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City of Baltimore, MD
Collection Re-Routing Generatin Savings of Up to $6M/Year


Emerald Coast Utilities Auth., FL
Fast-Tracked FleetRoute™ Route Optimization Project


City of Santa Monica, CA
Strategic Review and Procurement of Solid Waste Services


City of New Orleans, LA
City of New Orleans-Auditing Solid Waste Collection


Rivanna Solid Waste Auth., VA
Strategic planning, including public outreach.


King County, WA
Independent review of solid waste transfer and waste export system plan resulting in recommendations and strategies to maximize landfill life and enhance services


Allentown, PA
Procurement that led to a 50% to 70% lower collection rate increase than in surrounding municipalities.


Baton Rouge, LA
Procurement leading to State-of-the-Art Single Stream Recycling Program and a 49% reduction in cost


Fauquier County, VA
Procurement resulting in C&D processing and recovery facility that increases recycling, maximizes landfill life and generates revenues


SOCRRA, MI
Procurement leading to saving over 16% and beating high fuel collection costs


City of Portland, Maine
C&D recycling facility procurement leading to approximate savings of $1M /year


City of Arlington, Texas
Procurement and contracting for lease and operation of City's Landfill leading to up-front payments in excess of $21 million, including over $5.1 million going into a trust fund for closure and post-closure care of the Landfill.


Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Routing for new curbside recycling collection service leading to fewer routes, trucks and crew, lower costs, and a balanced workload.


Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Study and implementation of a new award-winning District Energy System


City of Fort Worth, Texas
Planning and procuring collection and processing services for the various solid waste and recyclables streams generated.


City of Edmond, Oklahoma
Re-route of residential collection system leading to reduction in the number of routes from 40 to 30


United States Environmental Protection Agency
Major contributor to an EPA report entitled "Characterization of Building-Related Constructions and Demolition Debris in the United States"

 
 

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

BaltimoreUsing FleetRoute route optimization software, GBB helped the City of Baltimore, MD to re-route its residential trash collection system. The route optimization project, which is expected to generate significant labor, fuel, equipment, and maintenance savings, was provided through a contract with the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (NMWDA). For this project, GBB teamed with technology partner C2Logix to provide the City with a unique combination of solid waste and route optimization expertise.

The City has an estimated population of 630,000 with 190,000 households serviced by the Department of Public Works (DPW) trucks and crews. Before the re-routing project, the DPW collected refuse twice a week from each residence, with approximately 63 trucks operating six days a week for a total of 214 routes.

FleetRoute“In 2009, the GBB FleetRoute™ Service Bureau developed five alternative conceptual route scenarios. Each of these optimized the routes, workdays, and equipment allocation, as well as analyzed cost savings,” said Frank Bernheisel, GBB Vice President. “This in-depth analysis provided the City with the necessary tools to make an informed decision regarding changes in its collection operation and will allow for significant collection cost reductions for the City while improving services to residents with a more efficient operation.”

FleetRouteThe project included refining the geocoding of City customers on the GIS maps and geocoding and identification of customers serviced in alleys. In addition, the street centerline data were expanded to add alleys and travel attributes that were not included in the City GIS baseline. City historical service data were used for set-out weights, and field observations were conducted to update the stop time information.

The alternative conceptual route scenarios were provided to NMWDA and the City, and included both weekly and twice-weekly refuse collection. The weekly collection also included recycling collection, referred to as One Plus One by the City. Scenarios included both five-day work weeks and four-day work weeks. The analysis indicated that the change in the collection system could save the City about $6 million a year. The City Council approved the change, selected the One Plus One scenario, and the City began the new collection program on July 13, 2009. The new program provides one trash collection and one recycling collection each week for single-family residences in Baltimore. The GBB Project Team developed the routes that were used in the roll-out of the new One Plus One collection program.

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