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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                        ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

                                  by and among

                             WCA WASTE CORPORATION,
                             a Delaware corporation,

                          WCA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.,
                         a Delaware limited partnership,

                       WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, LLC,
                      a Delaware limited liability company,

                               TRANSIT WASTE, LLC,
                     a New Mexico limited liability company,

                   WASTE CORPORATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.,
                             a Delaware corporation,

                                       and

                       WASTE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA, INC.,
                              a Florida corporation

                                   Dated as of

                                  May 20, 2004

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                                      ARTICLE 1
                                                     DEFINITIONS

1.1      Definitions..............................................................................................2
1.2      Construction.............................................................................................4

                                                      ARTICLE 2
                                              TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS

2.1      Termination of Original Services Agreement and Secondment Agreement......................................4

                                                      ARTICLE 3
                                        SERVICES OTHER THAN PERSONNEL SERVICES

3.1      Management of Finance, Accounting Standards and Investor Relations.......................................5
3.2      Management of Banking and Investment Relations...........................................................5
3.3      Internal Controls and Audits.............................................................................6
3.4      Tax Management and Administration........................................................................6
3.5      Accounting Services......................................................................................6
3.6      Corporate Law and Compliance.............................................................................7
3.7      Information Systems Services.............................................................................7
3.8      Insurance Services.......................................................................................7
3.9      Office Space and Services................................................................................8
3.10     Miscellaneous Other Services.............................................................................8
3.11     Additional Services......................................................................................8
3.12     Limitation...............................................................................................8

                                                      ARTICLE 4
                                           PERSONNEL AND RELATED SERVICES

4.1      Personnel Services.......................................................................................9
4.2      Secondment of Employees..................................................................................9
4.3      Job Descriptions.........................................................................................9
4.4      Employment Status of Seconded Employees..................................................................9
4.5      Authorization of Seconded Employees......................................................................9

                                                      ARTICLE 5
                                                  FEES AND EXPENSES

5.1      Monthly Fee..............................................................................................9
5.2      Direct and Other Allocated Costs........................................................................10
5.3      Books and Records.......................................................................................10

5.4      Audits..................................................................................................11

                                                      ARTICLE 6
                                                BONDING ARRANGEMENTS

6.1      Bonding Facilities......................................................................................11
6.2      Indemnification.........................................................................................11
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                                                      ARTICLE 7
                                                INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

7.1      Ownership of Intellectual Property......................................................................11
7.2      License.................................................................................................11

                                                      ARTICLE 8
                                                   CONFIDENTIALITY

8.1      Use of Confidential Information.........................................................................12
8.2      Definition of "Confidential Information"................................................................13
8.3      Required Disclosure of Confidential Information.........................................................13

                                                      ARTICLE 9
                                             LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

9.1      No Assumption of Liabilities............................................................................14

9.2      Limitation of Liability.................................................................................14
9.3      Indemnification by Waste Corp Parties...................................................................14
9.4      Indemnification by WCA Waste Parties....................................................................14

                                                      ARTICLE 10
                                                 TERM AND TERMINATION

10.1     Term....................................................................................................15
10.2     Termination by WCA Waste................................................................................15
10.3     Termination by Waste Corp...............................................................................15
10.4     Automatic Termination...................................................................................16
10.5     Partial Termination.....................................................................................16
10.6     Effect of Termination...................................................................................16

                                                      ARTICLE 11
                                                     MISCELLANEOUS

11.1     Delegation of Performance of Services...................................................................16
11.2     Provision of Services Nonexclusive......................................................................16
11.3     No Joint Venture........................................................................................17
11.4     No Fiduciary Duties.....................................................................................17
11.5     Waiver of Conflicts.....................................................................................17
11.6     Limitation on Scope.....................................................................................17
11.7     Warranty................................................................................................17

11.8     Force Majeure...........................................................................................18

11.9     Notices.................................................................................................18
11.10    Assignment; Binding Effect..............................................................................19
11.11    Governing Law...........................................................................................19
11.12    Dispute Resolution......................................................................................19
11.13    Entire Agreement........................................................................................19
11.14    Amendment; Waiver.......................................................................................19
11.15    Further Assurances......................................................................................19

11.16    Titles and Headings.....................................................................................20

11.17    Severability............................................................................................20
11.18    Joint Draft.............................................................................................20
11.19    Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures......................................................................20
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                       ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

         THIS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered
into as of the 20th day of May, 2004, but effective as of the Separation Date
(as defined in the Reorganization Agreement (as defined below)) (the "Effective
Date"), by and among WCA Waste Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("WCA
Waste"), WCA Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of WCA Waste ("WCA Holdings"), WCA Management Company, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WCA
Waste ("WCA Management" and together with WCA Waste and WCA Holdings, the "WCA
Waste Parties"), Waste Corporation of America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company formerly organized as a Delaware corporation and known as Waste
Corporation of America, Inc. ("Waste Corp"), Transit Waste, LLC, a New Mexico
limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Corp ("Transit
Waste"), Waste Corporation of Central Florida, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Corp ("WC Central Florida"), and Waste
Corporation of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Waste Corp ("WC Florida" and together with Waste Corp, Transit
Waste and WC Central Florida, the "Waste Corp Parties") Each of the WCA Waste
Parties and Waste Corp Parties is sometimes referred to herein as a "Party," and
all of them together may sometimes be referred to as the "Parties."

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS, Waste Corp and WCA Management are parties to a Corporate
Services Agreement (the "Original Services Agreement") and a Personnel Services
Secondment Agreement (the "Secondment Agreement"), each dated as of January 1,
2001, pursuant to which Waste Corp and its subsidiaries purchased certain
services in connection with the operations of Waste Corp's and its subsidiaries'
businesses; and

         WHEREAS, prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Waste Corp
Parties were direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of WCA Waste; and

         WHEREAS, simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement, the
Waste Corp Parties are being spun off to the stockholders of WCA Waste (the
"Spin-Off") pursuant to that certain Reorganization Agreement dated as of
May 10, 2004 (the "Reorganization Agreement"), by and among Waste Corp, WCA
Waste, WCA Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of WCA Waste, and WCA Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation that
was merged with and into Waste Corp pursuant to one of the transactions
described in the Reorganization Agreement; and

         WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Reorganization Agreement, WCA
Waste and Waste Corp have agreed to enter into an administrative services
agreement simultaneously with the Spin-Off pursuant to which WCA Waste and its
subsidiaries will provide to Waste Corp and its subsidiaries the services now
being provided to them by WCA Management under the Original Services Agreement
and the Secondment Agreement; and

         WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to set forth their agreements regarding
the provision of such services; and

         WHEREAS, Waste Corp and WCA Management desire to terminate the Original
Services Agreement and the Secondment Agreement upon the effectiveness of this
Agreement;

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         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties
hereby agrees as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

1.1 DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Sections referred to
below (and grammatical variations of such terms have correlative meanings):

         "Agreement" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "Allocated Costs" is defined in Section 5.2.

         "Applicable Law" means any Law to which a specified Person or property
is subject.

         "Authorized Delegate" is defined in Section 11.1.

         "Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banks are required or authorized to be closed in Houston, Texas.

         "Change in Control" means, with respect to a Person, the consummation
of any of the following transactions: (a) any merger, consolidation, share
exchange or other business combination of such Person with or into any other
entity, whether or not such Person is the surviving entity, or any acquisition
of securities or assets of another entity by such Person, or any reorganization,
reverse stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction or series of
related transactions, if following such transaction or series of related
transactions (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding equity securities of the entity resulting from such
transaction or series of related transactions entitled to vote (or upon
conversion, exchange, exercise or any other event, would be entitled to vote)
generally in the election of directors (or the equivalent of directors) (for
purposes of this definition, "Voting Securities") is not beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Persons who were the beneficial owners (for
purposes of this definition, the "Existing Majority") of at least fifty percent
(50%) of the then outstanding Voting Securities of such Person immediately prior
to such transaction or series of related transactions, or (ii) the Existing
Majority is not entitled to elect at least a majority of the members of the
board of directors (or its equivalent) of the entity resulting from the
transaction or series of related transactions; (b) the sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all
or substantially all of the assets of such Person, whether or not such Person
continues in business with the proceeds of such sale; and (c) the liquidation or
dissolution of such Person.

         "Confidential Information" is defined in Section 8.2.

         "Effective Date" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "Governmental Authority" (or "Governmental") means: a federal, state,
local or foreign governmental authority; a state, province, commonwealth,
territory or district thereof; a county

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or parish; a city, town, township, village or other municipality; a district,
ward or other subdivision of any of the foregoing; any executive, legislative or
other governing body of any of the foregoing; any agency, authority, board,
department, system, service, office, commission, committee, council or other
administrative body of any of the foregoing; any court or other judicial body;
and any officer, official or other representative of any of the foregoing.

         "Intellectual Property" means (a) inventions, whether or not
patentable, whether or not reduced to practice and whether or not yet made the
subject of a pending patent application or applications, (b) ideas and
conceptions of potentially patentable subject matter, including, without
limitation, any patent disclosures, whether or not reduced to practice and
whether or not yet made the subject of a pending patent application or
applications, (c) national (including the United States) and multinational
statutory invention registrations, patents, patent registrations and patent
applications (including all reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions and reexaminations) and all rights therein
provided by multinational treaties or conventions and all improvements to the
inventions disclosed in each such registration, patent or application, (d)
copyrights (registered or otherwise) and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, and all rights therein provided by multinational treaties
or conventions, (e) computer software, including, without limitation, source
code, operating systems and specifications, data, data bases, files,
documentation and other materials related thereto, data and documentation, (f)
trade secrets and confidential, technical or business information (including
ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions, and conceptions of inventions whether
patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), (g) whether
or not confidential, technology (including know-how and show-how), manufacturing
and production processes and techniques, research and development information,
drawings, specifications, designs, plans, proposals, technical data,
copyrightable works, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost
information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and
information, (h) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in
whatever form or medium, (i) trademarks (registered or otherwise), service marks
(registered or otherwise) and registrations and applications for registration
thereof, and all rights therein provided by multinational treaties and
conventions, and trade names and brand names (j) all licenses of any of the
foregoing, (k) all rights to obtain and rights to apply for patents, and to
register trademarks and copyrights and (l) all rights to sue and recover and
retain damages and costs and attorneys' fees for present and past infringement
of any of the foregoing.

         "Law" means any applicable constitutional provision, statute, act,
code, law, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, decree, ruling, proclamation,
resolution, judgment, decision, declaration or interpretative or advisory
opinion or letter of a Governmental Authority having valid jurisdiction.

         "Monthly Fee" is defined in Section 5.1(a).

         "Office Space" is defined in Section 3.9(b).

         "Original Services Agreement" is defined in the Recitals to this
Agreement.

         "Party" and "Parties" are defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

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         "Person" means any natural person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company, limited liability company, trust, business trust or other
entity of any kind.

         "Reorganization Agreement" is defined in the Recitals to this
Agreement.

         "Seconded Employees" is defined in Section 4.2.

         "Secondment Agreement" is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

         "Services" means all of the services to be provided by WCA Management
to the Waste Corp Parties or any of them described in Article 3 and Article 4.

         "Spin-Off" is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

         "Term" is defined in Section 10.1.

         "Transit Waste" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "Waste Corp" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "Waste Corp Parties" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "WCA Management" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "WCA Waste" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "WCA Waste Parties" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "WC Central Florida" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         "WC Florida" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

         Other terms defined herein shall have the meanings so given them.

         1.2 CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) the gender
(or lack of gender) of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine,
feminine and neuter; (b) the term "include" or "includes" means "includes,
without limitation," and "including" means "including, without limitation;" (c)
references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this
Agreement, unless otherwise specified; (d) references to Laws refer to such Laws
as they may be amended from time to time, and references to particular
provisions of a Law include any corresponding provisions of any succeeding Law;
and (e) references to money refer to legal currency of the United States of
America.

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                                    ARTICLE 2
                            TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS

         2.1 TERMINATION OF ORIGINAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND SECONDMENT
AGREEMENT. Effective immediately upon execution of this Agreement by all of the
Parties, the Original Services Agreement and the Secondment Agreement shall
terminate, and neither party thereto, nor any of their respective subsidiaries,
shall thereafter have any further rights or obligations thereunder; provided,
however that Waste Corp shall remain liable for and shall pay to WCA Management
within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, all amounts payable by Waste
Corp under such agreements in respect of services performed and reimbursable
expenses incurred by WCA Management under such agreements as of the Effective
Date that remain unpaid as of the Effective Date.

                                   ARTICLE 3
                     SERVICES OTHER THAN PERSONNEL SERVICES

         Subject to the control of the boards of directors of the applicable
Waste Corp Parties, WCA Management shall, acting by and through the Seconded
Employees, provide to each of the Waste Corp Parties the following services:

         3.1 MANAGEMENT OF FINANCE, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INVESTOR RELATIONS.
WCA Management shall:

         (a) Advise, direct and, as necessary, negotiate and arrange for
appropriate financing for each Waste Corp Party, supervise the structuring,
documentation and implementation of such arrangements and coordinate ongoing
compliance and reporting requirements associated with such arrangements;

         (b) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party in developing and
maintaining banking relationships;

         (c) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party in the maintenance and
further development of financial systems in order to maintain the quality of
such Waste Corp Party's accounting related control and reporting capabilities;
and

         (d) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party regarding investor and
public relations and corporate communications activities on behalf of such Waste
Corp Party, including, without limitation, required member or stockholder (as
applicable) communications and the holding of member or stockholder (as
applicable) meetings.

         3.2 MANAGEMENT OF BANKING AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS. WCA Management
shall:

         (a) Advise on and, as necessary, negotiate and arrange for appropriate
foreign exchange arrangements with respect to the operations of each Waste Corp
Party;

         (b) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party on the management of such
Waste Corp Party's company or corporate (as applicable) cash;

         (c) Advise, direct and, as necessary, negotiate and arrange for
appropriate cash management agreements, including overdraft and credit line
facilities for each Waste Corp Party;

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         (d) Advise, direct and, as necessary, negotiate and arrange for
long-term and revolving credit facilities of the Waste Corp Parties and provide
administration thereof;

         (e) Obtain, manage and maintain local depository bank accounts and
banking relationships; and

         (f) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party on external accounting
requirements regarding debt, swap agreements and currency hedges, as required to
meet U.S. GAAP.

         3.3 INTERNAL CONTROLS AND AUDITS. WCA Management shall advise each
Waste Corp Party with respect to internal audit matters and procedures and
manage such Waste Corp Party's internal audit, including the administration of
meetings of its audit committee, if any, the coordination of its internal and
external audit and the negotiation of external audit fees. Additionally, WCA
Management shall engage, on behalf of, and at the sole cost of the Waste Corp
Parties, the independent auditor for the Waste Corp Parties and shall manage the
independent audit process for the Waste Corp Parties.

         3.4 TAX MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. WCA Management shall:

         (a) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party with its tax planning to
facilitate the conduct of such Waste Corp Party's business in a tax efficient
manner;

         (b) Coordinate the efforts of internal and external resources in order
to provide cost efficient processes and procedures to optimize each Waste Corp
Party's tax position;

         (c) File, on behalf of the applicable Waste Corp Party, any required
local, state and/or federal income, franchise or other required tax returns;

         (d) Advise and assist each Waste Corp Party with responses to tax
audits that may arise and, as necessary, represent each Waste Corp Party in
meetings and negotiations with the relevant tax authorities; and

         (e) Engage, on behalf of the applicable Waste Corp Party, any required
third-party tax professionals necessary for the performance of any of the
foregoing services.

         3.5 ACCOUNTING SERVICES. WCA Management shall provide the following
accounting services to each Waste Corp Party:

         (a) Summary review and processing of accounts payable checks including:
(i) preparation of accounts payable checks and manual checks upon request; and
(ii) posting accounts payable checks in the applicable Waste Corp Party's
general ledger.

         (b) Maintenance, processing and review of the transactions processing
and general ledger associated with the applicable Waste Corp Party's corporate
expenses not associated with this Agreement, including, without limitation, such
items as third party legal fees associated with specific litigation, etc.

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         (c) Consolidation, review and external reporting of each Waste Corp
Party's financial statements.

         3.6 CORPORATE LAW AND COMPLIANCE. WCA Management shall advise each
Waste Corp Party with respect to the maintenance of its corporate records and
compliance with the rules and regulations of the authorities in those states
where it is resident or doing business and advise each Waste Corp Party with
respect to applicable rules and regulations regarding the registration and
reporting requirements applicable to the U.S.

         3.7 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SERVICES. WCA Management shall:

         (a) Administer on behalf of each Waste Corp Party all licenses
necessary for the use of all software which such Waste Corp Party may need or
desire to use in such Waste Corp Party's business operations;

         (b) Administer on behalf of each Waste Corp Party its computer systems
for the purpose of operating the software which such Waste Corp Party may need
or desire to use in such Waste Corp Party's business operations;

         (c) Administer on behalf of each Waste Corp Party any and all licenses
WCA Management owns and maintains for use of WCA Management's electronic mail
system, local area network and personal computers and any and all software used
on or in connection with any of the foregoing; and

         (d) Administer on behalf of each Waste Corp Party various support
services for such Waste Corp Party's general computing requirements, including,
without limitation, procurement, installation and maintenance of necessary
hardware and software, administration of local area network services, help desk
services and training of such Waste Corp Party's personnel.

         3.8 INSURANCE SERVICES.

         (a) WCA Management shall:

                  (i) Provide risk analysis on the assets and business exposures
         of each Waste Corp Party;

                  (ii) Advise on the placement of risk, whether internal or
         external, including the determination of retention, level and type of
         coverage required;

                  (iii) Maintain and monitor each Waste Corp Party's
         risk/insurance structure on a regular basis;

                  (iv) Propose the premium and retention budget annually for
         each Waste Corp Party's approval. All applicable premiums, including
         brokers' fees, will be allocated to the applicable Waste Corp Party as
         part of the Allocated Costs, and all retention incurred by a Waste Corp
         Party will be charged to such Waste Corp Party's account as part of the
         Allocated Costs; and

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                  (v) Process claims of the Waste Corp Parties and expedite the
         collection of claims.

         (b) WCA Waste shall cause the Waste Corp Parties to be named as
additional insureds in WCA Waste's insurance program, as in effect from time to
time. Each of the Waste Corp Parties shall be allocated as part of the Allocated
Costs, and Waste Corp shall pay for, such insurance coverage in an amount equal
to WCA Waste's cost of insuring the assets and operations of such Waste Corp
Party, and generally in accordance with the allocations and methodology used
prior to the Effective Date.

         3.9 OFFICE SPACE AND SERVICES.

         (a) WCA Management shall provide each Waste Corp Party with various
office administrative services, including, without limitation, mail delivery,
supply procurement and general office management, and such other office
administrative services as such Waste Corp Party may, from time to time,
reasonably request; and

         (b) WCA Management shall permit the Waste Corp Parties to occupy and
use the offices and space located at One Riverway, Suite 1400, Houston, Texas
77056, and all of WCA Management's facilities, fixtures, furniture and equipment
contained therein (collectively, the "Office Space") along side WCA Waste and
its subsidiaries for executive, administrative and general office space.

         (c) The Waste Corp Parties shall take good care of the Office Space and
suffer no waste or injury thereto, and shall keep and maintain the Office Space
in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

         3.10 MISCELLANEOUS OTHER SERVICES.

         (a) WCA Management shall advise, direct and, as necessary, negotiate
and arrange for long- and short-term leases of real property and/or personal
property for the Waste Corp Parties, as requested or required by the Waste Corp
Parties.

         (b) WCA Management shall provide management and oversight of the Waste
Corp Parties' respective legal services, safety and maintenance programs and
sales and marketing programs.

         3.11 ADDITIONAL SERVICES. In addition to the services to be provided by
WCA Management to the Waste Corp Parties as set forth in Section 3.1 through
Section 3.10 hereof, WCA Management may, from time to time, render additional
assistance to and on behalf of the Waste Corp Parties or any of them as shall be
mutually agreed by WCA Management and WCA Waste on the one hand and such Waste
Corp Party or Waste Corp Parties on the other. Any such additional assistance by
WCA Management shall be separately compensated.

         3.12 LIMITATION. Nothing in this Article 3 shall obligate WCA
Management or WCA Waste to provide to the Waste Corp Parties any service other
than or any level of service greater than or in addition to the services that
WCA Management customarily provides to the WCA Waste Parties.

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                                   ARTICLE 4
                         PERSONNEL AND RELATED SERVICES

         4.1 PERSONNEL SERVICES. WCA Management shall provide all personnel,
including, without limitation, executive officers, to the Waste Corp Parties
reasonably necessary for the performance of the services to be provided by WCA
Management to the Waste Corp Parties pursuant to this Agreement and for the
operation of the respective businesses and operations of the Waste Corp Parties.

         4.2 SECONDMENT OF EMPLOYEES. As part of the personnel services
described in Section 4.1, WCA Management hereby seconds, and the Waste Corp
Parties hereby accept the secondment of the employees of WCA Waste Management
(the "Seconded Employees") in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.

         4.3 JOB DESCRIPTIONS. The professional responsibilities of the Seconded
Employees shall be determined in accordance with the job descriptions and
internal regulations of WCA Management, subject to the needs of the Waste Corp
Parties and any limitations that may be placed on them by the respective boards
of directors of the applicable Waste Corp Parties.

         4.4 EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF SECONDED EMPLOYEES. Throughout the Term, each
Seconded Employee shall remain the employee of WCA Management and shall continue
to receive salary and benefits according to the terms of such Seconded
Employee's employment relationship with WCA Management. No Seconded Employee
shall be deemed to be an employee of any Waste Corp Party by reason of such
Seconded Employee's service to any Waste Corp Party pursuant to this Agreement.

         4.5 AUTHORIZATION OF SECONDED EMPLOYEES. Subject to the direction and
control of the board of directors of the applicable Waste Corp Party, the
Seconded Employees, in the course of performing the Services for a Waste Corp
Party pursuant to this Agreement, shall have the power and authority to enter
into contracts and incur debts and obligations in the name of such Waste Corp
Party and to bind such Waste Corp Party generally. Each Waste Corp Party shall
execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate the authorization of the
Seconded Employees to represent and bind such Waste Corp Party in the course of
providing the Services to such Waste Corp Party pursuant to this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 5
                                FEES AND EXPENSES

         5.1 MONTHLY FEE.

         (a) As compensation for the Services, Waste Corp shall pay to WCA
Management a monthly fee in the amount of $40,000 (the "Monthly Fee"); provided,
however, that, upon the occurrence of a partial termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.5, WCA Management and Waste Corp shall negotiate in good
faith to determine a reduction in the amount of the Monthly Fee to reflect the
reduction of Services provided to the Waste Corp Parties hereunder as a result
of such partial termination (which reduction shall be subject to the prior
written approval of WCA Waste), and each of WCA Waste, WCA Management and Waste
Corp hereby agrees not to unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any
proposed reduction; but provided further that, unless and until WCA Management
and Waste Corp mutually agree to the amount of such reduction and WCA Waste has
approved in writing such amount,

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Waste Corp shall remain liable for the full amount of the Monthly Fee then in
effect. The Monthly Fee shall be payable in advance on the first Business Day of
each calendar month during the Term.

         (b) At least ten (10) days but not more than thirty (30) days prior to
the anniversary of the Effective Date, WCA Management and Waste Corp shall
review the amount of the Monthly Fee to determine whether the amount of the
Monthly Fee should be adjusted to reflect the level of Services then being
provided under this Agreement. In the event that WCA Management and Waste Corp
agree that an adjustment is warranted, the amount of the Monthly Fee shall be
adjusted upward or downward, as applicable, by the amount mutually agreed upon
by WCA Management and Waste Corp, with the prior written approval of WCA Waste.
Each of WCA Management and Waste Corp hereby agrees not to unreasonably withhold
or delay its consent to any proposed adjustment. Unless and until WCA Management
and Waste Corp reach agreement as to the amount of any adjustment to the Monthly
Fee (which agreement shall be evidenced by a written acknowledgment signed by
both WCA Management and Waste Corp) and WCA Waste has approved in writing such
amount, the amount of the Monthly Fee shall remain at the then-current amount.
If WCA Management and Waste Corp cannot reach agreement on whether or how much
to adjust the Monthly Fee or if WCA Waste does not approve in writing any
adjustment agreed to by WCA Management and Waste Corp, in either case within
thirty (30) days after the then most recent anniversary of the Effective Date,
any of WCA Waste, WCA Management and Waste Corp may terminate this Agreement
upon ninety (90) days written notice to the other.

         5.2 DIRECT AND OTHER ALLOCATED COSTS. As additional compensation for
the Services, Waste Corp shall pay to WCA Management all direct and other
allocated costs and expenses incurred by any of the WCA Waste Parties or their
respective subsidiaries on behalf of any Waste Corp Party in connection with the
performance of the Services ("Allocated Costs"); provided, however, that the
portion of all salaries, wages, bonuses, benefits, social security taxes,
workers' compensation insurance, retirement and insurance benefits and other
compensation payable to the Seconded Employees that is allocable to their
service to the Waste Corp Parties pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to
be included within the Monthly Fee, and thus, shall not be separately
reimbursable as Allocated Costs pursuant to this Section 5.1(a). Within ten (10)
Business Days after the end of each calendar month during the Term, WCA
Management shall provide to Waste Corp an invoice for all Allocated Costs
incurred in such calendar month. Each invoice shall be payable in full within
forty-five (45) Business Days after receipt thereof by Waste Corp. In the event
of a dispute as to the propriety of any invoiced amounts, Waste Corp shall
promptly, but in no event later than the due date for payment of such invoiced
amounts, notify WCA Management in writing of such dispute and the basis
therefore. Waste Corp shall pay all undisputed amounts on each invoice but shall
be entitled to withhold payment of any disputed amounts, provided that Waste
Corp has properly and timely provided written notice of such dispute to WCA
Management. All invoiced amounts not properly or timely disputed by written
notice to WCA Management shall be conclusively presumed to be proper and shall
be due and payable by Waste Corp.

         5.3 BOOKS AND RECORDS. WCA Management shall maintain accurate books and
records regarding the performance of the Services and the calculation of the
Allocated Costs and shall retain such books and records for the period required
by applicable accounting practices or Applicable Law.

         5.4 AUDITS. Waste Corp shall have the right, upon reasonable notice,
and at all reasonable times during normal business hours, to inspect, examine,
audit and make copies of the books and records referred to in Section 5.3. Such
right may be exercised through any agent,

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employee, independent certified public accountant, attorney or other
representative of Waste Corp designated by Waste Corp by written notice to WCA
Management at least three (3) Business Days prior to the exercise of such right
by Waste Corp. Waste Corp shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in any
inspection, examination or audit of such books and records, including the costs
of making any copies of such books and records desired by Waste Corp.

                                    ARTICLE 6
                              BONDING ARRANGEMENTS

         6.1 BONDING FACILITIES. The WCA Waste Parties and their direct and
indirect subsidiaries and the Waste Corp Parties and their direct and indirect
subsidiaries currently satisfy some or all of their respective performance,
closure and post-closure bonding obligations through a number of shared bonding
arrangements and facilities. Each of the Parties hereby agrees to use its
commercially reasonable best efforts to separate all such bonding arrangements
and facilities as between the WCA Waste Parties and their respective direct and
indirect subsidiaries on the one hand and the Waste Corp Parties and their
direct and indirect subsidiaries on the other as soon as reasonably practicable.
However, unless and until such separation occurs, all direct costs and expenses
of such shared bonding arrangements and facilities shall be allocated among the
WCA Waste Parties on the one hand and the Waste Corp Parties on the other on the
basis of the their and their respective subsidiaries' operations covered by such
bonding arrangements and facilities to which such costs and expenses relate.

         6.2 INDEMNIFICATION. Each Party hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each other Party for all damages, losses, costs, liabilities and
expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by such
other Party arising out of any claim, suit or demand related to any of such
Party's or such Party's subsidiaries' operations that are covered by any of the
shared bonding arrangements or facilities described in Section 6.1, including,
without limitation, and claims by or in the right of any Person providing any of
such shared bonding arrangements or facilities.

                                   ARTICLE 7
                              INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

         7.1 OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All Intellectual Property that
is conceived, developed, produced, substantiated or first reduced to practice by
any WCA Waste Party, any Authorized Delegate or any Seconded Employee in
connection with or in the course of performing the Services pursuant to this
Agreement shall accrue to and, as among the Parties, be the sole and exclusive
property of WCA Management, subject only to the license granted pursuant to
Section 7.2.

         7.2 LICENSE. WCA Management hereby grants to each of the Waste Corp
Parties a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide royalty-free right and
license to use the Intellectual Property referenced in Section 7.1 for so long
as this Agreement remains in effect, but only to the extent such use is
necessary for the performance of the Services. Each such Waste Corp Party hereby
agrees, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, that it will use such
Intellectual Property solely in connection with the performance of the Services
and solely in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, unless
otherwise agreed in writing by WCA Management.

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                                    ARTICLE 8
                                 CONFIDENTIALITY

         8.1 USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Each of the Parties understands
and acknowledges that so long as this Agreement remains in effect, it will have
access to certain Confidential Information of other Parties concerning such
other Parties' respective businesses that is a valuable and unique asset of such
other Parties upon which such other Parties' respective businesses are
dependent. To insure the continued secrecy of this Confidential Information,
each Party agrees as follows:

         (a) All reports of information produced as a result of this Agreement
shall be deemed to be part of the Waste Corp Parties' Confidential Information;

         (b) Any Confidential Information of a Waste Corp Party received by a
WCA Waste Party during the Term may be used by the WCA Waste Party only for the
purposes intended by this Agreement, and any Confidential Information of a WCA
Waste Party received by a Waste Corp Party during the Term may be used by the
Waste Corp Party only for the purposes intended by this Agreement;

         (c) Each WCA Waste Party agrees not to disclose any Confidential
Information of any Waste Corp Party or permit any Confidential Information of
any Waste Corp Party to be disclosed to any third party while this Agreement
remains in effect or at any time thereafter, without the prior written consent
of the applicable Waste Corp Party, and each Waste Corp Party agrees not to
disclose any Confidential Information of any WCA Waste Party or permit any
Confidential Information of any WCA Waste Party to be disclosed to any third
party while this Agreement remains in effect or at any time thereafter, without
the prior written consent of the applicable WCA Waste Party;

         (d) Each WCA Waste Party shall use the same degree of care, but not
less than a reasonable degree of care, to protect the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information of each Waste Corp Party as such WCA Waste Party uses
to protect its own Confidential Information, and each Waste Corp Party shall use
the same degree of care, but not less than a reasonable degree of care, to
protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of each WCA Waste
Party as such Waste Corp Party uses to protect its own Confidential Information;

         (e) Each WCA Waste Party shall restrict access to the Confidential
Information of the Waste Corp Parties by such WCA Waste Party's personnel on a
need-to-know basis, and each Waste Corp Party shall restrict access to the
Confidential Information of the WCA Waste Parties by such Waste Corp Party's
personnel on a need-to-know basis; and

         (f) Each WCA Waste Party agrees that all originals or copies of any
records, papers, programs, computer software, documents, fee books, files or any
other matter of whatever nature which is, contains or may facilitate access to
Confidential Information received from or made available by a Waste Corp Party
hereunder shall be returned to such Waste Corp Party or, at the written request
of such Waste Corp Party, destroyed upon the termination of this Agreement for
any reason, and each Waste Corp Party agrees that all originals or copies of any
records, papers, programs, computer software, documents, fee books, files or any
other matter of whatever nature

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which is, contains or may facilitate access to Confidential Information received
from or made available by a WCA Waste Party hereunder shall be returned to such
WCA Waste Party or, at the written request of such WCA Waste Party, destroyed
upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason.

         8.2 DEFINITION OF "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION".

         (a) For purposes of this Agreement and except as provided in Section
8.2(b), "Confidential Information" shall include, without limitation, any and
all secrets or confidential technology, intellectual property rights,
proprietary information, customer or supplier lists, trade secrets, records,
notes, memoranda, data, ideas, processes, methods, techniques, systems,
formulas, patent applications, models, devices, programs, computer software,
writings, research, personnel information, customer or supplier information,
plans or any other information of whatever nature in the possession or control
of a Party that is not generally known or available to members of the general
public, including any copies, worksheets or extracts from any of the foregoing.

         (b) The term "Confidential Information" of a Party shall not include
any information which (i) is or becomes generally available to and known by the
public (other than as a result of an impermissible disclosure directly or
indirectly by another Party), (ii) is or becomes available to another Party on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Party, provided, that such
source is not and was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other
obligation of secrecy to, the Party, (iii) has been or is hereafter
independently developed or acquired by another Party outside the scope of the
Services to be performed under this Agreement, without use of any of the Party's
Confidential Information and without violating any confidentiality agreement
with, or other obligation to, the Party, as evidenced by documentation in such
other Party's possession or (iv) was known to another Party at the time of
disclosure, as evidenced by documentation in such other Party's possession.

         8.3 REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, a Party may disclose Confidential
Information of another Party in contravention of the provisions of Section 8.1
without the prior written consent of such other Party only when disclosure by
the Party is required under Applicable Law; provided, however, that if
disclosure is required under this Section 8.3, such Party shall advise such
other Party of the requirement to disclose Confidential Information prior to
such disclosure and as soon as reasonably practicable after such Party becomes
aware of such required disclosure or aware that an action has been taken seeking
such disclosure unless such notice is legally prohibited; and provided further,
that upon the request of such other Party, such Party shall reasonably cooperate
with, and at the expense of, such other Party in any reasonable and lawful
actions which such other Party takes to resist such disclosure, limit the
information to be disclosed or limit the extent to which the information so
disclosed may be used or made available to third parties.

                                   ARTICLE 9
                           LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

         9.1 NO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES. Each of the Parties hereby
acknowledges and agrees that by executing this Agreement, no Party is assuming
any of the debts, liabilities or

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obligations of any other Party, and all of the debts, liabilities and
obligations of a Party in existence as of the date of this Agreement or arising
hereafter shall be the sole debt, liability or obligation, as applicable, of
such Party.

         9.2 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

         (a) None of the WCA Waste Parties, nor any of their respective
subsidiaries nor any of the officers, directors, stockholders, members,
partners, employees, agents or representatives of any of the WCA Waste Parties
or their respective subsidiaries (each a "WCA Waste Indemnitee" and
collectively, the "WCA Waste Indemnitees") shall have any liability whatsoever
to any Waste Corp Party for any losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, claims or
demands (including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) of whatever kind
or nature arising out of or in connection with the performance of, or failure to
perform, any of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, except and only to the
extent such losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, claims or demands result from
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any WCA Waste Indemnitee.

         (b) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE
CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, STATUTORY OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR ANY MULTIPLE OF ACTUAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

         9.3 INDEMNIFICATION BY WASTE CORP PARTIES. Each of the Waste Corp
Parties shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, jointly and
severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless the WCA Waste Indemnitees against
any and all losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, claims and demands (including
court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) of whatever kind or nature, and by
whomever asserted, arising directly or indirectly out of the performance of, or
failure to perform, any of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, except and
only to the extent such losses, costs, expenses, liabilities, claims or demands
result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any WCA Waste
Indemnitee. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION 9.3 SHALL INCLUDE INDEMNIFICATION
FOR THE NEGLIGENT (BUT NOT GROSSLY NEGLIGENT) ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY WCA WASTE
INDEMNITEE.

         9.4 INDEMNIFICATION BY WCA WASTE PARTIES. Each of the WCA Waste Parties
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, jointly and severally
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Waste Corp Parties and each of their
respective officers, directors, stockholders, members, partners, employees,
agents or representatives (each a "Waste Corp Indemnitee" and collectively, the
"Waste Corp Indemnitees") against any and all losses, costs, expenses,
liabilities, claims and demands (including court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees) of whatever kind or nature, and by whomever asserted, arising directly or
indirectly out of the performance of, or failure to perform, any of the Services
pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent, but only to the extent, such losses,
costs, expenses, liabilities, claims or demands result from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of any WCA Waste Party. EACH OF THE

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PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE INDEMNIFICATION
PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION 9.4 SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE WASTE CORP INDEMNITEES
EVEN WHEN THE LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS OR DEMANDS FOR WHICH
INDEMNIFICATION IS SOUGHT RESULT IN PART FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF A WASTE CORP
INDEMNITEE.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                              TERM AND TERMINATION

         10.1 TERM. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall commence on
the Effective Date and shall continue until the earlier of (a) the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Effective Date and (b) the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 5.1(b), Section 10.2, Section 10.3, Section 10.4 or Section
10.5.

         10.2 TERMINATION BY WCA WASTE. WCA Waste may terminate this Agreement
immediately if:

         (a) Waste Corp fails to pay in full any payment required under this
Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by Waste Corp of written notice
of failure to pay on the due date of such payment;

         (b) Any Waste Corp Party breaches any of its material obligations under
this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after
receipt by such Waste Corp Party of written notice of such breach; or

         (c) Any Waste Corp Party (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit
of its creditors, (ii) files a petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation, (iii)
is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt, (iv) commences any proceeding for a
reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debts, dissolution or liquidation
under any law or statute of any jurisdiction applicable thereto or (v) any such
proceeding shall be commenced against a Waste Corp Party and shall not be
dismissed or otherwise disposed of within sixty (60) days thereafter.

         10.3 TERMINATION BY WASTE CORP. Waste Corp may terminate this Agreement
immediately if:

         (a) Any WCA Waste Party breaches any of its material obligations under
this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after
receipt by such WCA Waste Party of written notice of such breach; or

         (b) Any WCA Waste Party (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit
of its creditors, (ii) files a petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation, (iii)
is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt, (iv) commences any proceeding for a
reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debts, dissolution or liquidation
under any law or statute of any jurisdiction applicable thereto or (v) any such
proceeding shall be commenced against a WCA Waste Party and shall not be
dismissed or otherwise disposed of within sixty (60) days thereafter.

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         10.4 AUTOMATIC TERMINATION. This Agreement shall automatically
terminate upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of Waste Corp.

         10.5 PARTIAL TERMINATION. In the event of a Change in Control of any
Waste Corp Party other than Waste Corp, this Agreement shall terminate with
respect to such Waste Corp Party, and thereafter, neither WCA Management nor WCA
Waste shall have any further obligation whatsoever to provide the Services to
such Waste Corp Party.

         10.6 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Termination of this Agreement shall be
without prejudice to the accrued rights and obligations of the Parties as of the
effective date of the termination, including, but not limited to, Waste Corp's
obligation to pay the compensation to WCA Management as set forth in Article 5.

                                   ARTICLE 11
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         11.1 DELEGATION OF PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. Each of the Parties hereby
acknowledges and agrees that WCA Management, in discharging its obligations
under this Agreement, may, with the prior approval of WCA Waste, engage any
direct or indirect subsidiary of WCA Waste, as well as any unrelated third
parties WCA Management deems reasonably necessary for the proper performance of
the Services (each an "Authorized Delegate") and delegate the performance of the
Services (or any part of the Services) to such Authorized Delegate and that the
performance of the Services (or any part of the Services) by any such Authorized
Delegate shall be treated as if WCA Management performed such Services itself;
provided, however, that, in the event that WCA Management engages any unrelated
third parties to provide any of the Services customarily provided by WCA
Management directly and without the use of unrelated third parties under the
Original Services Agreement, none of the costs or expenses incurred by WCA
Management for the provision of such Services by such unrelated third parties
shall be reimbursable by the Waste Corp Parties hereunder as Allocated Costs or
otherwise; but provided further that, notwithstanding any such delegation, WCA
Management shall remain responsible for the performance of the Services under
this Agreement.

         11.2 PROVISION OF SERVICES NONEXCLUSIVE.

         (a) Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the WCA Waste
Parties may, from time to time, provide services similar or identical to the
Services to any other Person, in the sole and absolute discretion of the WCA
Waste Parties.

         (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Waste
Corp Parties shall not be obligated to acquire the Services exclusively from the
WCA Waste Parties and shall remain free to acquire some or all of such services
from any other source as the Waste Corp Parties may deem appropriate, in their
sole and absolute discretion, without the approval or consent of any WCA Waste
Party; provided, however, that, in the event any Waste Corp Party elects to
acquire any of the Services from any Person other than the WCA Waste Parties and
their Authorized Delegates, such Waste Corp Party shall provide written notice
of such election to the WCA Waste Parties specifying the Services to be provided
by such other Person, and upon receipt of such written notice, the WCA Waste
Parties shall thereafter have no further obligation

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whatsoever under this Agreement to provide any of the Services so specified; but
provided further that, so long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Waste
Corp Parties shall remain liable for payment of the Monthly Fee and the
Allocated Costs in accordance with the provisions of Article 5.

         11.3 NO JOINT VENTURE. This Agreement is not intended to create, and
shall not be construed as creating, any relationship of partnership, joint
venture or association for profit among the Parties or any of them, and any
inferences to the contrary are hereby expressly negated.

         11.4 NO FIDUCIARY DUTIES. In rendering the Services, WCA Management
(and any Authorized Delegate to whom performance of any of the Services is
delegated pursuant to Section 11.1), acting by and through the Seconded
Employees, shall be acting on behalf of and as agent for the Waste Corp Parties.
Nevertheless, each of the Parties hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that
no Party or Authorized Delegate shall have any fiduciary duties or obligations
to any other Party by reason of this Agreement or the performance of the
Services hereunder.

         11.5 WAIVER OF CONFLICTS. Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges that
some or all of the Seconded Employees will perform services for one or more of
the WCA Waste Parties and their respective subsidiaries in addition to
performing the Services for the Waste Corp Parties. To the greatest extent
permitted by Applicable Law, each of the Parties hereby waives, on behalf of
itself and each of its subsidiaries now in existence or hereafter created, any
conflict of interest that may arise as a result of any Seconded Employee
performing services for more than one of the Parties or their respective
subsidiaries and any rights or claims of corporate opportunity a Party may have
in connection with any opportunity or transaction any other Party may pursue or
effect by or through any of the Seconded Employees during the Term.

         11.6 LIMITATION ON SCOPE. Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges and
agrees that WCA Management shall be obligated to provide the Services only with
respect to the businesses and operations of the Waste Corp Parties as operated
on the Effective Date unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing among the WCA
Waste Parties and the Waste Corp Parties. Each of the Parties hereby further
acknowledges and agrees that WCA Management shall not be obligated to perform
any of the Services for the benefit of any Person other than the Waste Corp
Parties.

         11.7 WARRANTY. WCA Management hereby warrants to the Waste Corp Parties
that the Services shall be of the same or similar quality as those provided by
WCA Management to Waste Corp and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Original
Services Agreement and the Secondment Agreement. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE, THE WCA WASTE PARTIES MAKE NO (AND EACH OF THEM
HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ANY AND ALL) REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES.

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         11.8 FORCE MAJEURE.

         (a) No WCA Waste Party or Authorized Delegate shall be responsible for
or have any liability for the loss of or damage to any property of any Waste
Corp Party in possession of a WCA Waste Party or an Authorized Delegate to the
extent such loss or damage shall be caused by or directly or indirectly due to
war damage, enemy action, the act of any Governmental Authority, riot, civil
commotion, rebellion, storm, tempest, accident, fire, lockout, strike or other
cause whatsoever beyond the control of such WCA Waste Party or Authorized
Delegate (each such event, a "Force Majeure Event"); provided, however, that
such WCA Waste Party or Authorized Delegate shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to minimize the effects of the same.

         (b) Any delay or failure of any Party in the performance of its
obligations hereunder shall be excused if and to the extent caused by a Force
Majeure Event. In the event of a Force Majeure Event, the time for performing
any obligations affected thereby shall be extended during the period such Force
Majeure Event persists; provided, however, that the affected Party notifies the
other Parties of the Force Majeure Event within five (5) days of the occurrence
thereof; and provided further, that the affected Party diligently attempts to
remove the cause or causes of such Force Majeure Event to the extent reasonably
possible.

         11.9 NOTICES.

         (a) All notices or other communications provided for or permitted to be
given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given (i) by
depositing such writing in the U.S. mail, addressed to the intended recipient,
postage paid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) by
delivering such writing to the recipient in person, (iii) by facsimile
transmission (with electronic confirmation thereof) or (iv) by nationally
recognized overnight courier service. All notices or other communications to be
sent to a Party under this Agreement shall be sent to or made at the following
addresses or facsimile numbers, or such other addresses or facsimile numbers as
the Parties may specify by notice to each other from time to time in accordance
herewith:

         If to a WCA Waste Party, to:

                  (Name of applicable WCA Waste Party)
                  One Riverway, Suite 1400
                  Houston, Texas  77056
                  Facsimile:  (713) 572-4480
                  Attn:  J. Edward Menger, Vice President and Secretary

         If to a Waste Corp Party, to:

                  (Name of applicable Waste Corp Party)
                  One Riverway, Suite 1400
                  Houston, Texas  77056
                  Facsimile:  (713) 572-4480
                  Attn:  Jerome M. Kruszka, President

         (b) Any notice or other communication given in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 11.9 shall be deemed to have been received by the
intended recipient (i) three (3) Business Days after deposit in the United
States mail if given by registered or certified mail,

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(ii) upon receipt if given by delivery in person, (iii) one (1) Business Day
after transmission with electronic confirmation if given by facsimile
transmission and (iv) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight courier service if given by such means.

         11.10 ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. Except as expressly permitted by
Section 11.1, no Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its
duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of
the other Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties.

         11.11 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas, without
giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles thereof that would result in
the application of the Law of any other jurisdiction.

         11.12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any dispute arising from or in connection
with this Agreement shall first be the subject of amicable negotiations between
the Parties. If the dispute cannot be resolved within thirty (30) calendar days,
then any Party may refer this dispute to, and the Parties hereby agree to,
arbitration by JAMS/ENDispute in the city of Houston, Texas. The arbitration
tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators. Arbitration shall be conducted
according to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of JAMS/ENDispute then in effect.
Any award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties.

         11.13 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties with respect thereto
(including, without limitation, the Original Services Agreement and the
Secondment Agreement), and there are no representations, warranties or other
agreements between the Parties in connection with the subject matter hereof,
except as specifically set forth herein.

         11.14 AMENDMENT; WAIVER. No amendment, modification or supplement of
this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon any Party unless it
shall be specifically designated as such and shall be executed in writing by all
of the Parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon any Party unless it shall be specifically designated as such and
shall be executed in writing by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. No
waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement (whether or not
similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver, unless otherwise
expressly provided therein.

         11.15 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the Parties agrees to execute and
deliver such further and supplemental documents and instruments and to do such
other and further acts and things as may, from time to time, be necessary or
convenient to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

         11.16 TITLES AND HEADINGS. The Article and Section headings and any
table of contents contained in this Agreement are solely for convenience of
reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or interpretation of
this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

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         11.17 SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to
be severable, and if one or more of the provisions of this Agreement are at any
time found to be invalid by a court, tribunal or other forum of competent
jurisdiction, or otherwise rendered unenforceable, such decision shall not have
the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement. In such
event, this Agreement shall be deemed amended by modifying or severing such
provision or provisions as necessary to render it valid, legal and enforceable
while preserving its intent, or if that is not possible, by substituting another
provision that is valid, legal and enforceable which materially effectuates the
Parties' intent. Any such invalid or unenforceable provision or provisions shall
be severable from this Agreement, so that the validity or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of the
provision(s) in question in any other jurisdiction, shall not be affected
thereby.

         11.18 JOINT DRAFT. The Parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship
of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

         11.19 COUNTERPARTS; FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document. The
Parties may sign and deliver this Agreement by facsimile transmission. Each
Party agrees that the delivery of the Agreement by facsimile shall have the same
force and effect as delivery of original signatures and that each Party may use
such facsimile signatures as evidence of the execution and delivery of the
Agreement by all Parties to the same extent that an original signature could be
used.

                            (SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOWS)

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

                                      WCA WASTE CORPORATION

                                      By: /s/ Charles A. Casalinova
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:   Charles A. Casalinova
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President

                                      WCA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.

                                      By:  WCA Management General, Inc.
                                      Its: General Partner

                                           By: /s/ Charles A. Casalinova
                                               --------------------------------
                                           Name:   Charles A. Casalinova
                                           Title:  Senior Vice President

                                      WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, LLC

                                      By: /s/ Charles A. Casalinova
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:   Charles A. Casalinova
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President

                                      TRANSIT WASTE, LLC

                                      By: /s/ Charles A. Casalinova
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:   Charles A. Casalinova
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President

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                                      WASTE CORPORATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.

                                      By: /s/ Charles A. Casalinova
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:   Charles A. Casalinova
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President

                                      WASTE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA, INC.

                                      By: /s/ Charles A. Casalinova
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:   Charles A. Casalinova
                                      Title:  Senior Vice President

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of September 27,
2000, is entered into between Waste Corporation of America, Inc. (the "Company"
or the "Employer") and Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (the "Executive"), is subject to the
closing (the "Closing") of that certain Asset Sale Agreement dated April 14,
2000 among the Company, Waste Management, Inc. ("WMI") and certain selling
subsidiaries of WMI and shall be effective as of the date of the Closing (the
"Effective Date").

                                    RECITALS

      A. The Executive is currently employed as an officer of the Company.

      B. The stockholders of the Company have requested that the Board of
Directors provide incentives to the Executive to continue to work for a period
of at least five years toward (1) the substantial growth of the Company and (2)
the initial public offering or sale of the Company and, in connection with any
such sale of the Company, to seek the alternative which is in the best interest
of such stockholders.

      C. The Board of Directors recognizes that, in connection with any sale of
the Company, the best alternative for the stockholders may involve the
replacement of the officers of the Company, including the Executive.

      D. In order to induce the Executive to continue as an officer of the
Company for a period of at least five years despite the prospect of such a sale
of the Company, the Company and the Executive have agreed as set forth herein.

                                    AGREEMENT

      In consideration of the mutual terms, conditions, and covenants set forth
herein, the Company and Executive agree to the following:

      1. Term of Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive,
and the Executive hereby agrees to remain in the employ of the Company, for the
period commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and ending on the
earlier of: (a) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or (b) such earlier
date as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 2. The period between
the Effective Date of this Agreement and the fifth anniversary of the Effective
Date is referred to herein as the "Term."

      2. Termination of Employment. Executive's employment with the Company
shall terminate upon the earliest of

      (a) the death of the Executive;

      (b) at any time after Executive has been receiving full or partial salary
payments under Employer's disability plans for a period of 18 consecutive
months, either Employer or Executive sending the other party written notice that
Executive is "permanently disabled" as
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such term is defined in the Company's long-term disability plan as in effect
from time to time; provided, however, that during any period prior to such
termination of this Agreement in which Executive is receiving full or partial
salary payments under the Company's disability insurance policies, the
obligation of the Company to pay Executive salary pursuant to Section 4 shall
cease;

      (c) the Company's sending Executive written notice that Executive's
employment is terminated for "cause" which term shall mean the willful material
breach by Executive of this Agreement, (other than any breach resulting from
Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which breach
continues for thirty (30) days after actual receipt of written notice from the
Company and which results in, or is reasonably likely to result in, demonstrable
material damage to the Company, Executive's conviction of or plea of guilty to a
felony or Executive's conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude,
Executive's engagement in the fraud of or the misappropriation or embezzlement
of funds from Employer, or Executive's reckless disregard or willful misconduct
which misconduct, if ongoing, (as distinguished from an isolated incident),
continues for thirty (30) days after actual receipt of written notice from the
Company and which results in, or is reasonably likely to result in, demonstrable
and material damage to the Company;

      (d) the Executive's sending the Company written notice that Executive's
employment is terminated for "Good Reason" which term shall mean the occurrence
(without the Executive's express written consent) of any one of the following
acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of
any act or failure to act described below, such act or failure to act is
corrected within thirty (30) days after actual receipt of written notice from
Executive: (i) the Company's breach of a material term or condition of the
Agreement; (ii) except for any changes required by applicable law, the failure
by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in which the
Executive participates immediately prior to the date hereof which is material to
the Executive's total compensation, including but not limited to the Company's
annual incentive plan, long-term incentive plan, supplemental executive
retirement plan and stock option plan, as applicable, unless an equitable
arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been
made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Executive's participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on
a basis not materially less favorable (as determined by the Executive in good
faith), both in terms of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided
and the level of the Executive's participation relative to other participants,
as existed immediately prior to the Effective Date hereof; or (iii) the
Company's asking or requiring the Executive to take (or not to take) any action
which the Executive in good faith reasonably believes could be materially
misleading to the Company's employees, investors, accountants or attorneys
and/or any regulatory authority; provided, however, that the Executive's right
to terminate the Executive's employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by
the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, and that the
Executive's continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of
rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason
hereunder;

      (e) the expiration of the Term on the fifth Anniversary of the Effective
Date; provided, however, that the Company and the Executive may mutually agree
to continue Executive's employment on an "at-will" basis.

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      3. Position and Duties.

      (a) The Executive's positions shall be those of Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, and in such capacity Executive shall perform the customary
duties and responsibilities of the positions. Subject to the Company's actual
receipt of prior written consent of Executive, these positions, duties, and
responsibilities can be modified as required to suit the specific requirements
and needs of Employer, provided that any such modification shall result in
substantially similar, comparable or higher positions, duties and
responsibilities. Similarly, subject to the Company's actual receipt of prior
written consent of Executive, the Company may assign Executive part time or full
time to a Subsidiary (as defined in Section 10(c) of this Agreement) in which
case the Subsidiary shall be jointly and severally responsible as, and shall be
treated as, the Company or the Employer under this Agreement for the period of
time the Executive performs services for the Subsidiary. Executive's place of
employment will be located within the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan area,
but Executive will undertake appropriate business travel as required by
Employer.

      (b) Executive agrees to conduct all business in accordance with the
Company's general policies/directives as they may exist at any given time.
Executive shall comply materially with all applicable laws and regulations of
the countries in which Employer and its affiliates operate.

      (c) Executive agrees to devote his full time, attention, and efforts
during regular business hours, and at all such other times as may be requested
by the Company, consistent with industry practices, to the business affairs of
the Company during the Term of this Agreement and to perform his duties
faithfully and diligently to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the
Executive hereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, the parties recognize and
agree that Executive may engage in passive personal investments and other
business, civic or charitable activities that do not conflict with the business
and affairs of the Company or interfere with Executive's performance of his
duties hereunder.

      4. Salary. Except if Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to
Section 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (in which case Section 7(a) applies) and except as
otherwise provided in Section 2(b), during the Term, Employer shall pay
Executive a base salary of $300,000 per year, payable bi-monthly ("Base
Salary"). At least annually, Employer shall review Executive's Base Salary which
may be increased (but not decreased) in Employer's sole discretion.

      5. Stock Options. Not later than the Effective Date of this Agreement, the
Board shall take appropriate action to ensure that Executive shall be granted a
stock option in the form of the nonstatutory stock option grant agreement
attached hereto as Appendix A.

      6. Benefits. Except if Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to
Section 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (in which case Section 7(a) applies), during the
Term, Executive and, to the extent applicable, Executive's family, dependents
and beneficiaries, may participate in the benefit or similar plans, policies or
programs (including, without limitation, the Company's Management Incentive
Plan, business and entertainment expense reimbursement policies, car allowance
policies, 401(k) plans, disability plans, pension plans, health insurance plans
and director and officer liability insurance policies) provided to similarly
situated Executives under

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Employer's standard employment practices as in effect from time to time. Nothing
herein shall be construed to require the Company to continue or put into effect
any plan, practice, policy, or program or any element thereof. In addition,
during the Term, Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of paid vacation
days annually pursuant to applicable policies and procedures of the Company as
in effect from time to time.

      7. Effects of Termination of Employment.

      (a) Upon termination of Executive's employment with the Company for any
reason whatsoever, Employer shall pay to Executive (or in case of Executive's
death, to his estate), within thirty (30) days of the effective date of such
termination, all salary and expense reimbursements due to Executive through the
date of such termination, and Executive shall be entitled to such benefits as
are available pursuant to the terms of any benefit or similar plans, policies or
programs in which Executive was participating at the time of such termination
pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement. In addition, upon termination of
Executive's employment with the Company for death or permanent disability, in
lieu of any further salary or bonus payments as severance to Executive for
periods subsequent to such termination and in lieu of any other severance
otherwise payable to Executive, the Company will pay to Executive (or to his
estate, as applicable), within thirty (30) days of such termination, a lump sum
severance payment, in cash equal to one (1) year of Executive's Base Salary as
in effect immediately prior to such termination of Executive's employment. Also,
if the Company terminates the Executive's employment for any reason other than
those set forth in Sections 2(a), (b) or (c), or if Executive terminates
Executive's Employment under Section 2(d), the Company shall continue throughout
the full Term of this Agreement to pay Executive's salary pursuant to Section 4
end to provide Executive's benefits pursuant to Section 6 (and, if the Company
pays Executive's salary and provides Executive's benefits for the full Term of
this Agreement, Executive shall be subject to the covenants contained in Section
9 through the full term of this Agreement).

      (b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or Executive's
employment hereunder, this Section 7 and Sections 10 and 11 of this Agreement,
and the rights and obligations created therein, shall survive without
limitation.

      8. Tax Withholding. All payments to Executive under this Agreement shall
be subject to withholding or deduction of such amounts as may be required by
law.

      9. Noncompetition and Confidentiality.

      (a) The parties recognize that the employment of Executive with the
Company has been and will continue to be special, unique and of an extraordinary
character, and in connection with such employment Executive has and will
continue to acquire special skill and training. The parties also recognize that
the covenants of Executive contained in this Section 9 are an essential part of
Executive's engagement by the Company and that, but for the agreement of the
Executive to comply with such covenants, the Company would not have entered into
this Agreement. Executive accordingly agrees that, during the Term, (i)
Executive shall not act or serve, directly or indirectly, as a principal, agent,
independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, executive, employee or
advisor or in any other position or capacity with or for, or acquire a direct or
indirect ownership interest in or otherwise conduct (whether as stockholder,
partner,

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investor, joint venturer, or as owner of any other type of interest), any
Competing Business (defined below); provided, however, that this clause shall
not prohibit the Executive from being the owner of (A) up to 5% of any class of
outstanding securities of any entity if such class of securities is publicly
traded or (B) any other securities owned by Executive on the date of this
Agreement, and (ii) Executive shall not, in connection with or for the benefit
of any person or entity engaged in the non-hazardous solid waste business,
solicit, induce, divert or take away, any officer, employee or consultant of the
Company.

      (b) From the date hereof, Executive shall hold in secrecy for the Company
all trade secrets and other confidential information relating to the business
and affairs of the Company that have come or may have come to his attention
during his employment with the Company, including information concerning costs,
profits, markets, sales, business development plans, lists of clients or
customers, lists of acquisition targets and other information about such
acquisition targets and other information of a similar nature (such categories
of information being referred to herein as "Confidential Information").
Executive shall not use for his own benefit or disclose to any person any
Confidential Information other than in the ordinary course of the Company's
business or in response to a court order, unless such use or disclosure has the
prior written authorization of the Company. Executive shall deliver to the
Company, upon request, all correspondence, memoranda, notes, records, plans,
customer lists, product compositions and other documents and all copies thereof,
whether in hard copy form or electronically or magnetically stored, made,
composed, or received by the Executive, solely or jointly with others, that are
in the Executive's possession, custody or control and that are related in any
manner to the past, present or anticipated business of the Company.

      (c) For the purposes of this Section 9, "Competing Business" shall mean an
individual, business, corporation, association, firm, undertaking, partnership,
joint venture, organization or other entity that operates non-hazardous solid
waste landfills, non-hazardous solid waste collection businesses or similar
facilities or businesses within a 50-mile radius of any of the Company's
landfills or similar facilities.

      (d) Should any portion of this Section 9 be deemed unenforceable because
of the scope, duration or territory encompassed by the undertakings of the
Executive hereunder, and only in such event, then the Executive and the Employer
consent and agree to such limitation on scope, duration or territory as may be
finally adjudicated as enforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction after
the exhaustion of all appeals.

      (e) The covenants in this Section 9 shall be construed as an agreement
ancillary to the other provisions of this Agreement, and the existence of any
claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Employer, whether
predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, other than a claim or cause of action
based on the Company's failure to pay Executive amounts payable to Executive
hereunder, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Employer of
this covenant.

      (f) It is expressly recognized and agreed that the covenants set forth in
this Section 9 are for the purpose of restricting the activities of the
Executive only to the extent necessary for the protection of the legitimate
business interests of the Company, and the Company and the Executive agree that
said covenants are reasonable for that purpose and that such covenants do

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not and will not preclude Executive from engaging in activities sufficient for
the purpose of earning a living.

      10. Additional Consideration.

      (a) In consideration of Executive's entering into this Agreement, on the
Effective Date the company shall pay to Executive, a lump sum in cash in the
aggregate amount of $100,000 less required withholding.

      (b) During the Term, Executive shall participate, on comparable terms, in
the Company's annual incentive plan in which similarly situated executives of
the Company participate and can earn up to seventy five percent (75%) of Base
Salary as more fully described in Appendix B which is attached hereto and
incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes.

      (c) In the event of the occurrence of a "Change in Control" (defined
below), the Company shall pay to Executive, within thirty (30) days after such
Change in Control, a lump sum payment, in cash, equal to three (3) times
Executive's annual Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control. "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence during the Term of this
Agreement, of an one of the following events:

            (i) An acquisition of any common stock ("Common Stock"), par value
      $.01 per share, of the Company or the Subsidiary (as defined below) or
      other securities entitled to voter or convertible into or exercisable for
      securities entitled to vote, in the election of directors (such Common
      Stock and other securities hereinafter being referred to as the "Voting
      Securities") of the Company or the Subsidiary by any Person (as specified
      in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
      "Exchange Act"), and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof), including
      for purposes of this Section the Company or its Affiliates (including the
      Subsidiary), immediately after which such Person has Beneficial Ownership
      (as defined below) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting
      power of the Company's or the Subsidiary's then outstanding Voting
      Securities; provided, however, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to
      have occurred by reason of an acquisition of fifty percent (50%) or more
      of the Company's or the Subsidiary's Voting Securities by an employee
      benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates (including
      the Subsidiary) or by a Person in a Non-Control Transaction (as defined
      below); or

            (ii) The individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement are
      members of the Board or the Board of Directors of the Subsidiary (the
      "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at least two/thirds
      (2/3) of the members of the Board or the Board of Directors of the
      Subsidiary; provided, however, that an individual will be treated as a
      member of the Incumbent Board if the members of the Board or the Board of
      Directors of the Subsidiary prior to such individual's nomination
      unanimously approve such individual's nomination and election to the Board
      or the Board of Directors of the Subsidiary and provided further that no
      individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such
      individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or
      threatened proxy contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of
      proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board or
      the Board of Directors of the

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      Subsidiary (a "Proxy Contest"), including by reason of any agreement
      intended to avoid or settle any Proxy Contest; or

            (iii) The consummation of:

                  (A)   A merger, consolidation or reorganization with or into
                        the Company or the Subsidiary or in which securities of
                        the Company or the Subsidiary are issued (a "Merger"),
                        unless such Merger, consolidation or reorganization
                        occurs in connection with a Non-Control Transaction;

                  (B)   A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or
                        the Subsidiary; or

                  (C)   The sale or other disposition of all or substantially
                        all of the assets of the Company or the Subsidiary to
                        any Person (other than a transfer to an employee benefit
                        plan or Affiliate of the Company or under conditions
                        that would constitute a Non-Control Transaction with the
                        disposition of assets being regarded as a Merger of this
                        purpose).

      Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, no transaction
involving a sale or exchange or other disposition of Voting Securities that are
issued and outstanding on the Effective Date for a price of less than three
dollars ($3.00) a share shall qualify as a Change in Control. As used herein the
following terms have the following meanings:

            (i) "Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2
      promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

            (ii) "Beneficial Ownership," "Beneficially Owned" and the like means
      having, with respect to a security or group of securities, the power to
      control or direct the voting or disposition of Voting Securities, as
      determined by Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

            (iii) "Non-Control Transaction" means a Merger whereby (A) the
      individuals who were the president, chief executive officer and the chief
      financial officer of the Company or the Subsidiary hold such respective
      positions with, and individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board
      immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for the
      Merger, constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of
      directors of, the surviving corporation and (B) either (1) fifty percent
      (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
      securities of the surviving corporation is Beneficially Owned directly by
      the Beneficial Owners of the Company's or the Subsidiary's Voting
      Securities prior to the Merger or (2) the president, chief executive
      officer and/or chief financial officer of the Company, as a result of such
      Merger, acquire (or their Affiliates acquire) fifty percent (50%) or more
      of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
      the surviving corporation.

            (iv) "Subsidiary" means WCA Waste Systems, Inc., a Delaware
      Corporation, or any other entity in which the Company owns fifty percent
      (50%) or more of the

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      outstanding equity securities entitled to vote in the election of
      directors or their equivalent and shall include any successor to the
      business and/or assets of such entity.

      11. No Mitigation; Limited Offset. The Company agrees that, if Executive's
employment with the Company terminates during the Term, Executive is not
required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts
payable to Executive by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. Further, the
amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be
reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment
by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount
claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company (unless such amount is
evidenced by a promissory note signed by the Executive), or otherwise.

      12. Remedies. With respect to each and every breach or violation or
threatened breach or violation by Employee of Section 9, the Company, in
addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity, including specific
performance of the provisions thereof; shall be entitled to enjoin the
commencement or continuance thereof and may, with notice to Employee, but
without the necessity of posting a bond or otherwise, apply to any court of
competent jurisdiction for entry of an immediate restraining order or
injunction. The Company may pursue any of the remedies described in this Section
12 concurrently or consecutively in any order as to any such breach or
violation, and the pursuit of one of such remedies at any time will not be
deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any of the other
of such remedies.

      13. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any
judicial determination that one or more of such provisions, or any portion
thereof, is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provisions, or portion thereof, but rather shall
cause this Agreement to first be construed in all respects as if such invalid or
unenforceable provisions, or portions thereof, were modified to terms which are
valid and enforceable; provided, however, that if necessary to render this
Agreement enforceable, it shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable
provisions, or portions thereof; were omitted.

      14. Successors. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and shall not
be assignable by the Executive without the prior written consent of the Company.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and
its successors and assigns.

      15. Governing, Law. The validity, interpretation and performance of this
Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Texas.

      16. Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States,
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, if to
Executive, to the address inserted below the Executive's signature on the final
page hereof and, if to the Company; to the address set forth below, or to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective
only upon actual receipt:

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            To the Company:

            Waste Corporation of America, Inc..
            One Riverway, Suite 1400
            Houston, Texas 77056
            Attention:  Mr. Tom Fatjo, Jr.

      17. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified other than by
a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective
successors, assigns or legal representatives.

      18. Miscellaneous. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any
breach by the other party hereto of, or of any lack of compliance with, any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at
the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement supersedes any other
agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with
respect to the subject matter hereof which have been made by either party,
including, without limitation, any employment memorandum, memorandum of
understanding, or severance arrangements. Captions and Section headings in this
Agreement are provided merely for convenience and shall not affect the
interpretation of any of the provisions herein.

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      The parties have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first
set forth above.

                                    WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

                                    By:  /s/ Jerome M. Kruszka
                                         -------------------------------------
                                    Printed Name:  Jerome M. Kruszka
                                                 -----------------------------
                                    Title:         President
                                          ------------------------------------

                                    EXECUTIVE:

                                    /s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Printed Name:  Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
                                                 -----------------------------
                                    Title:         Chairman
                                          ------------------------------------

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                                   APPENDIX A

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                    NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT
                          PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE
                       WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.
                      1999 NON QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

         1. Grant of Nonstatutory Stock Option. Waste Corporation of America,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
("Optionee") the right, privilege and option as herein set forth (the
"Nonstatutory Stock Option") to purchase up to 151,500 shares (the "Shares") of
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company (or any security or other
property into which such common stock may be changed by reason of any
transaction or event of the type described in the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, or in the Plan) (the "Stock"), in accordance with the
terms of this agreement. The Nonstatutory Stock Option is granted pursuant to
the Waste Corporation of America, Inc. 1999 Non Qualified Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") and is subject to the provisions of the Plan, which is hereby
incorporated herein and is made a part hereof, as well as the provisions of this
document. By acceptance of the Nonstatutory Stock Option, Optionee agrees to be
bound by all of the terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan
and the Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Shares, when issued to Optionee upon the
exercise of the Nonstatutory Stock Option, shall be fully paid and
nonassessable. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as
set forth in the Plan document unless otherwise specifically provided. The
Nonstatutory Stock Option is not intended to qualify as an "incentive stock
option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").

         2. Option Term. Subject to earlier termination as provided herein, or
in the Plan, the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall expire on the tenth (10th)
anniversary of the effective date hereof. The period during which the
Nonstatutory Stock Option is in effect shall be referred to as the "Option
Period".

         3. Option Exercise Price. The exercise price (the "Option Price") of
the Shares subject to the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be $2.60 per Share for
Shares purchased during the Option Period.

         4. Vesting. Twenty five percent (25%) of the total number of Shares
subject to the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall vest on the first anniversary of
the effective date hereof. An additional eighteen and three quarters percent
(18.75%) of the total Shares subject to the Nonstatutory Stock Option shall
become vested on each of the second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th) and fifth
(5th) anniversaries of the effective date hereof and all or any portion of the
vested Shares that may be acquired under the Nonstatutory Stock Option may be
purchased at any time after becoming vested during the Option Period. In
addition; notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Paragraph 4 to the
contrary, the total number of Shares subject to the Nonstatutory Stock Option
shall become fully vested upon the earliest of (i) the Company's termination of
the Optionee's employment other than for "cause" as that term is defined in
Section 2(c) of Optionee's Employment Agreement of even date herewith, (ii) the
Optionee's termination of Optionee's employment for "good reason" as that term
is defined in Section 2(d) of Optionee's Employment Agreement of even date
herewith, or (iii) the occurrence of one of the events described in Paragraph 4a
or 4b set forth immediately below.

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         a. Initial Public Offering. Shares subject to the Nonstatutory Stock
Option shall become fully vested upon the date that the Company completes an
initial public offering of the Company's equity securities under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") at a value of at least $6.00 per
share of such equity security (disregarding the effect of stock splits on the
public offering price).

         b. Change in Control. Shares subject to the Nonstatutory Stock Option
shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a change in control. Change in
control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

                  (1) An acquisition of any common stock ("Common Stock"), par
         value $.01 per share, of the Company or the Subsidiary (as defined
         below) or other securities entitled to vote, or convertible into or
         exercisable for securities entitled to vote, in the election of
         directors (such Common Stock and other securities hereinafter being
         referred to as the "Voting Securities") of the Company or the
         Subsidiary by any Person (as specified in Section 3(a)(9) of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
         used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof), including for purposes of
         this Section the Company or its Affiliates (as defined below) including
         the Subsidiary, immediately after which such Person has Beneficial
         Ownership (as defined below) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
         combined voting power of the Company's or the Subsidiary's then
         outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, a Change in Control
         shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of an acquisition of
         fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company's or the Subsidiary's Voting
         Securities by an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any
         of its Affiliates (including the Subsidiary) or by a Person in a
         Non-Control Transaction (as defined below); or

                  (2) The individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement are
         members of the Board or the Board of Directors of the Subsidiary (the
         "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at least two
         thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board; provided, however, that an
         individual will be treated as a member of the Incumbent Board if the
         members of the Board or the Board of Directors of the Subsidiary prior
         to such individual's nomination unanimously approve such individual's
         nomination and election to the Board or the Board of Directors of the
         Subsidiary and provided further that no individual shall be considered
         a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed
         office as a result of either an actual or threatened proxy contest or
         other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
         behalf of a Person other than the Board or the Board of Directors of
         the Subsidiary (a "Proxy Contest"), including by reason of any
         agreement intended to avoid or settle any Proxy Contest; or

                  (3) The consummation of:

                           (i)      A merger, consolidation or reorganization
                                    with or into the Company or the Subsidiary
                                    or in which securities of the Company or the
                                    Subsidiary are issued (a "Merger"), unless

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                                    such Merger, consolidation or reorganization
                                    occurs in connection with a Non-Control
                                    Transaction;

                           (ii)     A complete liquidation or dissolution of the
                                    Company or the Subsidiary; or

                           (iii)    The sale or other disposition of all or
                                    substantially all of the assets of the
                                    Company or the Subsidiary to any Person
                                    (other than a transfer to an employee
                                    benefit plan or Affiliate of the Company or
                                    under conditions that would constitute a
                                    Non-Control Transaction with the disposition
                                    of assets being regarded as a Merger of this
                                    purpose).

         Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, no
transaction involving a sale or exchange or other disposition of Voting
Securities that are issued and outstanding on the Effective Date for a price of
less than three dollars ($3.00) a "share shall qualify as a Change in Control.
As used in this Section 4, the following terms have the following meanings:

                  (1) "Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2
         promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

                  (2) "Beneficial Ownership," "Beneficially Owned" and the like
         means having, with respect to a security or group of securities, the
         power to control or direct the voting or disposition of Voting
         Securities, as determined by Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

                  (3) "Non-Control Transaction" means a Merger whereby (A) the
         individuals who were the president, chief executive officer and the
         chief financial officer of the Company or the Subsidiary hold such
         respective positions with, and individuals who were members of the
         Incumbent Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement
         providing for the Merger, constitute at least a majority of the members
         of the board of directors of, the surviving corporation and (B) either
         (1) fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the
         then outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation is
         Beneficially Owned directly by the Beneficial Owners of the Company's
         or the Subsidiary's Voting Securities prior to the Merger or (2) the
         president, chief executive officer and/or the chief financial officer
         of the Company, as a result of such merger, acquire (or their
         Affiliates acquire) fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting
         power of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving
         corporation.

                  (4) "Subsidiary" means WCA Waste Systems, Inc., a Delaware
         corporation, or any other entity in which the Company owns fifty
         percent (50%) or more of the outstanding equity securities entitled to
         vote in the election of directors or their equivalent and shall include
         any successor to the business and/or assets of such entity.

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                  5. Method of Exercise. To exercise the Nonstatutory Stock
         Option, Optionee shall deliver written notice to the Company stating
         the number of Shares with respect to which the Nonstatutory Stock
         Option is being exercised together with payment for such Shares.
         Payment shall be made (i) in cash or by check acceptable to Company,
         (ii) provided Optionee can do so without incurring liability under
         Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, in nonforfeitable, unrestricted
         shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by Optionee at the time of
         exercise of the Nonstatutory Stock Option having an aggregate fair
         market value at the date of exercise equal to the aggregate Option
         Price as set forth in Paragraph 3 herein, (iii) in shares to be
         received upon exercise of the Option in accordance with the terms of
         the Plan or (iv) by a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii).

                  6. Certain Restrictions. By exercising the Nonstatutory Stock
         Option, Optionee agrees that if at the time of such exercise the sale
         of Shares issued hereunder is not covered by a valid registration
         statement filed under the Securities Act, Optionee will acquire the
         Shares for his own account and without a view to resale or distribution
         in violation of the Securities Act or any other securities law, and
         upon any such acquisition Optionee will enter into such written
         representations, warranties and agreements as Company may reasonably
         request in order to comply with the Securities Act or any other
         securities law or with this document. Absent such registration
         statement, Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to exercise of this
         Nonstatutory Stock Option shall include the following legends and such
         other legends as in the opinion of the Company's counsel may be
         required by the securities laws of any state in which the Optionee
         resides:

                  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
                  REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER
                  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY SALE,
                  TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION THEREOF MAY BE MADE ONLY
                  (i) IN A TRANSACTION REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT OR (ii) IF AN
                  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT IS AVAILABLE AND IS
                  ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ISSUER.

Optionee agrees that the Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative
action in order to cause the issuance or transfer of Shares hereunder to comply
with any law, rule or regulation that applies to the Shares subject to the
Nonstatutory Stock Option.

         7. Termination of Employment, Retirement, Death and Disability.
Termination of employment (as specially defined below), retirement, death or
disability of Optionee shall affect Optionee's rights under the Nonstatutory
Stock Option as follows:

                  c. Termination of employment Other than for Retirement, Death
         or Disability. If the employment of Optionee terminates (other than as
         a result of retirement, death or disability) (i) no further vesting
         shall occur after the date of said termination, (ii) Optionee may
         exercise his rights hereunder with respect to that portion of the
         Nonstatutory Stock Option that is vested as of the date of such
         termination for a period that shall end on the earlier of (1) the
         expiration of the Option Term or (2) the date that occurs one hundred
         eighty (180) calendar days after such termination date, and (iii) the

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         Nonstatutory Stock Option and all rights hereunder shall wholly and
         completely terminate at the close of business on the last day the
         Nonstatutory Stock Option may be exercised.

                  d. Termination by Retirement, Death or Disability. If the
         employment of Optionee terminates on account of Optionee's retirement,
         death or disability, (i) any nonvested portion of the Nonstatutory
         Stock Option shall immediately terminate, and no further vesting shall
         occur, and (ii) subject to earlier expiration of the Option Period
         hereunder, any vested portion of the Nonstatutory Stock Option that has
         become exercisable may be exercised:

                           (1) in the case of termination of Optionee's
                  employment on account of retirement or disability, not later
                  than the last day of the one hundred eighty (180) day period
                  immediately following the end of the taxable year of the
                  Company in which occurs the date of retirement or disability;
                  and

                           (2) in the case of death of Optionee while serving as
                  a member of the Board or while in the employ of the Company or
                  following his retirement or incurring a disability, but prior
                  to expiration of the period in which the Optionee otherwise
                  could have exercised the Nonstatutory Stock Option, not later
                  than the last day of the one hundred eighty (180) day period
                  immediately following the end of the taxable year of the
                  Company in which occurs the date such date of death.

         The Nonstatutory Stock Option may be exercised by Optionee or, in the
case of death, by the executor or administrator of Optionee's estate, or the
person or persons to whom Optionee's rights under the Nonstatutory Stock Option
shall pass by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, or in
the case of disability, by Optionee's personal representative.

         For all purposes of this Nonstatutory Stock Option, employment has the
same meaning as set forth in the Plan document.

         8. Changes in the Company's Capital Structure. The existence of the
Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the
Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments,
recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's capital
structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of Company or any
issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or
affecting the Shares or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of
the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or
business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar
character or otherwise.

         9. Adjustment of Shares. In the event of stock dividends, spin-offs of
assets, or other extraordinary dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares,
recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, reorganizations, liquidations,
issuances of rights or warrants and similar transactions or events affecting the
Nonstatutory Stock Option, the number of Shares subject to the Nonstatutory
Stock Option shall be appropriately adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

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         10. No Rights in Shares. Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder
in respect of Shares until such Optionee becomes the holder of record of such
Shares.

         11. Shares Reserved. The Company shall at all times during the Option
Period reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of this Nonstatutory Stock Option.

         12. Non-transferability of Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Nonstatutory
Stock Option granted pursuant to this document is not transferable other than by
will, the laws of descent and distribution. The Nonstatutory Stock Option will
be exercisable during Optionee's lifetime only by Optionee or by Optionee's
guardian or legal representative.

         13. Amendment and Termination. No amendment or termination of the
Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be made by the Board or the Committee at any
time without the written consent of Optionee. No amendment of the Plan will
adversely affect the rights, privileges and option of Optionee under the
Nonstatutory Stock Option without consent of Optionee.

         14. No Guarantee of Employment. The Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not
confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuance of employment or
other service with the Company or any parent or subsidiary, nor shall it
interfere in any way with any right the Company or any parent or subsidiary
would otherwise have to terminate such Optionee's employment or other service at
any time.

         15. Withholding of Taxes. The Company shall have the right to (i) make
deductions from the number of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the
Nonstatutory Stock Option in an amount sufficient. to satisfy withholding of any
federal, state or local taxes required by law, or (ii) take such other action as
may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations.

         16. No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. Neither the Company or any parent
or subsidiary nor the Committee makes any commitment or guarantee that any
federal or state tax treatment will apply or be available to any person eligible
for benefits under the Nonstatutory Stock Option.

         17. Severability. In the event that any provision of the Nonstatutory
Stock Option shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason,
such provision shall be fully severable, but shall not affect the remaining
provisions of the Nonstatutory Stock Option, and the Nonstatutory Stock Option
shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable
provision had never been included herein.

         18. Governing Law. The Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas to the extent federal law does
not supersede and preempt Texas law.

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         19. Limitation on this Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in said Plan, this option is expressly
conditioned upon the First Amendment of the Plan being approved by the
shareholders of the Company and shall not be exercisable until such approval has
been secured.

                 [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK.]

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Executed effective as of the 28th day of September, 2000.

                                "COMPANY"

                                WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

                                By: /s/ TOM J. FATJO, III
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                Printed Name: Tom J. Fatjo, III
                                              ----------------------------------
                                Title: Senior Vice President
                                       -----------------------------------------

Accepted effective as of the 28th day of September, 2000.

                                "OPTIONEE"

                                By: /s/ TOM J. FATJO, JR.
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                Printed Name: Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                Title: Chairman
                                       -----------------------------------------

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                                   APPENDIX B

<PAGE>

                                   APPENDIX B

                                 WCA BONUS PLAN

                               SEPTEMBER 25, 2000

WCA WASTE SYSTEMS INC.:  65% weighting of overall bonus

-    Milestones             (1)  No default or Event of Default during the year
                                 unless waived by the Lender

                            (2)  Company met its CapEx budget, unless overages
                                 were approved by the Board

BONUS FORMULA:

<Table>
<S>                                    <C>           <C>          <C>
Bonus % of Base                                 15%          50%          85%
                                       -----------   ----------   ----------
EBITDA (1) % of Budget                          95%         100%         110%
</Table>

-        For negative variance, for every 1% EBITDA performance change there is
         a 7% bonus change.

-        For positive variance, for every 1% EBITDA performance change there is
         a 3.5% bonus change

-        Bonus to be paid as soon as practicable after measurement period. If
         employment terminates during the measurement period, a pro rata bonus
         will be paid based on the number of days the Executive was employed
         during the measurement period.

(1) Measured prior to the Executive Bonuses.

SOUTHERN WASTE:  35% weighting of overall bonus

-    Milestones                (1)  EBITDA meets or exceeds debt service and
                                    no breach of covenant

                               (2)  Within 10% of CapEx budget

BONUS FORMULA:

<Table>
<S>                             <C>             <C>              <C>
Bonus % of Base                          20%             50%             75%
                                -----------     -----------      ----------
EBITDA % of Budget                       90%            100%            110%
</Table>

                                       B-1

<PAGE>

EXAMPLE #1

-        a person makes $100K base

-        Waste Systems does 105% of budget

-        Southern Waste hits 100% of budget

<Table>
<Caption>
                    MIX          X      BONUS      =      WGT. AVG.
                    ---          -      -----      -      ---------
<S>           <C>   <C>          <C>    <C>        <C>    <C>
Waste         =      65%         X       67.5%     =           43.9%
Southern      =      35%         X         50%     =           17.5%

                           Bonus = 61.5%
</Table>

EXAMPLE #2 - BEST CARE

-        a person makes $100K base

-        Waste Systems does 110% of budget

-        Southern Waste hits 110% of budget

<Table>
<Caption>
                      MIX          X        BONUS       =       WGT. AVG.
                      ---          -        -----       -       ---------
<S>             <C>   <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>     <C>
Waste           =      65%         X           85%      =           55.25%
Southern        =      35%         X           75%      =           26.25%

                             Bonus = 81.5%
</Table>

EXAMPLE #3 - WORST PAYING CASE

-        a person makes $100K base

-        Waste Systems does 95% of budget

-        Southern Waste hits 90% of budget

<Table>
<Caption>
                        MIX          X         BONUS       =         WGT. AVG.
                        ---         ---        -----      ---        ---------
<S>             <C>     <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Waste           =        65%         X            15%      =              9.75%
Southern        =        35%         X            20%      =              7.00%

                               Bonus = 16.75%
</Table>

                                       B-2

<PAGE>

                                   APPENDIX B

                                 WCA BONUS PLAN

                               SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

WCA WASTE SYSTEMS INC.:  70% weighting of overall Bonus

-    Milestones                       (1)  No default or Event of Default during
                                           the year unless waived by the lender

                                      (2)  Company met its CapEx budget, unless
                                           overages were approved by the Board

BONUS FORMULA:

<Table>
<S>                         <C>             <C>              <C>
Bonus % of Base                      15%             50%              75%
                            -----------     -----------      -----------
EBITDA(1) % of Budget                95%            100%             110%
</Table>

-        For negative variance, for every 1% EBITDA performance change there is
         a 7% bonus change.

-        For positive variance, for every 1% EBITDA performance change there is
         a 2.5% bonus change

-        Bonus to be paid as soon as practicable after measurement period. If
         employment terminates during the measurement period, a pro rata bonus
         will be paid based on the number of days the Executive was employed
         during the measurement period.

<Table>
<Caption>
                2001         2002         2003         2004         2005
              --------     --------     --------     --------     --------
<S>           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
EBITDA        $   18.9M    $   20.2M    $   21.9M    $   23.7M
CapEx         $    7.0M    $    6.4M    $    7.3M    $    5.5M
</Table>

WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC., ("SOUTHERN"): 30% weighting of overall bonus

-    Milestones               (1)  EBITDA meets or exceeds debt service(2) and
                                   no breach of covenant

                              (2)  Within 10% of CapEx budget

----------

(1) EBITDA is before Executives' bonuses

(2) Debt service at Waste Corporation of America, Inc. ("Southern") is net of
    interest income.

<PAGE>

BONUS FORMULA:

<Table>
<S>                             <C>              <C>              <C>
Bonus % of Base                          20%              50%              75%
                                -----------      -----------      -----------
EBITDA (1) % of Budget                   95%             100%             110%
</Table>

-        For negative variance, for every 1% EBITDA performance change there is
         a 6% bonus change.

-        For positive variance, for every 1% EBITDA performance change there is
         a 2.5% bonus change

-        Bonus to be paid as soon as practicable after measurement period. If
         employment terminates during the measurement period, a pro rata bonus
         will be paid based on the number of days the Executive was employed
         during the measurement period.

<Table>
<Caption>
                 2001         2002          2003          2004           2005
               --------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
<S>            <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
EBITDA         $  3.958M    $   4.414M    $   4.685M    $   4.959M
CapEx          $    690K    $     685K    $     440K    $     430K
</Table>

Example #1

-        Waste Systems does 105% of budget

-        Southern Waste hits 100% of budget

<Table>
<Caption>
                                MIX           X       BONUS      =      WGT. AVG.
                                ---          ---      -----     ---     ---------
<S>                      <C>    <C>          <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>
Waste Systems            =       70%          X        62.5%     =          43.75%
Southern                 =       30%          X        50.0%     =          15.00%

                                        Bonus = 58.75% of Base
</Table>

Example #2 - Best Case

-        Waste Systems does 110% of budget

-        Southern Waste hits 110% of budget

<Table>
<Caption>
                             MIX           X      BONUS         =      WGT. AVG.
                             ---          ---     -----        ---     ---------
<S>                  <C>     <C>          <C>     <C>          <C>     <C>
Waste Systems        =        70%          X         75%        =         52.50%
Southern             =        30%          X         75%        =         22.50%

                                     Bonus = 75% of Base
</Table>

Example #3 - Worst Paying Case

-        Waste Systems does 95% of budget

-        Southern Waste hits 95% of budget

<Table>
<Caption>
                             MIX          X      BONUS         =       WGT. AVG.
                             ---         ---     -----        ---      ---------
<S>                   <C>    <C>         <C>     <C>          <C>      <C>
Waste Systems         =       70%         X         15%        =           10.50%
Southern              =       30%         X         20%        =            6.00%

                                    Bonus = 16.50% of Base
</Table>

<PAGE>
                                  AMENDMENT #1
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment 1 to the Employment Agreement dated September 27, 2000 is entered
into between Waste Corporation of America, Inc. (the "Company" or the Employer")
and Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (the "Executive") and shall be effective as of February
18, 2002.

The following Amendment has been agreed upon by both parties:

SECTION 4 SALARY. Except if Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to
Section 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (in which case Section 7(a) applies) and except as
otherwise provided in Section 2(b), during the Term, Employer shall pay
Executive a base salary of $300,000 per year, payable bi-monthly ("Base
Salary"). The Base Salary will be increased each year on the anniversary
(beginning September 30, 2002) of the Employment Agreement by 5% (five percent).

The parties have executed this Amendment 1 as of this 18th day of February,
2002.

                                    Waste Corporation of America, Inc.

                                    By:  /s/ Jerome M. Kruszka
                                         -------------------------------------
                                    Printed Name:  Jerome M. Kruszka
                                                 -----------------------------
                                    Title:         President
                                          ------------------------------------

                                    Executive

                                    By:  /s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
                                         -------------------------------------
                                    Printed Name:  Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
                                                 -----------------------------

<PAGE>
                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This Second Amendment to Employment Agreement ("Amendment"), is entered
into between WCA Management Company, L.P. (the "Company"), Waste Corporation of
America, Inc. (the "Guarantor") and Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (the "Executive") and is
effective as of May 1, 2002.

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed as an officer of the Company
pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of September 27, 2000, as
amended by that certain Amendment Number One dated February 18, 2002
(collectively, the "Employment Agreement") by and between the Guarantor and
Executive, which Employment Agreement was assigned to and assumed by the Company
as of January 1, 2002;

      WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement provides for certain payments, or
acceleration of payments to the Executive in the event of a "Change in Control"
as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement;

      WHEREAS, the Executive was granted nonstatutory stock options (the "Stock
Options") pursuant to the terms of the Waste Corporation of America, Inc. 1999
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Stock Option Plan");

      WHEREAS, the vesting of such Stock Options may be accelerated in the event
of a "Change in Control" as defined in such Stock Option Plan; and

      WHEREAS, such payments and such acceleration of vesting of the Stock
Options could result in "excess parachute payments" (as such term is defined in
Section 280G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the "Code") to
the Executive, resulting in an excise tax to the Executive under Section 4999 of
the Code and a disallowance of deductions to the Company under Section 280G(a)
of the Code;

      NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions, and
covenants set forth herein, the Company and Executive agree to amend the
Employment Agreement as follows:

1.    Gross-Up Payment. If any payment or distribution by the Company or any of
      its affiliates or any acceleration of such payment or vesting of the Stock
      Options to or for the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or
      distributable under the Employment Agreement, this Amendment or under any
      other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, including but not
      limited to the Employment Agreement or the Stock Option Plan, or the lapse
      or termination of any restriction under any agreement, policy, plan,
      program or arrangement (a "Payment"), would be subject to the excise tax
      imposed by Section 4999 of the Code by reason of being considered
      contingent on a change in ownership or control of the Company, with the
      meaning of Section 280G of the Code, or to any similar tax imposed by
      state or local law, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax
      (such tax or taxes, together with any interest or penalties being
      hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then Executive
      shall be entitled to receive

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      an additional payment or payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment").
      The Gross-Up Payment will be in an amount such that, after payment by
      Executive of all taxes (including any interest of penalties imposed with
      respect to such taxes), including any income tax or Excise Tax imposed on
      the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount equal to the Payment
      before any Excise Tax is imposed. Any Gross-Up Payment shall be due and
      payable to the Executive thirty (30) days prior to the due date of any
      Excise Tax.

2.    Scale-Back Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Excise Tax
      would apply if the aggregate Payments were reduced by three percent (3%),
      then the aggregate Payments shall be reduced by the amount necessary to
      avoid application of the Excise Tax, in such manner as the Executive shall
      direct, and no Gross-Up Payment will be made.

3.    Determination of Parachute Payments or Gross-Up. Any determination of the
      amount of Payments or Gross-Up required to be made under this Amendment
      shall be made in writing by a certified public accountant of the
      Executive's choosing, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding
      upon the Executive and the Company for all purposes. For this purpose, the
      accountant may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning
      applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations
      concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The
      Company and Executive shall promptly furnish to the accountant such
      information and documents as the accountant may reasonably request in
      order to make a determination hereunder. The Company shall bear the fees
      of the accountant and all costs the accountant may reasonably incur in
      connection with any calculations contemplated hereunder. The accountant
      shall be required to provide a detailed determination to the Company and
      the Executive within thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of all
      relevant information.

4.    Challenge by the IRS. If federal, state and local income or other tax
      returns filed by Executive are consistent with the determination of the
      accountant under paragraph 4 above, and the Internal Revenue Service or
      any other taxing authority asserts a claim or notice of deficiency
      (referred to in this Section as a "claim") against the Executive that, if
      successful, would require the payment by the Executive of an Excise Tax,
      the Company shall be obligated to make the Gross-Up Payment set forth
      above, provided that the Executive (i) notifies the Company within five
      (5) business days of the claim; (ii) does not pay such claim prior to the
      earlier of (1) the expiration of the thirty (30) calendar day period
      following the date on which he gives such notice to the Company and (2)
      the date that any payment of amount with respect to such claim is due. If
      the Company notifies Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such
      period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive will:

      (i)   Provide the Company with any written records or documents in his or
            her possession relating to such claim reasonably requested by the
            Company;

      (ii)  Take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the
            Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time,
            including without limitation accepting legal representation with
            respect to such claim by an attorney

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            competent in respect of the subject matter and reasonably selected
            by the Company;

      (iii) Cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to effectively
            contest such claim, which may include the payment of an amount
            advanced by the Company and assertion of claim for refund; and

      (iv)  Permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to
            such claim;

      provided, however, that the Company will bear and pay directly all costs
      and expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection
      with such contest and will indemnify and hold harmless Executive, on an
      after-tax basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including
      interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such
      contest and any such payments. If the Company directs Executive to pay the
      tax claimed, or otherwise fails to contest the claim as described above,
      the Company will immediately pay to Executive the amount of the deficiency
      payment claimed by the IRS to be due, including but not limited to any
      interest, penalty or Excise Tax due on such deficiency (such payments to
      be collectively referred to as the "Deficiency Payment") and shall also
      pay to the Executive a Gross-Up Payment in an amount necessary to pay the
      income tax liability of the Executive on the Deficiency Payment and the
      Gross-Up Payment.

5.    Dispute Resolution. The Company and Executive agree that any dispute
      regarding the interpretation or enforcement of the Employment Agreement or
      this Amendment shall be decided by confidential, final and binding
      arbitration rather than by litigation in court, trial by jury or other
      forum. Executive and Company agree that in any dispute resolution
      proceedings arising out of the Employment Agreement or this Amendment, the
      Company shall be responsible for all reasonable attorney's fees and costs
      incurred by Executive, not to exceed $50,000 in connection with the
      resolution of the dispute in addition to any other relief granted.

6.    Guarantee by Waste Corporation of America, Inc. Notwithstanding the
      assignment of the Employment Agreement from the Guarantor to the Company,
      and the acceptance of all obligations of the Guarantor under the
      Employment Agreement by the Company, the Guarantor shall remain jointly
      and severally liable with respect to all obligations of the Guarantor
      under the Employment Agreement and hereby guarantees all the obligations
      of the Company under this Amendment.

7.    Employment Agreement Affirmed. Except as specifically amended by this
      amendment, the Employment Agreement is hereby ratified and affirmed in all
      respects.

      The parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth
above.

                           [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

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WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

By:   /s/ Jerome M. Kruszka
   ---------------------------------------
Printed Name:     Jerome M. Kruszka
             -----------------------------
Title:      President
      ------------------------------------

WCA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.

By:   WCA Management General, Inc.

      By:   /s/ Jerome M. Kruszka
         ---------------------------------
      Printed Name:     Jerome M. Kruszka
                   -----------------------
      Title:      President
            ------------------------------

Its:  General Partner

EXECUTIVE:

By:   /s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
   ---------------------------------------
Printed Name:     Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
             -----------------------------
Title:      Chairman
      ------------------------------------
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                               THIRD AMENDMENT TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This Third Amendment to Employment Agreement ("Third Amendment"), is
entered into between WCA Management Company, L.P. (the "Company"), Waste
Corporation of America, Inc. (the "Guarantor") and Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (the
"Executive") and is entered into on April 13, 2004 ("Effective Date").

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed as an officer of the Company
pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of September 27, 2000 by
and between the Guarantor and Executive, which was assigned to and assumed by
the Company as of January 1, 2002 and which was amended by that certain First
Amendment to Employment Agreement dated February 18, 2002 and that certain
Second Amendment to Employment Agreement on or about May 1, 2002 (such
agreement, as assigned and amended, the "Employment Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS, the parties to the Employment desire to renew and extend the term
of the Employment Agreement and to amend the Agreement as set forth in this
Third Amendment.

      NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions, and
covenants set forth herein, the Company and Executive agree to amend the
Employment Agreement as follows:

1.    Section 1, "Term of Employment" is amended by striking the section in its
      entirety and substituting the following in its stead:

      "The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive
      hereby agrees to remain in the employ of the Company, for a three-year
      period commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and on each
      subsequent anniversary of the Effective Date this Agreement will
      automatically renew for a three year term (the "Term"). This Agreement
      shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the last day of the Term or (b) such
      earlier date as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 2."

2.    Section 2, "Termination of Employment" is amended by striking subsection
      (e) in its entirety.

3.    Section 7, "Effects of Termination of Employment" is amended by striking
      "equal to one (1) year of Executives' Base Salary" in the second sentence
      in subsection (a) and substituting the following in its stead:

      "equal to the Executives' Base Salary for the Remaining Term of the
      Agreement"

4.    Employment Agreement Affirmed. Except as specifically amended by this
      amendment, the Employment Agreement is hereby ratified and affirmed in all
      respects.
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The parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

WASTE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

By:   /s/ Jerome M. Kruszka
   ---------------------------------------
Printed Name:     Jerome M. Kruszka
Title:            President

WCA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.

By:   WCA Management General, Inc.

      By:   /s/ Jerome M. Kruszka
         ---------------------------------
      Printed Name:     Jerome M. Kruszka
      Title:            President

Its:  General Partner

EXECUTIVE:

By:   /s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
   ---------------------------------------
Printed Name:     Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
Title:            Chairman & CEO

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