As a subcontractor to Tetra Tech, Inc., GBB assisted Lee County, FL with its Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) Expansion Project. As part of the County’s plans for the management of its solid waste over the next 20…

GBB was selected to conduct an efficiency review of the County’s organization, operations, landfills and disposal/Waste-to-Energy facilities. The organizational review included the study and evaluation of the County’s organizational structure, alignment, functions, as well as training programs that…

In March 2008, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court of Guam issued a court order appointing GBB as Receiver to achieve the Guam Government’s compliance with the Clean Water Act as set forth in a…

The Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District tasked GBB, a long-time trusted advisor, with preparing a new Solid Waste Management Plan. The assignment included supporting the District in engaging citizens in a high-level outreach effort; taking a strategic view…

GBB conducted an evaluation of waste and recyclables collection in the City of Plano, Texas (pop. 220,000) to determine whether the City should negotiate an extension of its commercial waste collection franchise agreement with the private service provider…

In March 2008, Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood of the United States District Court of Guam issued a court order appointing GBB as Receiver to achieve what the Government of Guam was unsuccessful in reaching during the previous 22…

GBB served as Metro's Project Administrator, from beginning through February 2007, for the redevelopment of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) district energy system (DES). As part of this role, GBB designed and oversaw the…

The Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority is a California Joint Powers Authority (JPA) that contracted with GBB to prepare the Victor Valley Resource Management Strategy. Working with RRT Design and Construction, Inc., GBB prepared a coordinated, forward-looking…

The National Soft Drink Association (NSDA) contracted with GBB to evaluate the economic and operational impacts of container deposit legislation (Bottle Bills) on municipal recycling programs. Through field sorts of both waste and curbside recycling truckloads from two…

GBB was selected by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) to compile an inventory of the major existing gasification technologies and analyze the possibilities and barriers for utilization of “postconsumer” plastics as feedstock for gasification plants. As part of…

GBB has developed five projects funded by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Municipal Solid Waste Innovative Technology Evaluation (MITE) program/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Recycling Policy AnalysisGBB assisted the Recycling Work Group in its efforts to develop a national policy framework that will increase recycling in the United States by researching and drafting a white paper and position statement, and developing a…

The primary objective of GBB’s visible litter surveys is to determine the extent, rate, composition and probable origin of litter along streets, highways and other locales, using a unique stratified random sampling model. This model accounts for factors…