Review of Solid Waste Collection Services (City of Charlotte, North Carolina)
The GBB Project Team reviewed key data provided by the City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services Department (SWS), reviewed best practices benchmarking information, and conducted on-location work including visit of facilities, field observations of service activities, and interviews…
Review of Recycling and Trash Collection Procedures (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Montgomery County, MD, selected GBB to review the County’s recycling and trash collection procedures in the field and Division of Solid Waste Services’ (DSWS) office. The collection operations managed by the County are performed by private service providers…
Recyclable Materials Market Study (Maryland Department of the Environment)
The Office of Waste Minimization and Recycling of the Maryland Department of the Environment is responsible for implementing the 1988 Maryland Recycling Act, stipulating that all counties in the state must plan and implement ways to reduce their…
Residential Mixed Paper Processing Facility Development / Budget Review (Office Paper Systems, Inc.)
GBB assisted in the development of a 200,000-tons-per-year, residential mixed paper (RMP) materials recovery facility (MRF) to serve Montgomery County, Maryland, for the selected contractor, Office Paper Systems, Inc. GBB's assistance included project development, contracting, product marketing, project…
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…
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.…
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…