Strategic Review / Directional Analysis / Project Manager / Solid Waste Management Planning (City of Alexandria/Arlington County Waste Disposal Trust Fund Trustees, Virginia)
In 1998, working through the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, Washington, D.C., initially, and then directly for the Solid Waste Disposal Trust Fund, GBB provided an extensive analysis of the current and future costs…
Landfill Technical and Market Due Diligence (Confidential client)
Considering an investment in a landfill, a private equity firm tasked GBB to perform a due diligence review.
Rate Study as Part of Solid Waste Management Plan Development (York County, South Carolina)
As a subcontractor to Smith Gardner, GBB was tasked with assisting with the development of a comprehensive solid waste management plan update for York County, SC, and the solid waste rate study to evaluate service costs and rate…
Full Cost Accounting Review and Benchmarking (Prince George’s County, Maryland)
As part of a wide-ranging review of the Prince George’s County Waste Management Division (WMD), the GBB Project Team used financial and budgetary information gathered during a recent Business Plan for Solid Waste Disposal Capacity project performed for…
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Support (City of Baltimore, Maryland)
The City of Baltimore operates a full-scope solid waste management system for its residents. The City provides once-per-week collection of solid waste and once-per-week recycling for almost 200,000 households through its One Plus One program. These collection activities…
Limited Full Cost Accounting Study of Composting Operations (Howard County, Maryland)
With a composting operation in a growth and transition phase, Howard County, MD, sought to evaluate and determine how to proceed with the program going forward and to get assistance in the decision-making process to either expand the…
Research and Financial Analysis for Large Household Item/Bulky Waste Collection (Metro Portland, Oregon)
Selected to research Metro Portland’s current landscape for collection services of bulky waste and proposing a policy approach for the 2030 Regional Waste Plan Action, GBB was tasked with researching policy; preparing an inventory of local bulky waste…
Full Cost Accounting and Billing Options Analysis (James City County, Virginia)
Considering a consolidated solid waste collection program for its citizens, whereby it contracts with haulers or performs the collection itself, James City County, VA, tasked GBB with evaluating its options. As part of the study, GBB:
Review of Construction Waste and Demolition Debris Recycling System (Kent County, Michigan)
As part of a County-wide efficiency study, the GBB Project Team reviewed C&D generation in the County and made recommendations to increase processing capacity and reduce the tonnage of C&D sent to landfill. With little to no processing…
Review of Landfill Capacity and Closure Issues / Review of Solid Waste Collection (City of Albany, New York)
The City of Albany’s Department of Public Works is responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) and recycling generated by most residences. It operates a daily collection program for MSW and recycled materials and…
Seneca County Health District, OH
The Seneca County General Health District (SCGHD) in Ohio was facing unique challenges concerning a privately-owned Subtitle D Landfill accepting up to 7,500 tons of waste per day, for which it was receiving complaints from the public concerning…
Market Review for Anaerobic Digestion in the United States (Confidential Client)
Before making any investments in the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) field, a global investment firm was seeking to develop a better understanding of:
Organics Management Plan / Financial Review (Madera County, California)
California has promulgated laws specifying rules and protocols that all jurisdictions must comply with for solid waste systems in the State, including the management of organic waste. Madera County selected GBB to develop an organics recycling program and…
Limited Full Cost Accounting Study of Composting Operations (Howard County, Maryland)
With a composting operation in a growth and transition phase, Howard County, MD, sought to evaluate and determine how to proceed with the program going forward and to get assistance in the decision-making process to either expand the…
Manure Composting Planning Study (Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians, California)
The Mesa Grande Business Development Corporation (Mesa Grande) retained GBB to conduct a limited Manure Composting Planning Study to help the tribe understand the broad implications and opportunities of the prospective manure composting operation as it relates to…
Regional Feedstock Analysis / Food Waste Processing Facility Feasibility Study (Confidential Client)
A confidential private-sector developer retained GBB to prepare a rigorous, third-party, independent consultant project feasibility report for an organics/food waste processing facility. The final report analyzed and discussed critical project assumptions, contracts, designs, economic pro forma, and project…
Feasibility Study of Developing a Transfer Station and Contracting for Operation, Transport, and Disposal Services (Charles County, Maryland)
The GBB Project Team provided an update to a feasibility report prepared by GBB, reviewing the status and cost of the County Sanitary landfill and the potential to implement a transfer station to haul County municipal solid waste…