Gershman,
Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) is a national management
consulting firm that helps public and private sector organizations
craft practical, customized and technically sound solutions
for complex solid waste management challenges. Since 1980,
we have assisted hundreds of communities and companies from
coast to coast, earning a reputation for working hard and
treating our clients' challenges as our own. We have planned
and developed a wide range of integrated waste management
programs that use the latest technologies to improve efficiency,
save money, enhance customer service and protect the environment.
Scavenger Hunt Recycling Today article by Bob Brickner and Mike Czuprenski The May edition of Recycling Today features an
article by Bob Brickner, GBB Executive Vice President, and Mike Czuprenski, Operations Manager for the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA), on the actual economic impact of scavenging on SOCRRA.
A Beautiful Friendship - Can WTE and Recycling Programs Co-Exist WasteAge article by GBB President Harvey Gershman The May edition of WasteAge features an
article by Harvey Gershman, GBB President, on how Waste-to-Energy (WTE) and recycling programs can work together to reduce waste destined for landfills.
Maryland Clean Energy Center Launched to Transform the State’s Energy Economy GBB Assisting in Selecting Private Developer for Annapolis Renewable Energy Park Headquartered in Montgomery County, the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) was recently launched to transform the energy economy in the State of Maryland by dramatically increasing the number of clean energy related technical innovations, entrepreneurial businesses, jobs and consumer adoption of products and services. The City of Annapolis partnered with Montgomery County to offer access and free use of its proposed 500-acre Annapolis Renewable Energy Park (AREP) which will become part of the MCEC. GBB is assisting in selecting a private developer for the AREP.
Waste-to-Energy and Renewable Energy : Letter to President Obama On April 7, 2009, GBB President Harvey Gershman wrote to President Obama about the inclusion of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facilities in the definition of “renewable energy.”
Contract Awarded for Trash Carts and Lifters On May 6, 2009, the Receiver announced the award of a contract for the delivery of wheeled and covered trash carts with riveted radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags attached for each of its residential customers, and 15 cart lifters to attach to existing trucks. The new carts, scheduled for delivery in the summer and fall, will be integrated with customer service software acquired through a procurement process. The new system will allow the Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) trucks' Global Positioning Systems, the carts’ RFID tags, and the billing and customer service software to communicate and track services.
RFP for Customer Service System
On April 22, 2009, a Request for Proposal was issued to purchase a customer service software for Guam’s Solid Waste Division. This software will allow customer service representatives to accurately and quickly respond and track customers’ needs.
Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood Pleased with Ordot Dump Progress
On April 17, 2009, Federal judge Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood and local officials visited the Ordot dump. Noticeable improvements from their last visit, a year prior, included: newly installed scale for trash trucks; better employee morale with staff expressing their satisfaction with improvements to solid waste facilities; and considerably less stench at dump’s entrance and hardly any flies.
Quarterly Report
On April 14, 2009, the Receiver submitted its fourth Quarterly Report to the U.S. District Court of Guam.
New Scale at the Ordot Dump On April 11, 2009, a new scale was installed and properly calibrated at the Ordot Dump allowing the waste coming to the Dump to be accurately measured on a consistent basis for the first time in many years. The lack of an accurate scale system to measure the waste had been a continuing concern.
FleetRoute™ Route Optimization Software Helps Emerald
Coast Utilities Authority Successfully Launch New Trash/
Recycling Collection Services Fast-Tracked Implementation of FleetRoute™ Contributes to Efficient
Routing and Smooth Transition
In late 2008, the Emerald Coast Utilities
Authority (ECUA) in Pensacola, FL,
added 13,000 customers, made
changes to trash collection services,
and added recycling collection services.
With the challenge of these upcoming
major changes, and with very
little time to react, ECUA selected GBB
and technology partner C2Logix to assist
in streamlining the operation, reducing
costs, and ensuring a smooth
transition. The fast-tracked implementation
of the FleetRoute™ route optimization
software resulted in balanced
routes, reduced overtime, increased trash/recycling collection efficiency, and
easier integration of new clients to existing
routes.
The GBB Waste Outlook is a newsletter,
published by Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.,
providing the latest news about GBB and the industry. In the new spring 2009 issue:
Blueprint for Greater Levels of Diversion, Including Energy Recovery
FleetRoute™ Helps ECUA Successfully Launch New Trash/Recycling Collection Services
GBB Career Opportunities
Conventions /Tradeshows
GBB to Provide C&D Recycling Consulting for North Carolina’s Mid-Currituck Bridge Project
Recent GBB Assignments
Updates from the Guam Receiver
Chace Anderson a Regular Contributor to MSW Management
It isn't the size
Of the hole in the ground
Or that it lay
Where the farmer once tilled.
It's the sight and the stench
And the hell that is raised
When you find
The damned thing is filled.
J.M. Funkhouser, 1973
Date
Event/Location
06/25/2009- 06/26/2009
Maryland Recycling Network & SWANA's Mid Atlantic Chapter Conference
College Park, MD University of Maryland Frank Bernheisel & Kevin Callen, Speakers
Alternative Technologies to Landfilling 2009 SWANA Management & Planning Conference- Presentation from John Roderique, P.E.
This
presentation made by John Roderique, P.E., GBB Vice President,
was provided during the SWANA Management & Planning Conference held in Savannah, GA, in June 2009
On April 7, 2009, GBB President Harvey Gershman wrote to President Obama about the inclusion of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facilities in the definition of “renewable energy.”
In late 2008, the Emerald Coast Utilities
Authority (ECUA) in Pensacola, FL,
added 13,000 customers, made
changes to trash collection services,
and added recycling collection services.
With the challenge of these upcoming
major changes, and with very
little time to react, ECUA selected GBB
and technology partner C2Logix to assist
