Development of Disaster Debris Management Plan (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
In view of past national, state, and local damaging man‐made and natural disasters, and to prepare for future potentially catastrophic events, the City of Fort Worth tasked a team led by GBB with developing a Disaster Debris Management…
National Retail Chain
For a long-term project, GBB has been working with a retail client which adopted a broad environmental mission to minimize global resource use, and responsible waste management and prevention is fundamental to realizing their mission. When GBB initially…
Prince William County, VA
Prince William County, the second-most populous County in Virginia, located about 35 miles west of Washington, DC, officially started construction of a brand-new facility to process yard waste, wood waste, and pre- and post-consumer food and animal-derived wastes…
Owner’s Representative - Waste Processing Facility Construction (Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, Utah)
As the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District (WIWMD) had a Mixed Waste Processing Facility built by a contractor, it tasked GBB to act as Owner’s Representative for the design, construction, and testing and acceptance phases . As such…
Mixed-Use Building Solid Waste Management Infrastructure Design Review (Craine Architecture, Denver, Colorado)
GBB provided design review support pertaining to solid waste management infrastructure to Craine Architecture as it designed a mixed-use property in Denver, Colorado, consisting of 2 connected 90,000-square-foot buildings (180,000-square-foot total) with a variety of programs, including hotel…
Construction Monitoring / Oversight - New Facilities (Guam Receivership)
As Receiver of the Territory of Guam’s Solid Waste Management Division, GBB assembled a multi-disciplinary team to review, analyze and assess the status of solid waste management on the island; identify solutions and evaluate their feasibility; develop/implement a…
Solid Waste Management Plan and Waste Characterization Study (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
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…
Waste Sort as Part of Development of Long-Term Waste Management Plan (Lee County, Florida)
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…
Logan Airport Waste Audit and Assessment (Massachusetts Port Authority, Massachusetts)
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…
Waste Composition Study (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)
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…
Waste Characterization Studies (Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, Pennsylvania)
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…
Organics Waste Processing Facility Procurement (Prince William County, Virginia)
Prince William County, the second-most populous County in Virginia, located about 35 miles west of Washington, DC, officially started construction of a brand-new facility to process yard waste, food scraps, and wood waste in December 2018. Phased construction…
Study of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities (American Chemistry Council)
The Evolution of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities – 1970 to Today:
Recyclables Collection, Processing, and Marketing Analysis (American Forest and Paper Association)
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,…
Composting Regulatory / Legislative Review and Development (The U.S. Composting Council)
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…
Guam Receivership
In March 2008 the U.S. District Court of Guam appointed GBB as Receiver of a solid waste system out of compliance for 22 years. Over an 11-year receivership GBB closed the Ordot Dump, opened the Layon Landfill, launched cart-based collection and island-wide recycling, and returned a self-financing authority to the Government of Guam.
Kent County, MI RFI/RFQ Documents
Kent County Waste-to-Energy Facility ExpansionRequest for Information / Request for QualificationsDocument Library:Drawings
Development of Prince William Eco-Park (Prince William County, Virginia)
GBB was selected by Prince William County, the second-most populous County in Virginia, located about 35 miles west of Washington, DC, to explore the renewable energy technologies available for use on the County landfill. For technologies found to…
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Development (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
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…
Development of Long-Term Integrated Waste Management Plan (Lee County, Florida)
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…