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…
Financial Viability / Alternatives for C&D Landfill (Orange County, North Carolina)
GBB, as a subcontractor to Draper Aden Associates, evaluated the financials of Orange County’s C&D Landfill and offered alternatives to improve the long-term viability of C&D management in the County. A waste flow map was created, and C&D…
Equity Investment Due Diligence (Confidential client)
As a dormant Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) landfill presented a potential investment opportunity for a confidential equity investment group, GBB evaluated the business and technical aspects of the proposed investment.
Landfill Expansion Feasibility Study (Southeast Berrien County Landfill Authority, Michigan)
The Southeast Berrien County Landfill Authority (SEBCLA) operates an active type II municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill owned by five surrounding municipalities. The landfill provides residential and commercial disposal, residential recycling, and roll-off services. With a 9.1M cubic…
Assessment and Preliminary Design of the Rota Landfill (Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Saipan)
As a specialized sub-contractor to GHD, GBB was tasked with providing task leadership and execution for the review of landfill siting and design requirements of federal and local laws and regulations to evaluate permitting and operational approaches for…
Landfill Agreement/Procurement Review and Advisory (Anderson County, Tennessee)
With a landfill agreement set to expire shortly, the County prepared a Request for Proposals for a new agreement and selected GBB to review and advise on the agreement and procurement. As subject matter experts, members of the…
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…
Transfer Station Feasibility Study (City of Jackson, Tennessee)
The City of Jackson tasked GBB with assessing of feasibility, financial impact, potential operating model, and recommendations for possible construction of a city-owned transfer station that would provide direct support for managing the approximate 106,000 tons of municipal…
Transfer and Disposal Procurement for Three Transfer Stations (Baltimore County, Maryland / Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority)
GBB was tasked with managing the procurement process for Transfer and Disposal Services at each of the three County-owned MSW Transfer Stations. Tasks included:
Transfer Station Operator Procurement (Culpeper County, Virginia)
GBB led the procurement process for a contractor to provide Solid Waste Transfer Station operating, transportation, and disposal services for the County, including:
Transfer Station Pre-Filing Review (Lake County, Illinois)
Upon Lake County, IL, receiving a Local Siting Application from a firm for a municipal solid waste transfer station, GBB was tasked with conducting a pre-filing review of the material submitted to the County. As part of the…
Recycling Programs Review / Analysis (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority, Virginia)
For the thirteen localities (290,000 households) covered by the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), GBB provided a review of the residential recycling program, including planning and operations, and worked collaboratively with CVWMA to develop best practices for…
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority
A multidisciplinary team led by GBB developed a holistic plan building on the firm’s deep understanding of the County’s past that incorporated the current state and realities of the solid waste management system and anticipated the trends, needs…