GBB Assisting Rivanna Solid Waste Authority with Strategic Plan
Authority Banking on GBB’s National Expertise and In-Depth Local Knowledge

(Fairfax, VA – December 3, 2007) - Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) announced that it has contracted with the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) in Virginia to develop a solid waste strategic plan. The GBB Project Team is providing a critical review of facilities and services; interviewing stakeholders; reviewing growth projections and analyzing/forecasting the effects on long term solid waste management; reviewing existing and potential solid waste facilities in the jurisdiction; comparing solid waste programs to other similar communities; preparing public meetings; proposing alternatives; and developing implementation plans.

“We are very pleased with the opportunity to work with GBB, and we feel we will benefit significantly from their experience and credibility in the solid waste industry,” stated Tom Frederick, Executive Director of the RSWA.  “There are demands in our community for more reuse and recycling alternatives as well as pressures to control costs, and it will take expertise such as GBB offers to strike the right balance.”

“While we are a national firm, GBB has worked extensively in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia since its incorporation in 1980, and we have been significantly involved in helping to shape the solid waste management landscape throughout the Mid-Atlantic region,” noted Harvey Gershman, GBB President. “This is an exciting opportunity to assist other communities in the Mid-Atlantic area and use the in-depth knowledge and understanding of the RWSA situation that we already possess, having assisted them in the late ‘90s to evaluate alternative scenarios of using existing capacity at the landfill and privatizing disposal services for construction and demolition debris and solid waste.”

Joining GBB, for this project, is Virginia-based Draper Aden Associates (DAA), which is assisting by bringing specialized experience assessing operating solid waste management facilities. 

The RSWA was formed in 1990 as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia to handle solid waste disposal and recycling activities in the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle, a region located approximately 115 miles southeast of Washington, DC with a combined population of 114,200 people. The RSWA operates three facilities in the Charlottesville / Albemarle area: the McIntire Road Recycling Center, the Material Utilization Center and the Paper Sort Facility. The RSWA is governed by a five-member Board of Directors, and its business mission is to provide cost effective services to both the County and City that facilitate the transportation of solid waste to market for reuse and recycling, or to landfill disposal, as appropriate.

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. 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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