Fauquier County, VA C&D Recycling Facility Passes Acceptance Tests
GBB Assists in Development of 2nd Publicly Owned & Operated C&D Recycling Facility in USA

(Fairfax, VA – December 4, 2007) – Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) announced today that Fauquier County, Virginia’s state-of-the-art construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling facility officially passed the acceptance test developed between the County and the system vendor during the summer and been formally turned over to the County for daily operations. The facility, located 45 miles southwest of Washington, DC, has a design capacity of 470 cubic yards per hour for mixed C&D waste.

The facility, which began daily operation in July, 2007 will increase recycling, maximize landfill life, and help maintain an important revenue flow that generates about 50% of the funds needed to provide the County’s overall solid waste management services.

“This is the second known publicly-owned and operated C&D recycling facility in the USA, and we are excited and proud to have contributed in making this a success and a model for other similar facilities,” noted Bob Brickner, GBB Executive Vice President. “The County’s Environmental Services Department staff and Board of Supervisors have shown great vision that will pay off in the long run.”

GBB, acting as a specialized solid waste management subcontractor of Draper Aden Associates, was instrumental in the successful fast-tracked procurement and negotiations efforts, concluded in the summer of 2006, which resulted in a County investment of approximately $1.2 million for the purchase and installation of equipment for the new C&D processing/recovery facility from Sherbrooke-General Kinematics system.

In addition to managing the solicitation, GBB assisted with defining of the needs of the County C&D recycling system and GBB also provided contract administration services to assist with monitoring installation and verify that the contractor met its contractual obligations under the turnkey system procurement which included the detailed design, installation and passing of the acceptance test.

Fauquier County, one of Virginia’s fastest growing counties, occupies 660 square miles and had an estimated population of 61,500 in 2004.

GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm founded in 1980 that works on solid waste collection, processing, recycling and disposal issues, and assists in planning, procuring, and implementing sound, cost-effective facilities and services at the local, state and national levels for both the public and private sectors. GBB is a recognized leader in providing C&D waste management consulting, assisting clients in developing sound and cost-effective approaches to improve the handling, processing, recycling, and/or disposal of C&D waste materials. For more information on the firm and its products and services, visit www.gbbinc.com or call 1-800-573-5801.

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