Recycling Planning and Waste Reduction Assistance (Johns Hopkins Health System)
GBB prepared a Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan for the Johns Hopkins Health System, a 2.5 million square foot health care facility with over 10,500 employees. GBB assessed existing waste handling practices to determine quantities and composition of…
Development of Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Plastics Recycling in Fairfax County, Virginia (Mobil Chemical Company)
As part of an assignment to identify barriers to plastics recycling in Fairfax County and assist Mobil in developing strategies to overcome those barriers, GBB surveyed local environmental groups, the Chairman of the County Citizen's Advisory Committee on…
Program Planning Assistance for In-House Office Recycling Program (Marriott Corporation)
GBB staff met with members of Marriott’s procurement department at their Rockville corporate headquarters to discuss how in-house recycling programs could affect overall solid waste management costs and enhance Marriott’s corporate image. Staff provided Marriott with sample employee…
Technical Assistance for Office Recycling and Public Education (U.S. Postal Service Headquarters)
In an effort to comply with mandatory recycling requirements, reduce disposal costs, and enhance public image, GBB planned and implemented a comprehensive recycling program for the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, a 2,700 employee complex located in Washington, D.C.…
Development of Institutional Waste Reduction and Recovery Tools (Confidential client)
GBB was hired by a company in the food and beverage industry to help improve waste reduction and recovery system to allow plants to exceed a 90% recovery rate. GBB developed a preliminary waste generation profile for the…
C&D Waste Research/Surveys (National Demolition Association)
GBB has performed several assignments for the National Association of Demolition Contractors (NADC), including a white paper on the status of the demolition industry that has been distributed to its members, state agencies, and legislators nationwide. GBB developed…
Recycling Policy Analysis (Aluminum Association)
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…
Metro Nashville, TN
As a result of GBB's comprehensive solid waste management analysis for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro), Metro selected the alternative of replacing its aging and inefficient waste-to-energy Nashville Thermal Transfer Corporation facility ("Thermal") with…
City of Fort Worth, TX
GBB assisted the City of Fort Worth, Texas in planning and procuring collection and processing services for the various solid waste and recyclables streams generated by the 150,000 single-family and duplex residences and over 1,600 of the smaller…
Arlington, TX - Leasing out a Landfill
The City of Arlington, TX, signed an agreement with Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd (Republic) for Republic to lease and operate the City of Arlington Landfill on a long-term basis.Through this business arrangement, the City received up-front…
Portland, ME - Using Contracts to Save $1 Million
The City of Portland, Maine, announced, in the summer 2005, the selection of Commercial Paving & Recycling Company LLC of Scarborough, Maine, to run its Riverside Recycling Facility, a regional facility processing approximately 60,000 tons of material per…
Allentown, PA - Containing Costs for Waste Collection
''I'm pleased — it could have been a lot higher. Frank Bernheisel of GBB was extremely knowledgeable and helpful in the City of Allentown’s collection contract bid revision process which resulted in a substantially lower increase than expected.…
King County, WA - Auditing Transfer and Export Plans
“We were very pleased with the work product provided by GBB through our Solid Waste Export Plan--Third Party Review. I think the King County audience generally felt that the work was thought-provoking and insightful, reflecting a deep understanding…
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, VA - Taking the Pulse of the Public
Residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, have spoken: They want more opportunities to recycle and they are eager to have a more sustainable solid waste management system, even if it means paying more each month.These sentiments were…
New Orleans, LA - Auditing Curbside Collection
One of the many consequences of Hurricane Katrina in the City of New Orleans was the transformation of the solid waste curbside collection landscape. Given the shift and movement of population, the City needed to get a verified…
Santa Monica, CA - Improving Efficiency with Strategic Review and Procurement
The City of Santa Monica, CA, had a population of 92,000 in 2000, which was projected to increase by nearly 40% in the next 10 years. The City is comprised of 8.3 square miles with a balance of…
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, FL - Collection Route Optimization in Pensacola
In late 2008, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) in Pensacola, FL, added 13,000 customers, made changes to trash collection services, and added recycling collection services. With the challenge of these upcoming major changes, and with very little…
Maui County, HI - Reviewing and Auditing Composting Facilities
The County selected the consultant team led by GBB with the accounting firm of Levin & Hu and O2Compost to perform a Financial and Operational Audit of the award winning co-composting project managed under contract by EKO Systems…
Alexandria / Arlington County, VA
“I know I can speak for the Trustees in saying that GBB has been of enormous assistance to us. The firm has guided us and the two jurisdictions’ solid waste operations through some challenging times. The Trustees have…
Baltimore, MD - Saving Millions by Re-routing
GBB helped the City of Baltimore, MD re-routing its residential trash collection system. The route optimization project, expected to generate significant labor, fuel, equipment, and maintenance savings, was provided through a contract with the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal…