GBB and FleetRoute™ Assist City of Baltimore with Collection Re-Routing, Generating Significant Savings of Up to $6 Million per Year
New “One PLUS One” Collection Program Selected and Implemented
GBB announced that it had completed the re-routing of the residential trash collection system for the City of Baltimore, MD using FleetRoute™ route optimization software and it is successfully being used by the City since July 2009. The route optimization project, which will result in significant labor, fuel, equipment and maintenance savings, was provided through a contract with the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (NMWDA)

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"Solid Waste Management in the United States"
The January 2010 edition of WasteAdvantage Magazine features an article by Harvey Gershman, GBB President, about the changes in solid waste management since the first Earth Day and what might lie ahead.

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"When You Come to A Fork in the Road..."
Editorial on Recycling and Waste-to-Energy
The January/February 2010 edition of MSW Management features a Guest Editorial by Harvey Gershman, GBB President, on recycling and waste-to-energy.

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Michael D. Long, P.E. and Timothy D. Giardina Join GBB as Principal Associates
Ohio-based Associates Enhance GBB’s Midwest Presence

Mike Long / Tim Giardina

GBB is pleased to announce that Michael D. Long, P.E. and Timothy D. Giardina have joined the firm as Principal Associates. Based in Ohio, they will both enhance GBB’s Midwest presence and contribute to projects throughout the country with their extensive hands-on solid waste management background and expertise.

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Updates from the Guam Receiver

In a Court Order dated March 17, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood appointed GBB to be Receiver with full responsibility for bringing the Guam Solid Waste Management Division into compliance with the 2004 Consent Decree for violation of the Clean Water Act. The latest information about the receivership is available at: www.GuamSolidWasteReceiver.org

New Trash Cart Program
The SWMD began its full registration drive with the Village of Yona on November 23, 2009. The registration process is expected to be completed by the end of January 2010. As in the pilot registration villages, the customers who register at these events comprise about half of the customers from the village who eventually sign up for the SWMD cart-based trash collection service. Additional customers generally sign up either after they see their neighbors getting their carts delivered or after the SWMD provides customers on the old solid waste collection system with a final notice that service will be terminated unless the customer signs up for the new cart-based system.

Earthworks / Building & Environmental Permits for Construction
During the last quarter of 2009, the Receiver received building permits for both major construction packages:

As of December 31, the contactor had excavated approximately 798,500 cubic yards or 92 percent of the total material to be removed. In addition, approximately 171,979 cubic yards or 78 percent of the total fill material had been placed. The total composite construction project, including other project components such as the drainage structures and roadways, is now approximately 89 percent complete.

Quarterly Report
On January 14, 2010, the Receiver submitted its seventh Quarterly Report to the U.S. District Court of Guam. View the complete report.

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