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Tampa, FloridaApril 14, 2016

Valet Waste, LLC, announced today that it has acquired Green Door Valet, LLC.

Based in Tampa, Valet Waste is a leading national provider of value-added amenity services to the Multifamily Housing Industry. Valet Waste provides five nights-per-week doorstep waste and recycling collection for more than 450 management companies and owner groups servicing more than 800,000 units across 34 states and Washington, D.C. The company also offers complementary maintenance services to the multifamily housing industry including nightly maintenance, apartment cleaning, apartment turns and porter services through its Maintenance Plus offering, which launched in 2014.

“We are honored Heath Hallada, the President and CEO of Green Door Valet, has chosen Valet Waste as the company best suited to continue the pursuit of his vision of bringing sustainability, recycling and composting to every community nationwide. After meeting Heath the first time, it was evident we were aligned on the vision of being the premier services provider to the Multifamily Housing Industry. The focus on sustainability is a perfect complement to our current doorstep collection and recycling, as well as extend our breadth of services beyond doorstep into our continued expansion of our Maintenance Plus division, to truly be the nationwide services provider our Multifamily partners desire. Heath truly makes us better tomorrow than we are today,” said Shawn Handrahan, President and CEO of Valet Waste. “The transaction unifies our mission to be the most sustainability focused service company in multifamily. Green Door Valet’s core value of customer first paralleled with our green-to-grow initiative is a natural and seamless integration to the innovative and industry leading company of Valet Waste. I am very excited to continue the mission by joining this great team, and knowing that they are a company that truly cares for their people, customers and the residents they serve. Together, we will grow our sustainability platform, which will positively impact millions of households across the country,” added Heath Hallada, President and CEO of Green Door Valet.

About Valet Waste:

Since 1995, Valet Waste has been the Multifamily Housing Industry’s leading provider of five-nights-per-week doorstep trash and recycling collection. It currently services over 450 management companies and owner groups throughout the multifamily housing industry that represent over 3.4 million units nationwide. Valet Waste offers the most requested resident amenities and services along with unparalleled and proven customer satisfaction. Its fully insured and uniformed professional valets collect waste and recyclables from residents’ doorsteps and manage multifamily communities’ on-site trash issues by streamlining waste from the doorstep to the dumpster with our proven systems. Valet Waste is a portfolio company of the Private Equity Group of Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE: ARES) and Harvest Partners, LP.

About Green Door Valet:

Green Door Valet, LLC, founded in 2013 by Heath Hallada, is an Austin based company that provides doorstep recycling and waste solutions to multifamily communities in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas. From the beginning, Green Door Valet’s mission has been to create a culture that focused on three core values; customer first, community growth and environmental stewardship. Executing those values, Green Door Valet engages apartment residents with recycling education to create a more sustainable living experience across the Great State of Texas.

Media Contact:

Valet Waste
Media Relations
Lee Csulik
813-279-2126

Lee Csulik
Valet Waste, LLC
203-656-2829
www.valetwaste.com