The GBB Project Team was selected to prepare an update to the Chester County Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). In addition, GBB conducted a two-season solid waste characterization study to provide information to, and help guide, the development…

GBB performed a waste sort for Lee County, FL as part of a wide-ranging Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) Expansion Project. The County encompasses approximately 780 square miles and has a population of slightly over 700,000, including the…

GBB, as a subconsultant to VHB, performed a comprehensive waste assessment for Logan Airport, in Boston, MA, as part of a Sustainability Plan Implementation for Massport. GBB was tasked with fully assessing the waste stream at the airport…

The GBB Project Team performed a waste composition study to ascertain the current breakdown of the Mecklenburg County’s residential and institutional waste by material types. The information was gathered, in part, to gauge the effectiveness of waste diversion…

As it sought to better understand the types and quantities of Construction Waste and Demolition Debris (C&D) materials that are generated and disposed in the region, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) selected GBB to perform…

The Evolution of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities – 1970 to Today:

GBB prepared a study that analyzed the collection, processing, and markets for post-consumer mixed paper. GBB identified comprehensive recovery programs by location, population served, type of generators, amount of the recyclables collected, materials recovery facilities receiving mixed paper,…

As a result of GBB’s activities in the U.S. Composting Council, researching solid waste compost options for clients, and preparing papers for industry conferences, it became clear that the various states were approaching regulating MSW compost in widely…

The City of Fort Worth has a tradition of being proactive in waste management, going back almost 50 years, and is dedicated to providing residents with opportunities to divert, recycle, and reuse. The known opportunities for further advancing…

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…

As a follow-up to the Commercial and Residential Waste and Recyclables Collection Review, GBB provided technical, marketing, and public relations services to enable the City to develop and promote a successful commercial recycling program for commercial and institutional…

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…