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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                          ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.
                 AMENDED AND RESTATED 1991 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

                          [EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 5, 2004]

1.       PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

         This Plan is intended to provide a means through which the Company and
its subsidiaries may attract able persons to enter into the employ of the
Company or its subsidiaries, and to promote the interests of the Company by
providing the employees and consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries, who
are largely responsible for the management, growth and protection of the
business of the Company, with a proprietary interest in the Company, thereby
strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and their desire to
remain in its employ. A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such persons
with additional incentive and reward opportunities to enhance the profitable
growth of the Company.

         The Plan amends and restates the Company's 1991 Incentive Stock Plan,
as previously amended and restated in 1999, and as subsequently amended.

2.       DEFINITIONS

         As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the terms
indicated below.

         (a)      "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of Allied
Waste Industries, Inc.

         (b)      "Cause," when used in connection with the termination of a
Participant's employment with the Company, means the termination of the
Participant's employment by the Company by reason of (i) the conviction of the
Participant by a court of competent jurisdiction as to which no further appeal
can be taken of a crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) the proven commission by
the Participant of an act of fraud upon the Company; (iii) the willful and
proven misappropriation of any funds or property of the Company by the
Participant; (iv) the willful, continued and unreasonable failure by the
Participant to perform duties assigned to him and agreed to by him; (v) the
knowing engagement by the Participant in any direct, material conflict of
interest with the Company without compliance with the Company's conflict of
interest policy, if any, then in effect; (vi) the knowing engagement by the
Participant, without the written approval of the Board of Directors of the
Company, in any activity which competes with the business of the Company or
which would result in a material injury to the Company; or (vii) the knowing
engagement in any activity which would constitute a material violation of the
provisions of the Company's Policies and Procedures Manual, if any, then in
effect.

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         (c)      "Cash Bonus" means an award of a bonus payable in cash
pursuant to Section 11.

         (d)      "Change in Control" means (i) a "change in control" of the
Company, as that term is contemplated in the federal securities laws; or (ii)
the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) any Person becomes, after the
effective date of this Plan, the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding securities; provided, that the Board of Directors (as
constituted immediately prior to such person becoming such a beneficial owner)
may determine, in its sole discretion, that a Change in Control has not
occurred; and provided, further, that the acquisition of additional voting
securities, after the effective date of this Plan, by any Person who is, as of
the effective date of this Plan, the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly,
of 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
securities, shall not constitute a "Change in Control" of the Company for
purposes of this Section 2(d), (B) a majority of individuals who are nominated
by the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors on any date,
fail to be elected to the Board of Directors as a direct or indirect result of
any proxy fight or contested election for positions on the Board of Directors or
(C) the Board of Directors determines in its sole and absolute discretion that
there has been a Change in Control of the Company.

         (e)      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time. Reference in the Plan to any Code section shall be deemed to
include any amendments or successor provisions to any Section and any treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder.

         (f)      "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from
time to time to administer the Plan.

         (g)      "Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value
$.01 per share.

         (h)      "Company" means Allied Waste Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and each of its Subsidiaries, and its successors.

         (i)      "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company or
any Subsidiary to render consulting services and is compensated for such
services.

         (j)      "Disability" means a Participant's "permanent and total
disability" within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3).

         (k)      "Employee" means any person who is an employee of the Company
or any Subsidiary within the meaning of Code Section 3401(c) and the applicable
interpretive authority thereunder.

         (l)      "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.

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         (m)      "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock on any date is
(i) the closing sales price on that date (or if that date is not a business day,
on the immediately preceding business day) of a share of Common Stock as
reported on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock
are then listed or admitted to trading; (ii) if not so reported, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices for a share of Common Stock on that date (or if
that date is not a business day, on the immediately preceding business day) as
quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System ("NASDAQ") or (iii) if not quoted on NASDAQ, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices for a share of Common Stock as quoted by the National
Quotation Bureau's "Pink Sheets" or the National Association of Securities
Dealers' OTC Bulletin Board System. If the price of a share of Common Stock is
not so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be
determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion.

         (n)      "Fully Diluted Shares" means the aggregate of all issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock, shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
vesting or payment of awards or exercise of options under any employee benefit
plan, including the Plan, shares of Common Stock otherwise available or reserved
for issuance under employee benefit plans, including the Plan, and shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding convertible
securities, warrants or options. For these purposes, shares of Series A Senior
Convertible Preferred Stock are deemed convertible into shares of Common Stock.

         (o)      "Incentive Award" means an Option, a share or unit of
Restricted Stock, a Performance Award, a share of Phantom Stock, a Stock Bonus
or Cash Bonus granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

         (p)      "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option which is an
"incentive stock option" within the meaning of Code Section 422 and which is
identified as an Incentive Stock Option in the agreement by which it is
evidenced.

         (q)      "Issue Date" means the date established by the Committee on
which certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock shall be issued by
the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 7(d). With respect to units of
Restricted Stock, "Issue Date" means the date established by the Committee on
which either (i) certificates representing shares of Common Stock shall be
issued by the Company for units pursuant to the terms of Sections 7(a) and
7(d)(iii), or (ii) payment will be made for such units pursuant to the terms of
Section 7(a).

         (r)      "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who (i) is
not at the time in question an officer or Employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary; (ii) has not received compensation for serving as a consultant or in
any other non-director capacity or who had an interest in any transaction with
the Company or any Subsidiary that would exceed the $60,000 threshold for which
disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or (iii) has
not been engaged through another party in a business relationship with the
Company or any Subsidiary that would be disclosable under Item 404(b) of
Regulation S-K.

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         (s)      "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option which is not an
Incentive Stock Option and which is identified as a Non-Qualified Stock Option
in the agreement by which it is evidenced.

         (t)      "Option" means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock of
the Company granted pursuant to Section 6. Each Option shall be identified as
either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option in the
agreement by which it is evidenced.

         (u)      "Original Issue Date" means the date that the certificates
would have been issued (or payment would have been made) for units of Restricted
Stock, but for the Participant's election to defer the Issue Date pursuant to
Section 7(a).

         (v)      "Parent" means a "parent corporation" of the Company, whether
now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e).

         (w)      "Participant" means an Employee or Consultant who is eligible
to participate in the Plan and to whom an Incentive Award is granted pursuant to
the Plan and, upon his death, his successors, heirs, executors and
administrators, as the case may be, to the extent permitted herein.

         (x)      "Performance Award" means an award payable in cash or Common
Stock, which award is granted pursuant to Section 8 and subject to the terms and
conditions contained herein.

         (y)      "Person" means a "person" as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations in effect from
time to time thereunder.

         (z)      A share of "Phantom Stock" represents the right to receive in
cash the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock of the Company, which
right is granted pursuant to Section 9 and subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein.

         (aa)     "Plan" means the Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Plan, as most recently amended and restated on
March 29, 2001, and as subsequently amended from time to time.

         (bb)     "Qualified Domestic Relations Order" means a qualified
domestic relations order as defined in the Code, Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, or in the rules and regulations as may be in
effect from time to time thereunder.

         (cc)     "Retirement" means termination of employment with the Company
by a Participant at a time when the sum of the Participant's total whole years
(a "whole year" means 12 calendar months) of employment with the Company
(including whole years of employment with any business which was acquired by the
Company) and the Participant's age is at least 55.

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         (dd)     Share of "Restricted Stock" means a share of Common Stock
which is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 7 and which is subject to the
restrictions set forth in Section 7(c) for so long as such restrictions continue
to apply to such share.

         (ee)     "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to time.

         (ff)     "Stock Bonus" means a grant of a bonus payable in shares of
Common Stock pursuant to Section 10 and subject to the terms and conditions
contained therein.

         (gg)     "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" mean any and all corporations
in which, at the pertinent time, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, stock
vested with more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of such corporations within the meaning of Code Section 424(f).

         (hh)     Unit of "Restricted Stock" means the Company's unfunded
promise to pay a share of Common Stock or its cash equivalent (pursuant to
Section 7(a)) which is granted pursuant to the terms of Section 7 and which is
subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7(c) for so long as such
restrictions continue to apply to such unit.

         (ii)     "Vesting Date" means the date established by the Committee on
which a share or unit of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock may vest.

3.       STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         Under the Plan, the Committee may grant to Participants (a) Options;
(b) shares and/or units of Restricted Stock; (c) Performance Awards; (d) shares
of Phantom Stock; (e) Stock Bonuses and (f) Cash Bonuses.

         The Committee may grant Options, shares or units of Restricted Stock,
Performance Awards shares of Phantom Stock and Stock Bonuses under the Plan with
respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that in the aggregate at any time
does not exceed 10.5% of the Fully Diluted Shares as of the date any Incentive
Award is granted, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 12. Notwithstanding
any contrary provision of this Plan, the aggregate of any grants or awards of
shares or units of Restricted Stock, shares of Phantom Stock, Performance
Awards, or Stock Bonuses made after March 29, 2001 shall not exceed 25% of the
aggregate shares available to be awarded or granted under the Plan after March
29, 2001. The grant of a Cash Bonus shall not reduce the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which Options, shares or units of Restricted Stock,
Performance Awards, shares of Phantom Stock, or Stock Bonuses may be granted
pursuant to the Plan.

         If any outstanding Option expires, terminates or is canceled for any
reason, the shares of Common Stock subject to the unexercised portion of such
Option shall again be available for grant under the Plan. If any shares of
Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock, or any shares of Common Stock granted as a
Performance Award or a Stock Bonus are forfeited or canceled for any reason,
such

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shares shall again be available for grant under the Plan. If any units of
Restricted Stock are forfeited or canceled for any reason, the shares of Common
Stock subject to those units shall again be available for grant under the Plan.

         Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be either newly issued
or treasury shares, at the discretion of the Committee.

4.       ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

         The Plan shall be administered by the Board or by a Committee of not
less than two Non-Employee Directors who shall be appointed by the Board. For
purposes of grants and awards pursuant to, and administration of this Plan
under, Sections 4 through 24, the terms "Committee" and "Board" shall be used
interchangeably.

         The Committee shall from time to time designate the key Employees and
Consultants who shall be granted Incentive Awards and the amount and type of
such Incentive Awards.

         The Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan,
including authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan and the
terms of any Incentive Award issued under it and to adopt such rules and
regulations for administering the Plan as it may deem necessary. Decisions of
the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.

         The Committee may, in its absolute discretion (a) accelerate the date
on which any Option granted under the Plan becomes exercisable; (b) extend the
date on which any Option granted under the Plan ceases to be exercisable; (c)
accelerate the Vesting Date or Issue Date, or waive any condition imposed
pursuant to Section 7(b), with respect to any share or unit of Restricted Stock
granted under the Plan and (d) accelerate the Vesting Date or waive any
condition imposed pursuant to Section 9, with respect to any share of Phantom
Stock granted under the Plan.

         In addition, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, grant
Incentive Awards to Participants on the condition that such Participants
surrender to the Committee for cancellation such other Incentive Awards
(including, without limitation, Incentive Awards with higher exercise prices) as
the Committee specifies. Notwithstanding Section 3, Incentive Awards granted on
the condition of surrender of outstanding Incentive Awards shall not count
against the limits set forth in such Section 3 until such time as such Incentive
Awards are surrendered.

         Except as provided in Section 6(e)(iv), whether an authorized leave of
absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute
termination of employment shall be determined by the Committee in its absolute
discretion.

         No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission or
determination relating to the Plan, and the Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the
Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or
interpretation of the Plan has been delegated from and against any cost or

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expense (including attorneys' fees) or liability (including any sum paid in
settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any
action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case,
such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member,
director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in
the best interests of the Company.

         The Committee or Board may delegate to an officer of the Corporation
the authority to make decisions pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that
no such delegation may be made that would cause any award or other transaction
under the Plan to cease to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. The
Committee may authorize any one or more of its members or any officer of the
Company to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Committee.

5.       ELIGIBILITY

         The persons who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant
to the Plan shall be (a) those Employees who are largely responsible for the
management, growth and protection of the business of the Company or any
Subsidiary (including officers of the Company, whether or not they are directors
of the Company) or (b) any Consultant, as the Committee, in its absolute
discretion, shall select from time to time; provided, however, that Incentive
Stock Options may only be granted to Employees.

6.       OPTIONS

         The Committee may grant Options pursuant to the Plan, which Options
shall be evidenced by agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time
to time approve. Options shall comply with and be subject to the following terms
and conditions.

         (a)      Identification of Options. All Options granted under the Plan
shall be clearly identified in the agreement evidencing such Options as either
Incentive Stock Options or as Non-Qualified Stock Options.

         (b)      Exercise Price. The exercise price of any Option granted under
the Plan shall be such price as the Committee shall determine on the date on
which such Option is granted; provided, however, that such price shall be not
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date
on which such Option is granted, subject to (i) the restrictions provided in
Section 6(d) and (ii) the adjustments provided in Section 12. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no amendment or adjustment of
the exercise price of an Option (whether through amendment, cancellation or
replacement grants, or other means of pricing such Options), with respect to an
Option having an exercise price greater than the Fair Market Value of a Share as
of the date of such amendment or adjustment, shall be authorized under the Plan
unless stockholder approval of such repricing is obtained.

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         (c)      Term and Exercise of Options

                  (i)      Each Option shall be exercisable on such date or
         dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock
         as shall be determined by the Committee on the day on which such Option
         is granted and set forth in the agreement evidencing the Option;
         provided, however, that (A) subject to the restrictions provided in
         Section 6(d), no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of
         ten years from the date such Option was granted, and (B) no Option
         shall be exercisable until six months after the date of grant; and,
         provided, further, that each Option shall be subject to earlier
         termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan.

                  (ii)     Each Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in
         part, with respect to whole shares of Common Stock. The partial
         exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or
         cancellation of the remaining portion thereof. Upon the partial
         exercise of an Option, the agreement evidencing such Option shall be
         returned to the Participant exercising such Option together with the
         delivery of the certificates described in Section 6(c)(v).

                  (iii)    An Option shall be exercised by delivering notice to
         the Company's principal office, to the attention of its Secretary,
         along with the agreement evidencing the Option and payment for shares
         of Common Stock to be purchased upon the exercise of the Option. The
         notice must specify the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
         to which the Option is being exercised and must be signed by the
         Participant. Payment shall be made either (A) in cash, by certified
         check, bank cashier's check or wire transfer, (B) subject to the
         approval of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock owned by the
         Participant for a period of at least six months prior to the effective
         date on which the Option is exercised and valued at their Fair Market
         Value on the effective date of such exercise, (C) subject to the
         approval of the Committee, in the form of a "cashless exercise" (as
         described below) or (D) subject to the approval of the Committee, in
         any combination of the foregoing. Any payment in shares of Common Stock
         shall be effected by the delivery of such shares to the Secretary of
         the Company, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly
         executed in blank, together with any other documents and evidences as
         the Secretary of the Company shall require from time to time. The
         effective date on which an Option is exercised shall be established by
         the Secretary and shall occur within an administratively reasonable
         period of time (but no later than five business days) after the
         Secretary receives the notice, agreement, and payment referred to
         above. Prior to the exercise date, the Participant may withdraw the
         notice, in which case the Option will not be exercised.

                  The cashless exercise of an Option shall be pursuant to
         procedures whereby the Participant, by written notice, irrevocably
         directs (A) an immediate market sale or margin loan with respect to all
         or a portion of the shares of Common Stock to which he is entitled upon
         exercise pursuant to an extension of credit by a brokerage firm or
         other party (provided that such brokerage firm or other party is not
         affiliated with the Company) of the exercise price and any tax
         withholding obligations resulting from such exercise, (B) the delivery
         of the shares of Common Stock directly from the Company to such
         brokerage firm or other

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         party, and (C) delivery to the Company from the brokerage firm or other
         party, from the proceeds of the sale or the margin loan, of an amount
         sufficient to pay the exercise price and any tax withholding
         obligations resulting from such exercise.

                  (iv)     Any Option granted under the Plan may be exercised by
         a broker-dealer acting on behalf of a Participant if (A) the
         broker-dealer has received from the Participant or the Company a duly
         endorsed agreement evidencing such Option and instructions signed by
         the Participant requesting the Company to deliver the shares of Common
         Stock subject to such Option to the broker-dealer on behalf of the
         Participant and specifying the account into which such shares should be
         deposited, (B) adequate provision has been made with respect to the
         payment of any withholding taxes due upon such exercise and (C) the
         broker-dealer and the Participant have otherwise complied with Section
         220.3(e)(4) of Regulation T, 12 CFR Part 220.

                  (v)      Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased
         upon the exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the
         Participant or permitted transferee of the Participant and delivered to
         the Participant or permitted transferee as soon as practicable
         following the later of (A) the effective date on which the Option is
         exercised or (B) the date withholdings are made by the Company (or an
         amount sufficient to satisfy such withholdings are received by the
         Company) with respect to the Option that is exercised; provided,
         however, that such delivery shall be effected for all purposes when a
         stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited such
         certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the Participant or
         permitted transferee. If withholdings are to be transmitted to the
         Company and are not timely received, to satisfy its withholding
         obligation, the Company may withhold a portion of the shares of Common
         Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant upon the
         exercise of the Option, sell such shares, and use the proceeds from
         such shares to satisfy the Company's withholding obligations.

                  (vi)     Except as set forth in this Section 6(c)(vi), during
         the lifetime of a Participant, each Option granted to him shall be
         exercisable only by him or a broker-dealer acting on his behalf
         pursuant to Section 6(c)(iv). No Option shall be assignable or
         transferable for value. Each Option may be assigned by a Participant by
         will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a
         Qualified Domestic Relations Order. Non-Qualified Stock Options may be
         assigned to: (A) a child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling, niece,
         nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
         brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, (B)
         any person sharing the Participant's household (other than a tenant or
         employee), (C) a trust in which the persons described in (A) or (B) (or
         the Participant) hold more than 50% of the beneficial interest or (D) a
         private foundation in which the persons described in (A) or (B) (or the
         Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests. A transfer to
         any entity in which more than 50% of the voting interests are owned by
         the persons described in (A) or (B) (or the Participant) in exchange
         for an interest in that entity shall not constitute a transfer for
         value.

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         (d)      Limitations on Grant of Incentive Stock Options

                  (i)      The aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common
         Stock with respect to which "Incentive Stock Options" (within the
         meaning of Code Section 422, without regard to Code Section 422(d)) are
         exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar
         year under the Plan (and any other stock option plan of the Company, or
         of its Parent or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed $100,000. Such Fair
         Market Value shall be determined as of the date on which each such
         Incentive Stock Option is granted. If such aggregate Fair Market Value
         of shares of Common Stock underlying such Incentive Stock Options
         exceeds $100,000, then Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder to
         such Participant shall, to the extent and in the order required by
         regulations promulgated under the Code (or any other authority having
         the force of regulations), automatically be deemed to be Non-Qualified
         Stock Options, but all other terms and provisions of such Incentive
         Stock Options shall remain unchanged. In the absence of such
         regulations (and authority), or if such regulations (or authority)
         require or permit a designation of the options which shall cease to
         constitute Incentive Stock Options, the Incentive Stock Options shall,
         to the extent of such excess and in the order in which they were
         granted, automatically be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options, but
         all other terms and provisions of such Incentive Stock Options shall
         remain unchanged.

                  (ii)     No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to an
         individual if, at the time of the proposed grant, such individual owns
         stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
         all classes of stock of the Company, or of its Parent or any
         Subsidiary, unless (A) the exercise price of such Incentive Stock
         Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
         Stock at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted and (B) such
         Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five
         years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.

         (e)      Effect of Termination of Employment

                  (i)      If the employment of a Participant with the Company
         shall terminate for any reason other than Cause, or other than as the
         result of the Participant's Disability, death, or Retirement, or other
         than upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (with or without any
         termination of the Participant's employment), (A) Options granted to
         such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time
         of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the expiration of
         one month after such termination, on which date they shall expire, and
         (B) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were
         not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the
         close of business on the date of such termination; provided, however,
         that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.

                  (ii)     If the employment of a Participant with the Company
         shall terminate as the result of the Participant's Disability, death,
         or Retirement, all of the Options granted to such Participant shall
         become fully and immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable
         until

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         the expiration of one year after such termination or, if earlier, until
         the expiration of their term(s), on which date they shall expire.

                  (iii)    In the event of the termination of a Participant's
         employment for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such
         Participant shall expire at the commencement of business on the date of
         such termination.

                  (iv)     A Participant's employment with the Company shall be
         deemed terminated if the Participant's leave of absence (including
         military or such leave or other bona fide leave of absence) extends for
         more than 90 days and the Participant's continued employment with the
         Company is not guaranteed by contract or statute.

                  (v)      Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all of
         the Options granted to such Participant shall become fully and
         immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable until their
         expiration, termination, or cancellation.

         (f)      Buyout of Options. The Committee may at any time (i) offer to
buy out for a payment of cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted,
or (ii) authorize a holder of an Option to elect to cash out an Option
previously granted, in either case at such time and based upon such terms and
conditions as the Committee shall establish.

         (g)      Definitions. For purposes of this Section 6, "month" means 31
calendar days beginning with the calendar day on which the relevant event
occurs, and "year" means 365 calendar days beginning with the calendar day on
which the relevant event occurs.

         (h)      Limit on Number of Options. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 6 to the contrary, the maximum number of Options that
can be granted to any Participant is 500,000 per year.

7.       RESTRICTED STOCK

         The Committee may grant shares and/or units of Restricted Stock
pursuant to the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine,
including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, full-recourse promissory
notes, past services or future services. Each grant of shares or units of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an agreement in such form as the
Committee shall from time to time approve. Each grant of shares or units of
Restricted Stock shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and
conditions.

         (a)      Issue Date and Vesting Date. At the time of the grant of
shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall establish an Issue Date or Issue
Dates and a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with respect to such shares. The
Committee may divide such shares into classes and assign a different Issue Date
and/or Vesting Date for each class. Except as provided in Sections 7(c) and
7(f), upon the occurrence of the Issue Date with respect to a share of
Restricted Stock, a share of Restricted Stock shall be issued in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7(d). Provided that all conditions with

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respect to the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock imposed pursuant to
Section 7(b) hereof are satisfied, and except as provided in Sections 7(c) and
7(f), upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a share of
Restricted Stock, such share shall vest and the restrictions of Section 7(c)
shall cease to apply to such share.

         At the time of the grant of units of Restricted Stock, the Committee
shall establish one or more Vesting Dates with respect to such units. Unless
otherwise specified in the agreement granting the units, the Issue Date for a
unit shall be the same date as the Vesting Date for such unit. Upon the
occurrence of the Issue Date with respect to a unit of Restricted Stock, subject
to the Participant's right, if any, to elect a deferral of the Issue Date (as
described below), and as provided for in the agreement granting the unit, either
(i) one share of Common Stock shall be issued to the Participant in accordance
with the provisions of Section 7(d)(iii) or (ii) a lump sum cash payment will be
made to the Participant in an amount equal to the Fair Market value of one share
of Common Stock (determined as of the Issue Date).

         A Participant who is eligible to participate in the Allied Waste
Industries, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan ("Deferred Compensation
Plan") may elect to defer the Issue Date(s) for one or more units of Restricted
Stock. The Participant's election must be made, in writing, at least one year
prior to the Vesting Date(s) for such unit(s) (or, if later, within 30 days of
the date of grant for such unit(s)). The election shall be made pursuant to the
terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan. When the Original Issue Date occurs,
the unit(s) subject to the election will be transferred into a deferred
compensation account established under the Deferred Compensation Plan and will
be subject to the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan. Notwithstanding any
election to defer the Issue Date(s) for one or more units, in the event of a
Participant's death prior to the transfer to the Deferred Compensation Plan, all
units subject to such election (and otherwise payable under the terms of this
Plan) will be paid in full to the Participant's beneficiary within a reasonable
time after notice to the Committee of the Participant's death or, if later, on
the date such payment would be made to the Participant absent the deferral
election.

         (b)      Conditions to Vesting. At the time of the grant of shares or
units of Restricted Stock, the Committee may impose such restrictions or
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof, to the vesting of such
shares or units as it, in its absolute discretion, deems appropriate. By way of
example and not by way of limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition
to the vesting of any class or classes of shares or units of Restricted Stock,
that the Participant or the Company achieve certain performance criteria, such
criteria to be specified by the Committee at the time of the grant of such
shares or units.

         (c)      Restrictions on Transfer. Prior to the Issue Date, a
Participant shall not be entitled to assign or transfer a unit of Restricted
Stock. Prior to the vesting of a share of Restricted Stock, a Participant shall
be entitled to assign or transfer such share and all of the rights related
thereto to the extent permitted by this Section 7(c). Any such assignment or
transfer must not be for value. Any such assignment or transfer is limited to an
assignment or transfer to: (i) a child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling, niece,
nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, (ii) any
person sharing the

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Participant's household (other than a tenant or employee), (iii) a trust in
which the persons described in (i) or (ii) (or the Participant) hold more than
50% of the beneficial interest or (iv) a private foundation in which the persons
described in (i) or (ii) (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting
interests. A transfer to any entity in which more than 50% of the voting
interests are owned by the persons described in (i) or (ii) (or the Participant)
in exchange for an interest in that entity shall not constitute a transfer for
value.

         (d)      Issuance of Certificates

                  (i)      Except as provided in Sections 7(c) or 7(f),
         reasonably promptly after the Issue Date with respect to shares of
         Restricted Stock, the Company shall cause to be issued a stock
         certificate, registered in the name of the Participant to whom such
         shares were granted, evidencing such shares; provided, that the Company
         shall not cause to be issued such a stock certificate unless it has
         received a stock power duly endorsed in blank with respect to such
         shares. Each such stock certificate shall bear the following legend:

                  The transferability of this certificate and the shares of
                  stock represented hereby are subject to the restrictions,
                  terms and conditions (including forfeiture and restrictions
                  against transfer) contained in the Allied Waste Industries,
                  Inc. 1991 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended, and an agreement
                  entered into between the registered owner of such shares and
                  Allied Waste Industries, Inc. A copy of the Plan and agreement
                  is on file in the office of the Secretary of Allied Waste
                  Industries, Inc., 15880 North Greenway - Hayden Loop, Suite
                  100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260.

                  Such legend shall not be removed from the certificate
         evidencing such shares until such shares vest pursuant to the terms of
         this Plan and the agreement governing the grant of Restricted Stock.

                  (ii)     Each certificate issued pursuant to Paragraph
         7(d)(i), together with the stock powers relating to the shares of
         Restricted Stock evidenced by such certificate, shall be held by the
         Company. The Company shall issue to the Participant a receipt
         evidencing the certificates held by it which are registered in the name
         of the Participant.

                  (iii)    If, under Section 7(a), shares of Common Stock are to
         be issued for a unit of Restricted Stock, then reasonably promptly
         after the Issue Date with respect to such unit, the Company shall cause
         to be issued a stock certificate, registered in the name of the
         Participant to whom such unit was granted, evidencing the share,
         provided that such stock certificate shall not be required to bear the
         legend set forth in Section 7(d)(i) above and that such stock
         certificate shall not issue a fractional share. Rather, the Fair Market
         Value of any fractional share will be paid in cash.

         (e)      Consequences Upon Vesting. Upon the vesting of a share of
Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, the restrictions of Section 7(c)
shall cease to apply to such share.

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Reasonably promptly after a share of Restricted Stock vests pursuant to the
terms hereof, the Company shall cause to be issued and delivered to the
Participant to whom such shares were granted, a certificate evidencing such
share, free of the legend set forth in Paragraph 7(d)(i), together with any
other property of the Participant held by Company pursuant to Section 12(a);
provided, however, that such delivery shall be effected for all purposes when
the Company shall have deposited such certificate and other property in the
United States mail, addressed to the Participant.

         Upon the Issue Date of a unit of Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms
hereof, the restrictions of Section 7(c) shall cease to apply to such unit.
Reasonably promptly after the Issue Date of a unit of Restricted Stock (and
subject to the Participant's right, if any, to defer the Issue Date pursuant to
Section 7(a)), as required by and pursuant to Section 7(a), the Company shall
either (i) cause to be issued and delivered to the Participant to whom such unit
was granted a certificate in accordance with Section 7(d)(iii) together with any
other property of the Participant held by Company pursuant to Section 12(a), or
(ii) cause a lump sum payment to be made to the Participant. If the provisions
of Section 7(a) require issuance and delivery of a certificate, such delivery
shall be effected for all purposes when the Company shall have deposited such
certificate and other property in the United States mail, addressed to the
Participant.

         (f)      Effect of Termination of Employment

                  (i)      If the employment of a Participant with the Company
         shall terminate for any reason other than Cause prior to the vesting of
         shares or units of Restricted Stock granted to such Participant, a
         portion of such shares or units, to the extent not forfeited or
         canceled on or prior to such termination pursuant to any provision
         hereof, shall vest on the date of such termination. The portion
         referred to in the preceding sentence shall be determined by the
         Committee at the time of the grant of such shares or units of
         Restricted Stock and may be based on the achievement of any conditions
         imposed by the Committee with respect to such shares or units pursuant
         to Section 7(b). Such portion may equal zero, and any non-vested shares
         or units shall be forfeited as of the commencement of business on the
         date of the Participant's termination of employment.

                  (ii)     In the event of the termination of a Participant's
         employment for Cause, all shares and units of Restricted Stock granted
         to such Participant which have not vested as of the commencement of
         business on the date of such termination shall immediately be
         forfeited.

         (g)      Effect of Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control, all shares and units of Restricted Stock which have not yet vested
(including those with respect to which the Issue Date has not yet occurred)
shall immediately vest.

         (h)      Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of shares of
Restricted Stock awarded under this Plan shall have the same voting, dividend
and other rights as the Company's other stockholders (except that the transfer
of such shares is limited in accordance with Section 7(c) prior to vesting);
provided, however, that the Committee may require in the agreement granting the
shares of

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Restricted Stock that cash dividends be invested in additional shares of
Restricted Stock, subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the
Incentive Award with respect to which the dividends were paid.

         The holders of units of Restricted Stock awarded under this Plan shall
have no voting, dividend, or other shareholder rights unless and until
certificates are issued pursuant to Section 7(d)(iii). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the agreement evidencing units of Restricted Stock may provide, in
the event of a cash dividend paid by the Company to holders of Common Stock
generally, for the crediting of an additional number of units of Restricted
Stock ("Additional Restricted Stock Units") equal to the total number of whole
units of Restricted Stock and any Additional Restricted Stock Units previously
credited multiplied by the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of
Common Stock by the Company, divided by the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock. The agreement also may provide, in the event of a stock dividend
paid by the Company to holders of Common Stock generally, for the crediting of
Additional Restricted Stock Units equal to the total number of whole units of
Restricted Stock and Additional Restricted Stock Units previously credited
multiplied by the share dividend paid per share of Common Stock by the Company.
Any Additional Stock Units shall be subject to the same terms and restrictions
as the units of Restricted Stock to which they relate.

8.       PERFORMANCE AWARDS

         The Committee may grant Performance Awards pursuant to the Plan. Each
grant of Performance Awards shall be evidenced by an agreement in such form as
the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each grant of Performance Awards
shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions.

         (a)      Performance Period and Performance Award

                  (i)      With respect to each grant of a Performance Award,
         the Committee shall establish a performance period over which the
         performance of the applicable Participant shall be measured.

                  (ii)     In determining the amount of the Performance Award to
         be granted to a particular Participant, the Committee may take into
         account such factors as the Participant's responsibility level and
         growth potential, the amount of other Incentive Awards granted or
         received by such Participant, and such other considerations as the
         Committee deems appropriate; provided, however, the maximum value that
         can be granted as a Performance Award to any one individual during any
         calendar year is $10,000,000.

         (b)      Performance Goals. A Performance Award shall be paid solely on
the attainment of certain preestablished, objective performance goals (within
the meaning of Code Section 162(m)). Such performance goals shall be based on
any one or any combination of the following business criteria of the Company as
a whole or any of its subsidiaries (or any division or department of the
foregoing), as determined by the Committee: revenues, profitability, earnings
(including, without

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limitation, earnings per share); successful acquisitions of other companies or
assets; successful dispositions of subsidiaries, divisions or departments of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; successful financing efforts; return to
stockholders; market share; or cost or expense control. The Committee shall
establish, in writing, the applicable performance goal(s) and the specific
targets related to such goal(s) within 90 days after the commencement of the
performance period to which such goal(s) relate and at a time when the outcome
of such performance goal(s) are substantially uncertain within the meaning of
Code Section 162(m), subject to adjustment by the Committee as it deems
appropriate to reflect significant unforseen events or changes.

         (c)      Payment. Upon the expiration of the performance period
relating to a Performance Award granted to a Participant, such Participant shall
be entitled to receive payment of an amount not exceeding the maximum value of
the Performance Award, based on the achievement of the performance goals for
such performance period, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may,
within its sole discretion, pay a Performance Award under any one or more of the
performance goals established by the Committee with respect to such Performance
Award. The Committee shall certify in writing prior to the payment of a
Performance Award that the applicable performance goals and any other material
terms of the grant have been satisfied. Subject to Section 3, payment of a
Performance Award may be made in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof, as
determined by the Committee. Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in
installments as prescribed by the Committee. Any payment to be made in Common
Stock shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the payment
date.

         (d)      Effect of Termination of Employment. If the employment of a
Participant shall terminate for any reason prior to the expiration of the
applicable performance period, the Performance Awards relating to such
performance period shall immediately be forfeited as of the commencement of
business on the date of such termination, except as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, or as may be otherwise provided
in the agreement evidencing such Performance Award.

         (e)      Effect of Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control, the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to such Change in
Control) shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether Performance Awards,
for which the requisite performance goals have not been satisfied or for which
the performance period has not expired, shall immediately be paid or whether
such Performance Awards shall remain outstanding according to their respective
terms.

9.       PHANTOM STOCK

         The Committee may grant shares of Phantom Stock pursuant to the Plan.
Each grant of shares of Phantom Stock shall be evidenced by an agreement in such
form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each grant of shares of
Phantom Stock shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and
conditions.

         (a)      Vesting Date. At the time of the grant of shares of Phantom
Stock, the Committee shall establish a Vesting Date or Vesting Dates with
respect to such shares. The Committee may

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divide such shares into classes and assign a different Vesting Date for each
class. Provided that all conditions to the vesting of a share of Phantom Stock
imposed pursuant to Section 9(c) are satisfied, and except as provided in
Section 9(d), upon the occurrence of the Vesting Date with respect to a share of
Phantom Stock, such share shall vest.

         (b)      Benefit Upon Vesting. Upon the vesting of a share of Phantom
Stock, a Participant shall be entitled to receive in cash, within 90 days of the
date on which such share vests, an amount in cash in a lump sum equal to the sum
of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock of the Company on the
date on which such share of Phantom Stock vests and (ii) the aggregate amount of
cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock of the Company
during the period commencing on the date on which the share of Phantom Stock was
granted and terminating on the date on which such share vests.

         (c)      Conditions to Vesting. At the time of the grant of shares of
Phantom Stock, the Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions, not
inconsistent with the provisions herein, to the vesting of such shares as it in
its absolute discretion deems appropriate. By way of example and not by way of
limitation, the Committee may require, as a condition to the vesting of any
class or classes of shares of Phantom Stock, that the Participant or the Company
achieve certain performance criteria, such criteria to be specified by the
Committee at the time of the grant of such shares.

         (d)      Effect of Termination of Employment

                  (i)      If the employment of a Participant with the Company
         shall terminate for any reason other than Cause prior to the vesting of
         shares of Phantom Stock granted to such Participant, a portion of such
         shares, to the extent not forfeited or canceled on or prior to such
         termination pursuant to any provision, shall vest on the date of such
         termination. The portion referred to in the preceding sentence shall be
         determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of such shares of
         Phantom Stock and may be based on the achievement of any conditions
         imposed by the Committee with respect to such shares pursuant to
         Section 9(c). Such portion may equal zero, and any non-vested shares
         shall be forfeited as of the commencement of business on the date of
         the Participant's termination of employment.

                  (ii)     In the event of the termination of a Participant's
         employment for Cause, all shares of Phantom Stock granted to such
         Participant which have not vested as of the date of such termination
         shall immediately be forfeited.

         (e)      Effect of Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control, all shares of Phantom Stock which have not theretofore vested shall
immediately vest.

10.      STOCK BONUSES

         The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, grant Stock Bonuses in
such amounts as it shall determine from time to time. A Stock Bonus shall be
paid at such time and subject to such conditions as the Committee shall
determine at the time of the grant of such Stock Bonus.

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Certificates for shares of Common Stock granted as a Stock Bonus shall be issued
in the name of the Participant to whom such grant was made and delivered to such
Participant as soon as practicable after the date on which such Stock Bonus is
required to be paid.

11.      CASH BONUSES

         The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, grant in connection with
any grant or upon the Issue Date of Restricted Stock or shares of Common Stock
granted as a Performance Award or Stock Bonus or at any time thereafter, a cash
bonus, payable promptly after the date on which the Participant is required to
recognize income for federal income tax purposes in connection with such
Restricted Stock, Performance Award or Stock Bonus, in such amounts as the
Committee shall determine from time to time; provided, however, that in no event
shall the amount of a Cash Bonus exceed the Fair Market Value of the related
shares of Restricted Stock or shares of Common Stock granted or issued pursuant
to units of Restricted Stock, a Performance Award or Stock Bonus on such date. A
Cash Bonus shall be subject to such conditions as the Committee shall determine
at the time of the grant of such Cash Bonus.

12.      ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK

         (a)      Outstanding Restricted Stock, Performance Awards and Phantom
Stock. Upon the occurrence of any dividend, stock split, recapitalization,
merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares or otherwise, unless the
Committee otherwise determines in its absolute discretion, if a Participant
receives any securities or other property (including dividends paid in cash)
with respect to a share or unit of Restricted Stock, the Issue Date with respect
to which occurs prior to such event, but which has not vested as of the date of
such event, such securities or other property will not vest until such share or
unit of Restricted Stock vests and shall be held by the Company pursuant to
Paragraph 7(d)(ii) as if such securities or other property were non-vested
shares or units of Restricted Stock.

         The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, adjust any grant of
shares or units of Restricted Stock, the Issue Date with respect to which has
not occurred as of the date of the occurrence of any of the following events,
any shares of Common Stock upon the grant of a Performance Award or any grant of
shares of Phantom Stock, to reflect any dividend, stock split, recapitalization,
merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares or similar corporate
change as the Committee may deem appropriate to prevent the enlargement or
dilution of rights of Participants under the grant.

         (b)      Stock Subject to Plan, Outstanding Incentive Awards, Increase
or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration. Subject to any required
action by the shareholders of the Company, in the event of any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a
subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock
dividend (but only on the shares of Common Stock), or any other increase or
decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of consideration
by the Company, the Committee shall proportionally adjust (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock for which Incentive Awards may be granted under the

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Plan and (ii) the number of shares and/or the exercise price per share of Common
Stock subject to each outstanding Incentive Award.

         (c)      Outstanding Incentive Awards, Certain Mergers. Subject to any
required action by the shareholders of the Company, if the Company shall be the
surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or
consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive
securities of another corporation), each Incentive Award outstanding on the date
of such merger or consolidation shall entitle the Participant to acquire upon
exercise, if applicable, the securities which a holder of the number of shares
of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such
merger or consolidation.

         (d)      Outstanding Incentive Award, Certain Other Transactions. In
the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, a sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets, a merger or consolidation involving
the Company in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or a merger or
consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is the surviving
corporation but the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities of
another corporation and/or other property, including cash, the Committee shall,
in its absolute discretion, have the power to: (i) cancel, effective immediately
prior to the occurrence of such event, each Incentive Award outstanding
immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full
consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such
Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common Stock
subject to such Incentive Award, equal to the excess of (A) the value, as
determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion, of the property
(including cash) received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result
of such event over (B) the exercise price of such Incentive Award; or (ii)
provide for the exchange of each Incentive Award outstanding immediately prior
to such event (whether or not then exercisable) for an option on some or all of
the property for which such Incentive Award is exchanged and, incident thereto,
make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in its absolute
discretion in the exercise price of the Incentive Award, or the number of shares
or amount of property subject to the Incentive Award or, if appropriate, provide
for a cash payment to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted
in full or partial consideration for the exchange of the Incentive Award.

         (e)      Outstanding Incentive Awards, Other Changes. In the event of
any change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than
those specifically referred to in Sections 12(b), (c) or (d), the Committee may,
in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of
shares subject to Incentive Awards outstanding on the date on which such change
occurs and in the per share exercise price of each such Incentive Awards, if
applicable, as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or
enlargement of rights.

         (f)      No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no
Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation
of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or
decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution,
liquidation, merger or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation.
Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares
of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason

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thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to an Incentive Award or the exercise price of any Option.

13.      DEFERRAL OF DELIVERY OF SHARES

         The Committee (in its sole discretion) may permit or require a
Participant who receives an Incentive Award to have Common Shares that would
otherwise be delivered to the Participant converted into a deferred compensation
account established for such Participant by the Committee as an entry on the
Company's books. Such amounts shall be determined by reference to the Fair
Market Value of such Common Shares as of the date they otherwise would have been
delivered to the Participant. A deferred compensation account established under
this Section 13 may be credited with interest or other forms of investment
return, as determined by the Committee. A Participant for whom such an account
is established shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of
the Company. Such an account shall represent an unfunded and unsecured
obligation of the Company and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
the applicable agreement between the Participant and the Company; provided,
however, that the Committee may elect to establish a trust for the purpose of
securing any such obligation. If the deferral of Incentive Awards is permitted
or required, the Committee (in its sole discretion) may establish rules,
procedures and forms pertaining to such Incentive Awards, including (without
limitation) the settlement of deferred compensation accounts established under
this Section 13.

14.      RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER

         No person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any
shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award granted
pursuant to this Plan until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate with
respect to such shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 12, no
adjustment to any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights
for which the record date occurs prior to the date such stock certificate is
issued.

15.      NO SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS; NO RIGHT TO INCENTIVE AWARD

         Nothing contained in the Plan or any Incentive Award shall confer upon
any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his employment by
the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, subject to
the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to
terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the
Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Incentive
Award.

         No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award
hereunder. The Committee's granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at
any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Incentive Award to such
Participant or any other Participant or other person at any time nor preclude
the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other
Participant or other person.

16.      SECURITIES MATTERS

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         (a)      The Company shall be under no obligation to effect the
registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be
issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be
obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by
its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance
with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the
requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are
traded. The Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery
of certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof
that the recipient of such stock make such covenants, agreements and
representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Committee,
in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable.

         (b)      The exercise of any Option granted hereunder shall only be
effective at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the
issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and
the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are
traded. The Company may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any
exercise of an Option granted hereunder in order to allow the issuance of shares
of Common Stock pursuant thereto to be made pursuant to registration or an
exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under
federal or state securities laws. The Company shall inform the Participant in
writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option
granted hereunder. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of
an Option has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw
such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

         (c)      It is intended that the Plan and any grant of an Incentive
Award made to a person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act meet all of the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder. If any provision of the Plan
or any Incentive Award would disqualify the Plan or the Incentive Award, or
would otherwise not comply with Rule 16b-3, such provision or Incentive Award
shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to Rule 16b-3 to the extent
permitted by applicable law and deemed advisable by the Board.

17.      WITHHOLDING TAXES

         Whenever shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of
an Option, the occurrence of the Issue Date or Vesting Date with respect to a
share or unit of Restricted Stock, the payment of a Performance Award in shares
of Common Stock or the payment of a Stock Bonus, the Company shall have the
right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount
sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if
any, attributable to such exercise, occurrence or payment prior to the delivery
of any certificate or certificates for such shares. Alternatively, the Company
shall have the right to withhold from the shares to be issued for such Incentive
Award an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state, and local withholding
tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, occurrence or payment.
In addition, upon the

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grant of a Cash Bonus, the payment of a Performance Award, or the making of a
payment with respect to a share of Phantom Stock or a unit of Restricted Stock,
the Company shall have the right to withhold from any cash payment required to
be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and
local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise or
grant.

18.      AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

         The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan
or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that without
approval of the stockholders no revision or amendment shall (i) except as
provided in Section 12, increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may
be issued under the Plan; (ii) except as provided in Section 12, increase the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to an Incentive
Award granted to any one individual for any calendar year; (iii) increase the
maximum value that can be awarded as a Performance Award; (iv) materially
increase the benefits accruing to an individual holding Incentive Awards granted
pursuant to the Plan; (v) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility
for participation in the Plan; (vi) extend the term of the Plan or (vi) decrease
any authority granted to the Committee in contravention of Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act.

19.      NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE

         The grant to a Participant of an Option shall impose no obligation upon
such Participant to exercise such Option.

20.      TRANSFERS UPON DEATH

         Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted
to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of
the Participant's estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired
such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or by
assignment or transfer from the Participant as contemplated by Sections 6(c)(6)
and 7(c) above. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or
as contemplated by Sections 6(c)(6) and 7(c) above, of any Incentive Award, or
the right to exercise any Incentive Award, shall be effective to bind the
Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice
thereof and with a copy of the will, assignment, or transfer document and/or
such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of
the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms
and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to
the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgments made by the Participant
in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award.

21.      EXPENSES AND RECEIPTS

         The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. Any proceeds
received by the Company in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for
general corporate purposes.

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22.      FAILURE TO COMPLY

         In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for
herein, failure by a Participant to comply with any of the terms and conditions
of the Plan or the agreement executed by such Participant evidencing an
Incentive Award, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant within ten
days after having been notified of such failure by the Committee, shall be
grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Incentive Award, in whole or
in part as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine.

23.      EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

         The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors on March 8,
1991, and approved by the Company's stockholders on July 9, 1991. The Plan was
amended and restated on September 8, 1999, and has been further amended by four
amendments, the most recent of which is dated March 29, 2001. On May 23, 2001,
the Company's stockholders approved the Plan as amended by the Fourth Amendment
and as thereafter restated. No Incentive Award may be granted under the Plan
after September 8, 2009.

24.      COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCHANGE ACT

         With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable
conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent
any provisions of the Plan or action by the Committee or Board fails to so
comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and
deemed advisable by the Committee or Board.

25.      VESTING OF FRACTIONAL AMOUNTS

         With respect to any Incentive Award that vests in a manner that would
result in fractional shares of Common Stock being issued, any fractional share
which would be one-half or greater a share shall be rounded up to a full share,
and any fractional share which is less than one-half a share shall not be vested
or issued unless and until the last increment of such Incentive Award becomes
vested.

                                         ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
                                         a Delaware corporation

                                         By_________________________________
                                           Steven M. Helm, Vice President, Legal
                                           and Corporate Secretary<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                          ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

                               EXECUTIVE DEFERRED
                               COMPENSATION PLAN

                             AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 5, 2004

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I  PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE..........................................................................      1
       1.1            PURPOSE...............................................................................      1
       1.2            EFFECTIVE DATE........................................................................      1
ARTICLE II  DEFINITIONS.....................................................................................      1
       2.1            ACCOUNT...............................................................................      1
       2.2            ADJUSTMENT RATE.......................................................................      1
       2.3            BASE SALARY...........................................................................      2
       2.4            BENEFICIARY...........................................................................      2
       2.5            BOARD.................................................................................      2
       2.6            BONUS.................................................................................      2
       2.7            CODE..................................................................................      2
       2.8            COMMITTEE.............................................................................      2
       2.9            COMPANY...............................................................................      2
       2.10           COMPENSATION..........................................................................      2
       2.11           DEFERRED STOCK UNITS..................................................................      3
       2.12           DEFERRAL COMMITMENT...................................................................      3
       2.13           DEFERRAL PERIOD.......................................................................      3
       2.14           DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTION............................................................      3
       2.15           EMPLOYER..............................................................................      3
       2.16           LTIP AWARD............................................................................      3
       2.17           PARTICIPANT...........................................................................      3
       2.18           PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT...............................................................      3
       2.19           PLAN..................................................................................      3
       2.20           PLAN YEAR.............................................................................      3
       2.21           RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS................................................................      4
       2.22           SEVERE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.............................................................      4
       2.23           VALUATION DATE........................................................................      4
       2.24           VALUATION PERIOD......................................................................      4
ARTICLE III  PARTICIPATION AND DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS.........................................................      4
       3.1            ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.........................................................      4
       3.2            FORM OF DEFERRAL......................................................................      5
       3.3            LIMITATIONS ON DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS...................................................      6
       3.4            MODIFICATION OF DEFERRAL COMMITMENT...................................................      7
       3.5            CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS...........................................................      8
ARTICLE IV  DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT...................................................................      9
       4.1            ACCOUNT...............................................................................      9
       4.2            TIMING OF CREDITS: WITHHOLDING........................................................      9
       4.3            DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS...........................................................      9
       4.4            DETERMINATION OF ACCOUNT..............................................................      9
       4.5            VESTING OF ACCOUNT....................................................................     10
       4.6            STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT..................................................................     10
ARTICLE V  ADJUSTMENT RATE..................................................................................     10
       5.1            SELECTION OF ADJUSTMENT RATE..........................................................     10
       5.2            RATE OF RETURN........................................................................     11
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       5.3            RATE FOR DEFERRED STOCK UNITS.........................................................     11
ARTICLE VI  DISTRIBUTIONS...................................................................................     12
       6.1            SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTIONS...............................................................     12
       6.2            UNSCHEDULED DISTRIBUTIONS.............................................................     13
       6.3            DISTRIBUTIONS AT TERMINATION..........................................................     14
       6.4            DEATH BENEFITS........................................................................     14
       6.5            WITHHOLDING FOR TAXES.................................................................     15
       6.6            VALUATION AND SETTLEMENT..............................................................     15
       6.7            PAYMENT TO GUARDIAN...................................................................     15
       6.8            RECEIPT ON RELEASE....................................................................     15
       6.9            INABILITY TO LOCATE PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY........................................     16
ARTICLE VII  BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION........................................................................     16
       7.1            BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION...............................................................     16
       7.2            CHANGING BENEFICIARY..................................................................     16
       7.3            COMMUNITY PROPERTY....................................................................     16
       7.4            NO BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION............................................................     17
ARTICLE VIII  ADMINISTRATION................................................................................     18
       8.1            COMMITTEE; DUTIES.....................................................................     18
       8.2            AGENTS................................................................................     18
       8.3            BINDING EFFECT OF DECISIONS...........................................................     18
       8.4            INDEMNITY OF COMMITTEE................................................................     19
       8.5            COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.............................................................     19
ARTICLE IX  CLAIMS PROCEDURE................................................................................     19
       9.1            CLAIM.................................................................................     19
       9.2            REVIEW OF CLAIM.......................................................................     19
       9.3            NOTICE OF DENIAL OF CLAIM.............................................................     20
       9.4            RECONSIDERATION OF DENIED CLAIM.......................................................     20
       9.5            EMPLOYER TO SUPPLY INFORMATION........................................................     21
ARTICLE X  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN................................................................     21
       10.1           AMENDMENT.............................................................................     21
       10.2           EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE.........................................................     22
ARTICLE XI  MISCELLANEOUS...................................................................................     22
       11.1           UNFUNDED PLAN.........................................................................     22
       11.2           COMPANY OBLIGATIONS...................................................................     23
       11.3           UNSECURED GENERAL CREDITOR............................................................     23
       11.4           TRUST FUND............................................................................     23
       11.5           NONASSIGNABILITY......................................................................     23
       11.6           NOT A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT..........................................................     24
       11.7           PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS.................................................................     24
       11.8           GOVERNING LAW.........................................................................     24
       11.9           VALIDITY..............................................................................     24
       11.10          NOTICE................................................................................     24
       11.11          SUCCESSORS............................................................................     24
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                          ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

         THIS PLAN is amended and restated by ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("Company").

                                    ARTICLE I

                            PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE

         1.1      PURPOSE. The purpose of this Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan is to provide a tax deferred capital accumulation opportunity to key
executives through deferrals of salary, bonus awards, certain long-term
incentive awards, and restricted stock units. It is intended that the Plan also
will provide the Company with a method of rewarding and retaining certain key
executives.

         1.2      EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Plan, as amended
and restated, is February 5, 2004. The original effective date of the Plan was
November 1, 1998.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DEFINITIONS

         For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

         2.1      ACCOUNT. "Account" means the bookkeeping account maintained by
the Committee for each Participant.

         2.2      ADJUSTMENT RATE. "Adjustment Rate" means the rate of return on
the Participant's Account (or subaccounts thereunder) during a Valuation Period,
as determined pursuant to Article V below.

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         2.3      BASE SALARY. "Base Salary" means a Participant's annual base
salary, excluding bonuses, incentive, and other extraordinary remuneration for
services rendered to the Company, but including any contributions made by a
Participant to a plan established pursuant to Code Section 125 or qualified
pursuant to Code Section 401(k).

         2.4      BENEFICIARY. "Beneficiary" means the person(s) or entity(ies)
entitled under Article VII to receive any death benefits payable after a
Participant's death.

         2.5      BOARD. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         2.6      BONUS. "Bonus(es) " means such additional amounts of income,
over and above the Participant's Base Salary, as the Company may pay the
Participant, including incentive compensation.

         2.7      CODE. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
thereafter amended.

         2.8      COMMITTEE. "Committee" means a committee consisting of the
Company's Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel.

         2.9      COMPANY. "Company" means Allied Waste Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. The term "Company" also shall include any entity or sole
proprietor that adopts this Plan with the express written consent of Allied
Waste Industries, Inc.

         2.10     COMPENSATION. "Compensation" means Base Salary and Bonuses
payable to an employee-Participant during the calendar year, before reduction
for amounts deferred under this Plan or any other salary reduction program.
"Compensation" also includes any LTIP Award and/or RSUs that would be paid to
the employee-Participant but for a deferral election made under this Plan.
Compensation does not include expense reimbursements, any form of noncash
compensation, or benefits.

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         2.11     DEFERRED STOCK UNITS. "Deferred Stock Units" mean Restricted
Stock Units which are vested under the terms of the Allied Waste Industries,
Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan ("91 Stock Plan") and have been deferred under
this Plan pursuant to Article III.

         2.12     DEFERRAL COMMITMENT. "Deferral Commitment" means a commitment
made by a Participant to defer Compensation pursuant to Article III.

         2.13     DEFERRAL PERIOD. "Deferral Period" means each calendar year.

         2.14     DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTION. "Discretionary Contribution" means
the Employer contribution credited to a Participant's Account under Section 4.3.

         2.15     EMPLOYER. "Employer" means the Company.

         2.16     LTIP AWARD. "LTIP Award" means an amount awarded to a
Participant under the Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
("LTIP"), which would otherwise be payable to the Participant but for an
election to defer the LTIP Award under this Plan.

         2.17     PARTICIPANT. "Participant" means any eligible individual who
becomes a Participant in accordance with Section 3.1.

         2.18     PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. "Participation Agreement" (also
called a "Deferral Election Form") means the agreement submitted by a
Participant prior to the beginning of a Deferral Period, with respect to a
Deferral Commitment made for such Deferral Period. "Participant Agreement" also
includes an agreement submitted by a Participant with respect to a deferral of
an LTIP Award and/or RSUs in accordance with Sections 3.2(c) and (d).

         2.19     PLAN. "Plan" means this Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
as amended from time to time.

         2.20     PLAN YEAR. "Plan Year" means the calendar year.

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         2.21     RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. "Restricted Stock Units" or "RSUs"
mean units of restricted stock granted to a Participant under the 91 Stock Plan,
which would otherwise be payable to the Participant but for an election to defer
the RSUs under this Plan.

         2.22     SEVERE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. "Severe Financial Hardship" means a
financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected
illness or accident of the Participant or of a dependent of the Participant,
loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar
extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events
beyond the control of the Participant.

         2.23     VALUATION DATE. "Valuation Date" means the last day of the
Plan Year or such other, more frequent, dates as determined by the Committee.

         2.24     VALUATION PERIOD. "Valuation Period" means the period
beginning on the day after each Valuation Date and ending on the immediately
following Valuation Date.

                                   ARTICLE III

                     PARTICIPATION AND DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS

         3.1      ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.

                  (a) Eligibility. Eligibility to participate in the Plan shall
be limited to the Company's corporate officers who earn an annual Base Salary of
at least $130,000, or who satisfy such other criteria as may be established by
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and who are designated from time to
time by the Chief Executive Officer.

                  (b) Participation. An eligible individual may elect to
participate in the Plan with respect to any Deferral Period by submitting a
Participation Agreement to the Committee by the fifteenth (15th) day of the
month immediately preceding the beginning of the Deferral Period.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, participation with respect to deferral elections
for an LTIP Award or RSUs is permitted as provided in Sections 3.2(c) and (d).

                  (c) Partial-Year Participation. If an individual first becomes
eligible to participate during a Deferral Period, the eligible individual may
elect to participate in the Plan by submitting a Participation Agreement to the
Committee within thirty (30) days after the individual is designated as eligible
to participate, and participation will begin as of the first day of the month
following the submission of the Participation Agreement to the Committee.

         3.2      FORM OF DEFERRAL. A Participant may elect Deferral Commitments
in the Participation Agreement as follows:

                  (a)      Salary Deferral Commitment. A salary Deferral
Commitment shall be related to the Base Salary payable by Employer to a
Participant during the Deferral Period. The amount to be deferred shall be
stated either as a percentage or a flat dollar amount.

                  (b) Bonus Deferral Commitment. A bonus Deferral Commitment
shall be related to the Bonus earned by and payable to the Participant for the
Deferral Period. Bonuses are deemed earned at such time as the Company
communicates its determination of Bonuses to the affected Participant. The
amount to be deferred may be stated either as a percentage or a flat dollar
amount. A bonus Deferral Commitment shall only be valid for one Deferral Period.

                  (c) LTIP Award Deferral Commitment. If permitted by the
Committee for the LTIP, a Participant may elect to defer his or her LTIP Award
for a Performance Cycle (as defined in the LTIP). Such election will be
applicable for that LTIP Award only and must be made at least one year prior to
the close of the relevant Performance Cycle. The amount to be deferred may be
stated either as a percentage or a flat dollar amount. If a Participant elects
to defer his or her LTIP Award for a Performance Cycle, all of the Participant's
rights to his or her LTIP Award will be deemed to

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have been transferred to this Plan, effective as of the date the LTIP Award
would have otherwise been payable to the Participant from the LTIP, but for the
Participant's deferral election.

                  (d) RSU Deferral Commitment. A Participant may elect to defer
his or her RSUs. Such election will be applicable only for the RSUs identified
in the Deferral Election Form and must be made at least one year prior to the
vesting date (or, if later, within the later of 30 days of the grant date or 30
days of the date of the award agreement) of such RSUs. The amount to be deferred
may be stated either as a percentage or a specified amount. If a Participant
elects to defer his or her RSUs, all of the Participant's rights to his or her
RSUs will be deemed to have been transferred to this Plan, effective as of the
date the RSUs would have otherwise been paid out under the terms of the 91 Stock
Plan (but for the Participant's deferral election).

         3.3      LIMITATIONS ON DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS. The following limitations
shall apply to Deferral Commitments:

                  (a) Minimum. The minimum deferral amount shall be five
thousand dollars ($5,000) for each Deferral Period. The minimum deferral amount
can be satisfied from either the Participant's Base Salary, Bonus and/or LTIP
Award. The minimum deferral amount does not apply to RSU deferrals.

                  (b) Maximum. The maximum deferral amount shall be one hundred
percent (100%) of the Participant's Base Salary (pro-rated based on the number
of months remaining in the Deferral Period if the Participant begins
participating after the beginning of the Deferral Period), one hundred percent
(100%) of the Participant's Bonus, one hundred percent (100%) of the
Participant's LTIP Award; and/or one hundred percent (100%) of the Participant's
RSUs; provided, however, that no Deferral Commitment shall reduce a
Participant's total Compensation below the amount necessary to satisfy the
following obligations: (1) applicable employment taxes on amounts

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deferred; (2) withholding requirements for other employee benefit plan elections
made by the Participant and/or required by the Company; and (3) income tax
withholding for Compensation that cannot be deferred.

                  (c) Changes in Minimum or Maximum. The Committee may change
the minimum or maximum deferral amounts from time to time by giving written
notice to all Participants. No such change may affect a Deferral Commitment for
a Deferral Period, which is made prior to the Committee's action.

         3.4     MODIFICATION OF DEFERRAL COMMITMENT. Generally, a Deferral
Commitment made for a Deferral Period is irrevocable once the Deferral Period
for which the Deferral Commitment was made commences. However, with the consent
of the Committee, a Participant may elect to suspend his Deferral Commitment
once during a Deferral Period with respect to Base Salary and/or Bonuses that
have not been paid, by giving the Committee 20-days prior written notice of the
Participant's election to suspend his Deferral Commitment. Absent the
Committee's consent, no such suspensions shall be permitted.

         A Participant may increase, decrease, or terminate a Deferral
Commitment for any subsequent Deferral Period by filing a new Participation
Agreement with the Committee by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month
immediately preceding the Deferral Period for which the election is made.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following provisions shall apply if
there is a change in applicable federal law or regulations that adversely
impacts the rights, benefits or features of the Plan with respect to
Compensation that is the subject of an existing deferral election: (a) if the
election can be modified to conform to the new requirements without the

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Participant's being deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Compensation
subject to the existing deferral election and without the Participant's other
rights under the Plan being unduly impinged upon, then the deferral election
shall be automatically modified to conform to the new requirements; or (b) if
the election cannot be modified to conform to the new requirements without
either unduly impinging upon the Participant's rights under the Plan or without
causing the Participant to be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the
Compensation, the Participant may rescind the deferral election by filing a
written rescission with the Committee within thirty (30) days from the date the
Committee notifies the Participant of the change in law. If the deferral
election is timely rescinded, the deferral election shall be null and void and
any Compensation deferred as a result of that deferral election will be
distributed to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following
the Committee's receipt of the Participant's written rescission.

         3.5     CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS. If the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company determines that a Participant's performance is no longer at a level
that deserves to be rewarded through participation in the Plan, or that the
Participant otherwise no longer satisfies the eligibility criteria of Section
3.1, but the Participant's employment with Employer is not terminated, the
Participant's existing Deferral Commitment shall terminate at the end of the
Deferral Period and no new Deferral Commitment may be made by such Participant
after notice of such determination is given. Also, notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary, if it is determined or reasonably believed, based on a judicial
or administrative determination or an opinion of the Company's legal counsel
that a Participant is not a "management" or "highly compensated" employee within
the meaning of Sections 201, 301, and 401 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), such individual shall cease to be a
Participant and his Account shall be paid to him in a lump sum as soon as
practicable after the adverse determination is made.

                                   ARTICLE IV

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                          DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT

         4.1      ACCOUNT. The Committee shall establish and maintain an Account
for each Participant under the Plan. Separate subaccounts may be maintained to
reflect different forms of distribution and payment elected by the Participant
and/or different Adjustment Rates.

         4.2      TIMING OF CREDITS: WITHHOLDING. A Participant's deferred
Compensation shall be credited to the Participant's Account at the time it would
have been payable to the Participant. Any withholding of taxes or other amounts
with respect to deferred Compensation that is required by state, federal, or
local law shall be withheld from the Participant's nondeferred Compensation to
the maximum extent possible and any remaining amount shall reduce the amount
credited to the Participant's Account.

         4.3      DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS. Employer may make Discretionary
Contributions to a Participant's Account. Discretionary Contributions shall be
credited at such times and in such amounts as the Board in its sole discretion
shall determine.

         4.4      DETERMINATION OF ACCOUNT. Each Participant's Account as of
each Valuation Date shall consist of the balance of the Account as of the
immediately preceding Valuation Date, adjusted as follows:

                  (a) New Deferrals. The Account shall be increased by any
deferred Compensation credited since the immediately preceding Valuation Date.

                  (b) Discretionary Contributions. The Account shall be
increased by any Discretionary Contributions credited since the immediately
preceding Valuation Date.

                  (c) Distributions. The Account shall be reduced by any
benefits distributed from the Account to the Participant since the immediately
preceding Valuation Date.

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                  (d) Earnings/Losses. The Account shall be increased for
earnings accumulated and reduced for losses incurred since the immediately
preceding Valuation Date. Earnings and losses shall be determined by multiplying
the amount credited to the Account (net of any reduction required by Section
4.4(c) above) by the Adjustment Rate in effect during the Valuation Period. If
two or more Adjustment Rates are in effect during any Valuation Period, earnings
and losses shall be determined separately with respect to each subaccount.

         4.5      VESTING OF ACCOUNT. Each Participant shall be one hundred
percent (100%) vested at all times in the amounts credited to such Participant's
Account and earnings or losses.

         4.6      STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. The Committee shall give to each
Participant a statement showing the balance in the Participant's Account on an
annual basis and at such times as may be determined by the Committee.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                 ADJUSTMENT RATE

         5.1      SELECTION OF ADJUSTMENT RATE. Each Participant shall have the
right to direct that the Adjustment Rate for his Account be equal to the rate of
return (as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 5.2) on one or
more hypothetical investments approved by the Committee. The Committee shall
specify from time to time a menu of hypothetical investments from which the
Participant may choose, consisting of investments for which market quotations
are readily available, including but not necessarily limited to publicly traded
stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. The Committee may amend this menu from time to
time in its discretion.

         By filing a written election with the Committee, the Participant may
select hypothetical investments from the Committee's approved menu. The
Participant's written election shall specify the name of each hypothetical
investment, and the percentage of his Account to be indexed to each

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such hypothetical investment. The Participant's election shall remain in effect
until modified or revoked by the Participant. The Participant shall have the
right to make a new election or revoke or modify any previous election: (a)
effective as of the first day of a calendar year, by filing his written election
with the Committee by the fifteenth day (15th) of the month immediately
preceding the beginning of the calendar year, or (b) effective as of the first
day of a calendar quarter by filing his written election with the Committee at
least thirty (30) days before the quarter begins.

         If the Participant fails to make an election pursuant to this Section
(or if the Participant revokes an election without making a new one), the
Adjustment Rate shall be equal to the rate of return on a Money Market fund as
selected by the Committee. In no event will the Employer be required under this
Plan to make any investment in accordance with a Participant's selection of a
hypothetical investment for determining the Adjustment Rate.

         5.2      RATE OF RETURN. For purposes of Sections 4.4 and 5.1 above,
the rate of return on any hypothetical investment approved by the Committee
shall be equal to the rate of return, net of all fund-level expenses, an
investor would realize for the Valuation Period if the investor had invested in
that specific investment vehicle on the first day of the Valuation Period.

         5.3      RATE FOR DEFERRED STOCK UNITS. Notwithstanding Sections 5.1
and 5.2 above, with respect to any Deferred Stock Units that are to be paid from
the Plan, the Adjustment Rate and rate of return will be based on the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Company stock to be issued for such Units as of
the Valuation Date. The "Fair Market Value" is the closing sales price on the
Valuation Date (or if the Valuation Date is not a business day, on the
immediately preceding business day) as reported on the principal securities
exchange on which the shares are then listed or admitted to trading.

                                   ARTICLE VI

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                                  DISTRIBUTIONS

         6.1      SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTIONS. Subject to the requirements of this
Section 6.1, a Participant may specify in his Participation Agreement when his
Account (or contribution for a specified Plan Year) will be distributed to him,
the method in which such distribution(s) will be made, and the form of
distribution for any LTIP Award deferral ("Payment Designation"), and the
Company shall make such distribution(s) to the Participant. The specified
distribution date must be at least one year after the date on which the Payment
Designation is filed with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
specified distribution date is the Participant's date of termination and the
Participant's employment is terminated by the Company for any or no reason or by
the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in the Participant's employment
agreement with the Company, or if no such agreement exists, as defined below),
the one year period referred to in the preceding sentence shall not apply. If
the Participant does not have an employment agreement with the Company, for
purposes of this Section, a Participant shall be deemed to have terminated his
employment for Good Reason if his termination is the result of or in connection
with (a) the assignment to the Participant of any duties inconsistent in any
respect with the Participant's duties or responsibilities as contemplated in any
applicable employment agreement, (b) any other action by the Company which
results in a diminishment in the Participant's position (including status,
offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or
responsibilities, (c) any breach by the Company of any of the provisions of any
applicable employment agreement, or (d) any reduction, or attempted reduction of
the Participant's annual base salary during the term of any applicable
employment agreement.

         The methods of payment available under the Plan which may be selected
by the Participant for Base Salary or Bonus deferrals and for LTIP Award
deferrals that are to be paid in cash are: one

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or more lump sum payments; installments over a designated period of time (not to
exceed 10 years) payable in monthly, quarterly or annual payments; or annuity
payments paid under the terms of any commercial annuity selected by Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant's account balance as of the
distribution date is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less, the account
balance will be distributed in one lump sum payment on the specified
distribution date, without regard to the method of payment selected by the
Participant.

         Deferred Stock Units will be paid in a lump sum in the form of shares
of the Company's common stock; provided, however, that any fractional share will
be paid in cash.

         A Participant may elect to have a deferred LTIP Award paid in cash or
in shares of the Company's common stock. This election must be made in
connection with the election of the specified distribution date and is subject
to the same timing requirements. If the Participant fails to make an election as
to the form of payment, payment will be made in cash. If a Participant elects
payment in the form of cash, the provisions of the second paragraph of this
Section apply to the selection of the method of payment. If a Participant elects
payment in the form of shares, payment will be made in a lump sum, and any
fractional share will be paid in cash.

         6.2      UNSCHEDULED DISTRIBUTIONS.

                  (a) Upon Request. The Participant shall be entitled to
receive, upon written request to the Committee at any time, a distribution up to
one hundred percent (100%) of the vested account balance as of the Valuation
Date immediately preceding the date on which the Committee receives the written
request; provided, however, that of the amount requested, ten percent (10%)
shall automatically be forfeited by the Participant. Any election to take an
unscheduled distribution must be made by filing a form (provided by the
Committee) with the Committee. The distribution will be made in one lump sum
payment as soon as practicable after the end of the calendar month in

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which the election is made. If the Participant receives an unscheduled
distribution of all or a part of his Account, then for the balance of the
Deferral Period in which the election is made and for the immediately following
Deferral Period, the Participant will be ineligible to participate in the Plan
and all deferrals shall cease.

                  (b) Due to Hardship. Upon a finding that a Participant has
suffered a Severe Financial Hardship, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
make a distribution from the Participant's Account in a lump sum payment or
allow a Participant to suspend entirely or reduce the amount of his Deferral
Commitment. The amount of such a withdrawal or reduction shall be limited to the
amount reasonably necessary to meet the Participant's needs resulting from the
Severe Financial Hardship and shall be made within thirty (30) days after the
Committee determines that a Severe Financial Hardship exists. If payment or
reduction is made due to Severe Financial Hardship under this Plan, the
Participant's deferrals under this Plan shall cease for a twelve (12) month
period. Any resumption of the Participant's deferrals under the Plan after such
twelve (12) month period shall be made only at the election of the Participant
in accordance with Article III herein.

         6.3      DISTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPANT IN ABSENCE OF PAYMENT DESIGNATION.
If the Participant does not have a valid Payment Designation on file with the
Employer when the Participant's employment with the Employer terminates, the
Participant's Account shall be distributed to the Participant (or the
Participant's designated beneficiary if the Participant is deceased) in a
single, lump sum payment within an administratively reasonable period of time
following the Participant's termination of employment.

         6.4      DEATH BENEFITS. Any portion of the Participant's Account that
is in pay status at the time of his death shall be paid to the Participant's
Beneficiary according to the method of payment being paid to the Participant.
Any portion of the Participant's Account that is not in pay status at the

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time of his death shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary in the method
selected by the Participant in the Payment Designation or, if there is no valid
Payment Designation on file, then in a lump sum payment. Payment shall be made
(or commence) within an administratively reasonable period of time following the
Participant's death.

         6.5      WITHHOLDING FOR TAXES. To the extent required by the law in
effect at the time payments are made, the Employer shall withhold from the
payments made hereunder any taxes required to be withheld by the federal or any
state or local government, including any amounts which the Employer determines
is reasonably necessary to pay any generation-skipping transfer tax which is or
may become due. A Beneficiary, however, may elect not to have withholding of
federal income tax pursuant to Code Section 3405(a)(2), or any successor
provision thereto.

         6.6      VALUATION AND SETTLEMENT. The amount of a lump sum payment and
the initial amount of installments shall be based on the value of the
Participant's Account on the Valuation Date coincident with or immediately
preceding the date such payment is to be made (or commence).

         6.7      PAYMENT TO GUARDIAN. The Committee may direct payment to the
duly appointed guardian, conservator, or other similar legal representative of a
Participant or Beneficiary to whom payment is due. In the absence of such a
legal representative, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
make payment to a person having the care and custody of a minor, incompetent or
person incapable of handling the disposition of property upon proof satisfactory
to the Committee of incompetency, minority, or incapacity. Such distribution
shall completely discharge the Company from all liability with respect to such
benefit.

         6.8      RECEIPT ON RELEASE. Any payment to a Participant or the
Participant's Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan shall,
to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all

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claims against the Committee and the Company. The Committee may require such
Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute
a receipt and release to such effect.

         6.9      INABILITY TO LOCATE PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY. In the event
that the Committee is unable to locate a Participant or Beneficiary within two
(2) years following the required payment date, the Participant's account balance
shall be forfeited. If, after such forfeiture, the Participant or Beneficiary
later claims such benefit, such benefit shall be reinstated without interest or
earnings from the date of the forfeiture through the date of reinstatement.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                             BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

         7.1      BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. Subject to Section 7.3, each
Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate one (1) or more
persons or an entity as Beneficiary (both primary as well as secondary) to whom
benefits under this Plan shall be paid in the event of Participant's death prior
to complete distribution of the Participant's Account. Each Beneficiary
designation shall be in a written form prescribed by the Committee and shall be
effective only when filed with the Committee during the Participant's lifetime.

         7.2      CHANGING BENEFICIARY. Subject to Section 7.3, any beneficiary
designation may be changed by a Participant without the consent of the
previously named Beneficiary by the filing of new designation with the
Committee. The filing of a new designation shall cancel all designations
previously filed.

         7.3      COMMUNITY PROPERTY. If the Participant resides in a community
property state, the following rules shall apply:

                  (a) Designation by a married Participant of a Beneficiary
other than the Participant's spouse shall not be effective unless the spouse
executes a written consent that

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acknowledges the effect of the designation, or it is established the consent
cannot be obtained because the spouse cannot be located.

                  (b) A married Participant's Beneficiary designation may be
changed by a Participant with the consent of the Participant's spouse as
provided for in Section 7.3(a) by the filing of a new designation with the
Committee.

                  (c) If the Participant's marital status changes after the
Participant has designated a Beneficiary, the following shall apply:

                      (1) If the Participant is married at the time of death but
                  was unmarried when the designation was made, the designation
                  shall be void unless the spouse has consented to it in the
                  manner prescribed in Section 7.3(a).

                      (2) If the Participant is unmarried at the time of death
                  but was married when the designation was made:

                               a)      The designation shall be void if the
                  spouse was named as Beneficiary.

                               b)      The designation shall remain if a
                  nonspouse Beneficiary was named.

                      (3) If the Participant was married when the designation
                  was made and is married to a different spouse at death, the
                  designation shall be void unless the new spouse has consented
                  to it in the manner prescribed above.

         7.4      NO BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. If any Participant fails designate
a Beneficiary in the manner provided above, if the designation is void, or if
the Beneficiary designated by a ceased Participant dies before the Participant
or before complete distribution of the Participant's benefits,

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the Participant's Beneficiary shall be the person in the first of the following
classes in which there is a survivor:

                  (a) The Participant's spouse;

                  (b) The Participant's children in equal shares, except that if
any of the children predeceases the Participant but leaves issue surviving, then
such issue shall take by right of representation the share the parent would have
taken if living;

                  (c) The Participant's estate.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                 ADMINISTRATION

         8.1      COMMITTEE; DUTIES. This Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The Committee shall have the exclusive authority to make, amend,
interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the
administration of the Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions,
including interpretations of the Plan, as may arise in such administration. A
majority vote of the Committee members shall control any decision. Members of
the Committee may be Participants under this Plan. In no event shall a Committee
member make a deciding vote on his own benefit. The Committee shall report to
the Chief Executive Officer on an annual basis regarding Plan activity and at
such other times as may be requested.

         8.2      AGENTS. The Committee may, from time to time, employ agents
and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from
time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company.

         8.3      BINDING EFFECT OF DECISIONS. The decision or action of the
Committee with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the
administration, interpretation and application of

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the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

         8.4      INDEMNITY OF COMMITTEE. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless the members of the Committee against any and all claims, loss, damage,
expense or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to
this Plan on account of such person's service on the Committee, except in the
case of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

         8.5      COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. The members of the Committee shall
serve without compensation for their services hereunder. Expenses and fees in
connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                CLAIMS PROCEDURE

         9.1      CLAIM. The Committee shall establish rules and procedures to
be followed by Participants and Beneficiaries in (a) filing claims for benefits,
and (b) for furnishing and verifying proofs necessary to establish the right to
benefits in accordance with the Plan, consistent with the remainder of this
Article. Such rules and procedures shall require that claims and proofs be made
in writing and directed to the Committee.

         9.2      REVIEW OF CLAIM. The Committee shall review all claims for
benefits. Upon receipt by the Committee of such a claim, it shall determine all
facts which are necessary to establish the right of the claimant to benefits
under the provisions of the Plan and the amount thereof as herein provided
within ninety (90) days of receipt of such claim. If prior to the expiration of
the initial ninety (90) day period, the Committee determines additional time is
needed to come to a determination on the claim, the Committee shall provide
written notice to the Participant,

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Beneficiary or other claimant of the need for the extension, not to exceed a
total of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the application was
received.

         9.3      NOTICE OF DENIAL OF CLAIM. In the event that any Participant,
Beneficiary or other claimant claims to be entitled to a benefit under the Plan,
and the Committee determines that such claim should be denied in whole or in
part, the Committee shall, in writing, notify such claimant that the claim has
been denied, in whole or in part, setting forth the specific reasons for such
denial. Such notification shall be written in a manner reasonably expected to be
understood by such claimant and shall refer to the specific sections of the Plan
relied on, shall describe any additional material or information necessary for
the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary, and where appropriate, shall include an explanation of
how the claimant can obtain reconsideration of such denial.

         9.4      RECONSIDERATION OF DENIED CLAIM.

                  (a) Within sixty (60) days after receipt of the notice of the
denial of a claim, such claimant or duly authorized representative may request,
by mailing or delivery of such written notice to the Committee, a
reconsideration by the Committee of the decision denying the claim. If the
claimant or duly authorized representative fails to request such a
reconsideration within such sixty (60) day period, it shall be conclusively
determined for all purposes of this Plan that the denial of such claim by the
Committee is correct. If such claimant or duly authorized representative
requests a reconsideration within such sixty (60) day period, the claimant or
duly authorized representative shall have thirty (30) days after filing a
request for reconsideration to submit additional written material in support of
the claim, review pertinent documents, and submit issues and comments in
writing.

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                  (b) After such reconsideration request, the Committee shall
determine within sixty (60) days of receipt of the claimant's request for
reconsideration whether such denial of the claim was correct and shall notify
such claimant in writing of its determination. The written notice of decision
shall be in writing and shall include specific reasons for the decision, written
in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, as well as specific
references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. In
the event of special circumstances determined by the Committee, the time for the
Committee to make a decision may be extended by an additional sixty (60) days
upon written notice to the claimant prior to the commencement of the extension.
If such determination is favorable to the claimant, it shall be binding and
conclusive. If such determination is adverse to such claimant, it shall be
binding and conclusive unless the claimant or his duly authorized representative
notifies the Committee within ninety (90) days after the mailing or delivery to
the claimant by the Committee of its determination that claimant intends to
institute legal proceedings challenging the determination of the Committee and
actually institutes such legal proceedings within one hundred eighty (180) days
after such mailing or delivery.

         9.5      EMPLOYER TO SUPPLY INFORMATION. To enable the Committee to
perform its functions, the Employer shall supply full and timely information to
the Committee of all matters relating to the retirement, death or other cause
for termination of employment of all Participants, and such other pertinent
facts as the Committee may require.

                                    ARTICLE X

                        AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

         10.1     AMENDMENT. The Board may at any time amend the Plan by written
instrument, notice of which is given to all Participants and to Beneficiaries
receiving installment payments, subject to the following:

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                  (a) Preservation of Account Balance. No amendment shall reduce
the amount accrued in any Account to the date such notice of the amendment is
given.

                  (b) Changes in Interest Rate. No amendment shall reduce the
amount of earnings or losses already accrued in any Account. A change shall not
become effective before the first day of the Plan year which follows the
adoption of the amendment and at least thirty (30) days' written notice to the
Participants.

         10.2     EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE. The Board may at any time
partially or completely terminate the Plan if, in its judgment, the tax,
accounting or other effects the Plan, or potential payments thereunder best
interests of Employer.

                  (a) Partial Termination. The Board may partially terminate the
Plan by instructing the Committee not to accept any additional Deferral
Commitments. If such a partial termination occurs, the Plan shall continue to
operate and be effective with regard to Deferral Commitments for the current
Deferral Period entered into prior to the effective date of such partial
termination.

                  (b) Complete Termination. The Board may completely terminate
the Plan by instructing the Committee not to accept any additional Deferral
Commitments, and by terminating all ongoing Deferral Commitments. If such a
complete termination occurs the Plan shall cease to operate and Employer shall
pay out each Account. Payment shall be made in a lump sum and shall be made
within sixty-five (65) days after the Board terminates the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         11.1     UNFUNDED PLAN. This Plan is an unfunded plan maintained
primarily to provide deferred Compensation benefits for a select group of
"management or highly-compensated

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employees" within the meaning of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA, and
therefore is exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.

         11.2     COMPANY OBLIGATIONS. The obligation to make benefit payments
to any Participant under the Plan shall be the liability of the Company.

         11.3     UNSECURED GENERAL CREDITOR. Participants and Beneficiaries
shall be unsecured general creditors, with no secured or preferential right to
any assets of Employer or any other party for payment of benefits under this
Plan, Any life insurance policies, annuity contracts or other property purchased
by Employer in connection with this Plan shall remain its general, unpledged and
unrestricted assets. Employer's obligation under the Plan shall be an unfunded
and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

         11.4     TRUST FUND. At its discretion, the Company may establish one
(1) or more trusts, with such trustees as the Board may approve, for the purpose
of providing for the payment of benefits owed under the Plan. Although such a
trust may be irrevocable, its assets shall be held for payment of all the
Company's general creditors in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy. To the
extent any benefits provided under the Plan are paid from any such trust,
Employer shall have no further obligation to pay them. If not paid from the
trust, such benefits shall remain the obligation of Employer.

         11.5     NONASSIGNABILITY. Neither a Participant nor any other person
shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate,
mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance of
actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof,
which are, and all rights to which are, expressly declared to be unassignable
and nontransferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual
payment be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts,
judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by

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a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in
the event of a Participant's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency.

         11.6     NOT A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. This Plan shall not constitute
a contract of employment between Employer and the Participant. Nothing in this
Plan shall give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of
Employer or to interfere with the right of Employer to discipline or discharge a
Participant at any time.

         11.7     PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS. A Participant will cooperate with
Employer by furnishing any and all information requested by Employer in order to
facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder, and by taking such physical
examinations as Employer may deem necessary and taking such other action as may
be requested by Employer.

         11.8     GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed
and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Arizona, except as
preempted by federal law.

         11.9     VALIDITY. In case any provision of this Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced
as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

         11.10     NOTICE. Any notice required or permitted under the Plan shall
be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered or sent by registered or
certified mail. Such notice shall be deemed as given as of the date of delivery
or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the
receipt for registration or certification. Mailed notice to the Committee shall
be directed to the Company's address. Mailed notice to a Participant or
Beneficiary shall be directed to the individual's last known address in
Employer's records.

         11.11     SUCCESSORS. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure
to the benefit of Employer and its successors and assigns. The term successors
as used herein shall include any

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corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger,
consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the
business and assets of Employer, and successors of any such corporation or other
business entity.

         DATED: February 5, 2004.

                                            ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC., a
                                              Delaware corporation

                                            By _________________________________

                                            Title ______________________________

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