Cumberland County Improvement Authority

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2006

IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE TAKES SECOND IN REGIONAL COMPETITON

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ: Cumberland County Improvement Authority employee, Dennis Snead, recently took second place in the Transfer Trailer Division at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Road-E-O, which was held at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Environmental Park in Egg Harbor Township. The event brought together operators and drivers from Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey to compete for awards and an invitation to the National Competition.

"At its heart, the Road-E-O is a community outreach event that brings together families, co-workers, and professionals in the solid waste industry," said Solid Waste Complex Facility Manager, Bob Pollock. "The Road-E-O tests drivers' abilities through a standard obstacle course on a variety of different pieces of equipment including rear loaders, automatic/slide loaders, front-end loaders, transfer tractor/trailers, roll-off container loaders, track/loader dozers, landfill compactors, scrapers, and articulated front wheel loaders."

"The event was really a lot of fun," Snead said. "Not only do you get to meet individuals in the solid waste industry from throughout the country, you get to test your skills against them. It is a very friendly but competitive competition. I am truly looking forward to traveling to Arizona for the finals."

For over 40 years, SWANA has been the leading source of information and training for solid waste professionals. The Association serves over 7,200 members throughout North America, and thousands more with conferences, certifications, publications, and technical training courses. SWANA has previously recognized the Cumberland County Improvement Authority for operating the best Class B Landfill in North America.

"The Cumberland County Improvement Authority supports the efforts of SWANA in their active promotion of sound solid waste management policies while implementing strategies to advance these positions," said Cumberland County Improvement Authority Executive Director, Steven R. Wymbs. "Their mission of education, innovation, and communication is helping to advance the solid waste industry and to identify emerging technologies for the future."

For more information about SWANA, you can visit their Web site at www.swana.org.

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For more information, please contact Dennis DeMatte, Jr. at 856-825-3700