One Bin for All Project Consulting (City of Houston and Houston Advanced Research Center, Texas)
GBB was selected to assist the City of Houston in its “One Bin for All” Project, and develop a cost neutral RFQ for a multi-year contract for the processing of the City’s residential waste with an initial waste…
Evaluation of Opportunities to Increase Organics Recycling (Prince George’s County, Maryland)
The Waste Management Division (WMD) of the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) among the activities related to solid waste management within Prince George’s County owns Yard Waste Composting Facility at Western Branch for processing into compost or mulch.…
Business Plan for Solid Waste Disposal Capacity (Rockingham County, North Carolina)
GBB was selected to conduct an evaluation of the Rockingham County Landfill to provide advice on improving the landfill operation (e.g., compaction, slope angle), understanding the landfill market, and understanding the risk/benefits of a potential public/private partnership.GBB conducted…
Landfills Contractor Procurement and Business Plan (City of Corpus Christi, Texas)
For the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, GBB was retained to assist in the development of a business plan leading to the procurement of a private contractor to build and operate the City’s Cefe Valenzuela Landfill, a greenfield…
Procurement of a Lessee/Operator for the City’s Southeast Landfill (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
GBB helped the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to procure a lessee/operator for the City’s Southeast Landfill and secure long-term disposal services for the portion of the City’s waste that is not recycled and/or processed for beneficial use.…
Evaluation of Long-term Disposal Alternatives for Wasatch Front Communities (Salt Lake County, Utah)
GBB, in association with EMCON/OWT, Inc. and R. L. Banks & Associates, Inc., evaluated three existing landfills and three proposed facilities as long-term options to serve the disposal needs or a portion of those needs for Salt Lake…
Full Cost Accounting Study of Solid Waste Management System (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
GBB conducted a comprehensive Full Cost Accounting Study of the solid waste system serving the Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Utilizing the U.S. EPA’s full cost accounting standardized forms and format developed by the Government…
Full Cost Accounting Workbook (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
GBB prepared a comprehensive Full Cost Accounting Workbook for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to be used by local government solid waste managers and their staff. The primary purpose of the Workbook is to serve as…
MISW Full Cost Accounting Course (Solid Waste Association of North America)
GBB developed a training course titled, "Economics, Costs and Full Cost Accounting Methods for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems." The objective of this training course was: to provide formalized training on this subject to managers, technical staff…
Expert Witness Services in Waste Flow Control Litigation (Chester County Solid Waste Authority, Pennsylvania)
In Harvey & Harvey v. County of Chester, Pennsylvania et al., a private hauler sued to take waste to disposal facilities in other states. As defendant expert, GBB reviewed the public policy facts that led up to the…
Expert Opinion Services and Arbitration Proceeding Support
GBB was hired to provide expert opinion services in a contractual dispute between California Waste Solutions, Inc. (CWS), a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) owner/operator, and the City of San Jose, California’s contracted service provider for residential waste and…
Expert Witness Opinion Services and Arbitration Proceeding Support (Schwartz Law Firm for C&R Maintenance, Inc., d/b/a Rizzo Services, Claimant, v. City of Warren, et al, Defendants)
GBB was hired by the law firm of a private hauler that was awarded a long-term contract with a municipality to make improvements to, and then operate, the City transfer station providing waste transfer services to the City…
Recycling and Demolition of the Nashville Thermal Waste-to-Energy Plant (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
On April 19, 2004, the Nashville Thermal Transfer Corporation formally turned over the 30-year-old Thermal Waste-to-Energy plant property to Anderson Excavating Company of Omaha, Nebraska, for complete demolition. The RFP indicated a Project-goal of 90% reuse/recycling of the…
C&D Landfill Recycling Business Planning (Potomac Landfill, Inc., Virginia)
GBB was hired to help Potomac Landfill, Inc. (PLI) evaluate the setup of an initial C&D processing/recycling system at their 3,000 – 3,500 cubic-yard/day C&D landfill in Dumfries, VA. The Potomac Landfill opened in late 1984, with the…
C&D Waste Assessment (Wake County, North Carolina)
GBB was selected by the Wake County Solid Waste Management Division to provide a strategic review of the handling, recycling and disposal of C&D generated in the County. GBB interviewed all of the private sector participants in the…
Implementation of SmartEngine™ Online Waste Audit and Business Recycling Promotion Tool (Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio)
The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO), a regional solid waste management agency that includes the City of Columbus and Franklin County, is working to reduce the amount of paper disposed of in central Ohio landfills by…
Commercial, Multi-family and Special Events Recycling Program Feasibility Study (Town of Addison, Texas)
In September 2008, the Town of Addison, Texas, (Town) contracted with GBB to analyze the feasibility of creating a combined commercial, multi-family and special events recycling program and recommend options for program design and implementation. The Town believed…
Impacts of Beverage Container Deposit Laws on Local Recycling Programs (National Soft Drink Association)
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…
Gasification of Non-Recycled Plastics (American Chemistry Council)
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…
Technical Assistance and Training (Solid Waste Association of North America)
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: