Transfer Station Feasibility Study (City of Jackson, Tennessee)
The City of Jackson tasked GBB with assessing of feasibility, financial impact, potential operating model, and recommendations for possible construction of a city-owned transfer station that would provide direct support for managing the approximate 106,000 tons of municipal…
Recycling Programs Review / Analysis (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority, Virginia)
For the thirteen localities (290,000 households) covered by the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), GBB provided a review of the residential recycling program, including planning and operations, and worked collaboratively with CVWMA to develop best practices for…
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority
A multidisciplinary team led by GBB developed a holistic plan building on the firm’s deep understanding of the County’s past that incorporated the current state and realities of the solid waste management system and anticipated the trends, needs…
Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Diversion Options (Barnstable County, Massachusetts)
With a mission to reduce and manage solid waste in an environmentally conscious, effective, and economical way, Barnstable County, MA, selected GBB as a subcontractor to Tetra Tech to identify waste disposal trends and the demographic and economic…
Wasatch Solid Waste District, UT
As the District’s waste-to-energy (WTE) facility was due for major upgrades, the District learned that the steam contract from the WTE facility would not be renewed. With this loss of revenue, the decision was made to close the…
Independent Review of Materials Recycling Facility / Continued Operations Monitoring (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)
GBB was tasked by the County to assess the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and support its return to compliance. After reviewing the contract, multiple visits were made to the facility to visually inspect the MRF’s operations, maintenance, and…
Materials Recovery Facility System Review and Recommendations (Baltimore County, Maryland / Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority)
As a subcontractor to EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc., GBB performed a System Review and Recommendations Project for the Baltimore County Central Acceptance Facility (CAF) Comprehensive Material Recovery Facility (MRF).
Waste-to-Energy Facility Monitoring / Expansion Study (Kent County, Michigan)
GBB was tasked with providing assistance in monitoring the operation, maintenance, repairs, and renewal of the Kent County Waste-to-Energy facility. The assignment included observing boiler inspections and repairs, and inspecting and observing the balance of plant equipment and…
Review and Evaluation of WTE Facility, Disposal Options, and Refuse and Recycling Programs (City of Tulsa, Oklahoma)
The GBB Project Team was selected by the City of Tulsa to evaluate its refuse disposal options, existing refuse and recycling programs, and the infrastructure of its Waste-to-Energy facility.
Climate Action Plan/Net Zero Emissions Roadmap (Massachusetts Port Authority, Massachusetts)
Massport selected VHB, with GBB as a sub-consultant focused on waste management, to prepare an Authority-wide Climate Action Plan/Net Zero Emissions (CAP/NZE) Roadmap with recommendations for cost-effectively reaching environmental goals that align with four possible strategies to be…
Material Management and Recycling Assistance as part of the Airport Sustainable Management Plan Development and Implementation (City of Atlanta Department of Aviation, Georgia)
The City of Atlanta Department of Aviation selected a team led by RS&H, which included GBB as a solid waste management expert, to assist with the development and implementation of a Sustainable Management Plan for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International…
Villanova University, PA
As Villanova University faced a complex set of challenges in managing its waste and materials, undergoing the absorption of Cabrini University, and supporting the new residential building development to house all undergraduate students, the GBB Project Team was…
Grant Application / Food Waste Composting & Education Pilot Project Management (Prince William County, Virginia)
After GBB prepared a grant application on behalf of Prince William County, VA, for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA‐NRCS) Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction Project grant program, the County was awarded…
Grant Research / Proposal Development as part of a Comprehensive Review of Integrated Solid Waste Management System (Calaveras County, California)
As part of a comprehensive review of the integrated solid waste management system, the GBB Project Team was also tasked with researching and identifying potential funding sources (including loans and tax credits) for County programs, with a particular…
Grant Research/Proposal Development for Anaerobic Digester Project (Dem-Con Companies, Shakopee, Minnesota)
Through a competitive procurement process, Dem-Con won an exclusive right to develop an Anaerobic Digester (AD) project to serve the organic waste processing needs of the Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Board (R&E), a long-standing Joint Powers agency established…
Waste Characterization Study – C&D Debris on Military Bases (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center tasked Geocycle and GBB, as a subcontractor, to conduct waste characterization studies and develop a research program to demonstrate how Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris from across…
Waste Sort Training as part of the Development of Solid Waste Management Training / Case Studies for Tribal Nations (US EPA)
GBB, as a subcontractor to ERG, was tasked by the US EPA with conducting solid waste management training and developing waste management case studies for tribes in EPA Region 7, which serves nine tribal nations in the Midwestern…
Waste Characterization Study (Kent County, Michigan)
The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) has set an ambitious goal of diverting 90% of the waste it manages from landfill disposal by 2030. GBB was commissioned to analyze the material characteristics and quantities of municipal…
Aluminum Used Beverage Cans Recycling Study (Can Manufacturers Institute, Washington, DC)
The national trade association of the metal can manufacturing industry and its suppliers in the United States, the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), engaged GBB to produce a report that quantifies the relative value of aluminum used beverage cans…
Public Survey as Part of Feasibility Study for Consolidated Residential Collection (Chittenden Solid Waste District, Vermont)
As part of a collection Feasibility Study, ShapardResearch (as a subcontractor to GBB) carefully designed and conducted a survey of households in Burlington and South Burlington to generate actionable data and information, enabling the District to make the…