25
gallons), and no more than one inch (2.54 centimeters) of residue
remains on the bottom of the container or inner liner, or no more than
3 percent by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in
the container (for containers more or less than 110 gallons) or no more
than 0.3 percent by weight of the total capacity of the container
remains in the container (for containers greater than 110 gallons). A
container which once held ACUTELY HAZARDOUS WASTES must be triple
rinsed with an appropriate solvent or cleaned by an equivalent method.
Containers which once held substances regulated under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act must be empty according to
label instructions or triple rinsed.
3. Untreated biomedical waste. Any waste capable of inducing infection due
to contamination with infectious agents from a biomedical source
including but not limited to a hospital, medical clinic, nursing home,
medical practitioner, mortuary, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinary
hospital, animal testing laboratory or medical testing laboratory. Any
sharps from these sources must be rendered harmless or placed in needle
puncture proof containers.
4. Treated medical waste. Any waste from a biomedical source including but
not limited to a hospital, medical clinic, nursing home, medical
practitioner, mortuary, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinary hospital,
animal testing laboratory, or medical testing laboratory which has been
autoclaved or otherwise heat treated or sterilized so that it is no
longer capable of inducing infection. Any sharps from these sources
must be rendered harmless or placed in needle puncture proof
containers. Residue resulting from the incineration of medical waste is
a Type A Special Waste.
5. Residue/sludges from septic tanks, food service grease traps, or
washwaters and wastewaters from commercial laundries, laundromats, and
car washes. If these wastes are managed at a public or commercial
wastewater treatment works, they are not a Special Waste.
6. Chemical-containing equipment removed from service in which the
chemical composition and concentration are known (e.g., oil filters,
cathode ray tubes, lab equipment, acetylene tanks, fluorescent light
tubes, etc.).
7. Waste produced from the demolition or dismantling of industrial process
equipment or facilities contaminated with chemicals from the industrial
process. Chemicals or waste removed or drained from such equipment for
facilities are Type A Special Wastes.
8. Incinerator ash generated at a resource recovery facility that burns
only nonhazardous household, commercial or industrial waste and
qualifies for the hazardous waste exclusion in 40 CFR 261.4 (b). If the
regulatory authority does not recognize the household hazardous waste
exclusion, then the ash is a Type A Special Waste.
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EXHIBIT "B"
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[*] Such information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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EXHIBIT "C"
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[*] Such information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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EXHIBIT "D"
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[*] Such information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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EXHIBIT "E"
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[*] Such information has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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