Commercial & Industrial Recycling
GBB plans and procures recycling/processing facilities for commercial waste streams by:
- developing procurement documents and evaluating bids and proposals for equipment and services;
- providing sizing and siting recommendations;
- obtaining permits and environmental approval; and
- monitoring construction, and acceptance testing.
Selected Project Descriptions
Commercial, Multi-family and Special Events Recycling Program Feasibility Study
Town of Addison, Texas
Recycling Plan Preparation
Stafford County Public School District, Virginia
Implementation of SmartEngine™ Online Waste Audit and Business Recycling Promotion Tool
Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO)
Commercial Recycling Benchmarking Survey
Fairfax County, Virginia
Commercial Recycling Program Development and Implementation Assistance
Metro Waste Authority, Des Moines, Iowa
Related GBB Presentation:
Leveraging Contracting and Purchasing Processes to Increase Business Recycling In Your Community
Kate Vasquez, GBB Senior Consultant
Municipal Waste Management Association Webinar – November 2015
Related GBB Article:
What’s the Deal with Commercial Recycling?
Kate Vasquez, GBB Senior Consultant
Waste Today – March 2018
- Associations and Authorities
- Study of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities (American Chemistry Council)
- C&D Waste Research/Surveys (National Demolition Association)
- Gasification of Non-Recycled Plastics (American Chemistry Council)
- Impacts of Beverage Container Deposit Laws on Local Recycling Programs (National Soft Drink Association)
- Technical Assistance and Training (Solid Waste Association of North America)
- Recycling Policy Analysis (Aluminum Association)
- Composting Regulatory / Legislative Review and Development (The U.S. Composting Council)
- Recyclables Collection, Processing, and Marketing Analysis (American Forest and Paper Association)
- Business & Corporate Programs
- Development of Institutional Waste Reduction and Recovery Tools (Confidential client)
- Development of Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Plastics Recycling in Fairfax County, Virginia (Mobil Chemical Company)
- Program Planning Assistance for In-House Office Recycling Program (Marriott Corporation)
- Recycling Planning and Waste Reduction Assistance (Johns Hopkins Health System)
- Technical Assistance for Office Recycling and Public Education (U.S. Postal Service Headquarters)
- Business Development & Market Research
- Assessment of Business Opportunities in Developing Materials Recycling Facilities (Confidential Client)
- Market and Operational Analysis of Gasifier Technology (Confidential, Anchorage, Alaska)
- Recyclable Materials Market Study (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- Residential Mixed Paper Processing Facility Development / Budget Review (Office Paper Systems, Inc.)
- Transfer Station and Landfill Due Diligence Evaluation for Acquisition (Confidential Client)
- Circular Economy / Sustainable Park Development
- Collection & Route Optimization
- Assistance in Re-Routing Residential Trash Collection System (Northeast Maryland Disposal Authority – City of Baltimore, Maryland)
- Collection Route Optimization (Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Florida)
- Review of Recycling and Trash Collection Procedures (Montgomery County, Maryland)
- Review of Solid Waste Collection Services (City of Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Waste and Recyclables Collection Program Review (City of Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- Commercial & Industrial Recycling
- Commercial Recycling Benchmarking Survey (Fairfax County, Virginia)
- Commercial Recycling Program Development and Implementation Assistance (Metro Waste Authority, Des Moines, Iowa)
- Commercial, Multi-family and Special Events Recycling Program Feasibility Study (Town of Addison, Texas)
- Implementation of SmartEngine™ Online Waste Audit and Business Recycling Promotion Tool (Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio)
- Recycling Plan Preparation (Stafford County Public School District, Virginia)
- Composting
- Compost Facility Feasibility Study and Operations Plan (Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Ohio)
- Evaluation of Composting System Alternatives (Palm Beach County, Florida)
- Evaluation of Opportunities to Increase Organics Recycling (Prince George’s County, Maryland)
- Financial and Operational Audit (Maui County, Hawaii)
- Regional Composting Operation Business Plan Development (City of Plano, Texas)
- Construction Waste and Demolition Debris
- C&D Landfill Recycling Business Planning (Potomac Landfill, Inc., Virginia)
- C&D Materials Recycling Facility Procurement (City of Portland, Maine)
- C&D Waste Assessment (Wake County, North Carolina)
- Fast-Tracked Procurement and Implementation of C&D Recycling Facility (Fauquier County, Virginia)
- Recycling and Demolition of the Nashville Thermal Waste-to-Energy Plant (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
- Disaster Debris Management
- District Energy Systems
- Expert Witness
- Expert Opinion Services and Arbitration Proceeding Support
- Expert Opinion Services and Arbitration Proceeding Support (Mette, Evans & Woodside Law Firm for the County of Dauphin v. The Harrisburg Authority, Pennsylvania)
- 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)
- Expert Witness Services and Litigation Support Associated with a Municipal Collection Franchise (City of Coral Springs, Florida)
- Expert Witness Services in Waste Flow Control Litigation (Chester County Solid Waste Authority, Pennsylvania)
- Full Cost Management
- Full Cost Accounting and Activity Based Costing Software Implementation (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
- Full Cost Accounting Study of Solid Waste Management System (Harford County, Maryland)
- Full Cost Accounting Study of Solid Waste Management System (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
- Full Cost Accounting Workbook (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
- MISW Full Cost Accounting Course (Solid Waste Association of North America)
- Landfill Services
- Business Plan for Solid Waste Disposal Capacity (Rockingham County, North Carolina)
- Evaluation of Long-term Disposal Alternatives for Wasatch Front Communities (Salt Lake County, Utah)
- Landfill Valuation, Procurement and Contract Negotiation Assistance (City of Arlington, Texas)
- Landfills Contractor Procurement and Business Plan (City of Corpus Christi, Texas)
- Procurement of a Lessee/Operator for the City’s Southeast Landfill (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
- Litter Surveys
- Materials Recovery Facilities
- Commercial Materials Recovery Facility Procurement (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)
- MRF Evaluation and Feasibility Study (Waukesha County, Wisconsin)
- One Bin for All Project Consulting (City of Houston and Houston Advanced Research Center, Texas)
- Residential Mixed Paper Processing Facility (Office Paper Systems, Inc., Maryland)
- Review of Mixed Waste Processing Facilities and Sizing Alternatives Evaluation (City of Chicago, Illinois)
- Procurement Assistance
- Procurement Activities as part of Receivership of the Guam Solid Waste Management Division (United States District Court of Guam)
- Solid Waste System Review and Procurement (Madera County, California)
- Assistance for Solid Waste Management Systems and Technologies and Public Infrastructure Projects; Procurements (Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority)
- Waste and Recyclables Collection Program Review and Procurement (City of Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- Procurement Assistance for Long-Term Waste Recycling and Disposal System (City of Cleveland, Ohio)
- Waste Conversion Project Procurement / Solar & Wind Project Procurement (Prince William County, Virginia)
- Solid Waste Services Planning and Procurement (City of Pontiac, Michigan)
- Procurement of Collection Services (City of Allentown, Pennsylvania)
- Southwest Waste-to-Energy Facility Procurement (City of Baltimore, Maryland)
- Waste-to-Energy Procurement Assistance (Deloitte Consulting LLP, Amman, Jordan)
- Public Outreach & Education
- Commercial Recycling Public Education (City of Plano, Texas)
- District Energy System Public Information Program (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
- Public Education Materials and Signage / Community and Stakeholder Meetings (Receivership of the Guam Solid Waste Management Division)
- Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Research (Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority, California)
- Strategic Planning for Solid Waste and Recycling Services – Stakeholder Research / Interviews (Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, Virginia)
- Residential Recycling
- Development of a Recycling Master Plan / Waste Composition Analysis (Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky)
- Recycling Analysis and Plan (City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland)
- Recycling Feasibility Study and Implementation Assistance (Prince William County, Virginia)
- Residential Curbside Recycling Program Implementation and Recycling Plan Development (Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
- Waste Reduction and Recycling (Prince William County, Virginia)
- Revenue and Rate Strategies
- Audit of City of Sacramento Solid Waste Utility (Public Financial Management, Inc., Sacramento, California)
- Collection Rates Study (City of Fort Smith, Arkansas)
- Cost Avoidance for Curbside Collection of Recyclables (City of Seattle, Washington)
- Municipal Solid Waste User and Tip Fee Analysis (Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
- Solid Waste User Fee Feasibility Study (Towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett, Rhode Island)
- Strategic Solid Waste Management Planning
- Comprehensive Solid Waste System Planning (Receivership of the Guam Solid Waste Management Division, United States District Court of Guam)
- Long Term Strategic Planning (Kent County, Michigan)
- Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (Maui County, Hawaii)
- Development of Long-Term Integrated Waste Management Plan (Lee County, Florida)
- Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Development (City of Fort Worth, Texas)
- Solid Waste Collection Franchise Evaluation and Community Information Assistance (City of Plano, Texas)
- Solid Waste Management Plan Update (Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, Utah)
- Tires Recycling
- Transfer Station & Disposal
- Evaluation of Proposals for Solid Waste Transfer and Disposal Services (Accomack County, Virginia)
- Solid Waste Transfer Activity Procurement Services for Optimizing Costs/Benefits (Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority, Michigan)
- Transfer and Disposal Services Procurement (Metro Nashville, Tennessee)
- Transfer Station Siting Study (Prince George’s County, Maryland)
- Transfer Station/Rail Haul Analysis (San Bernardino County, California)
- Waste-to-Energy & Alternative Technologies
- Development Options Evaluation for the Cleveland Recycling and Energy Generation Center Project (City of Cleveland, Ohio)
- Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Power Plants (Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.)
- Southwest Waste-to-Energy Facility (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Strategic Review / Directional Analysis / Project Manager / Solid Waste Management Planning (City of Alexandria/Arlington County Waste Disposal Trust Fund Trustees, Virginia)
The court compliments the Receiver[GBB]’s continued efforts to ensure GSWA [Guam Solid Waste Authority] remains financially sound. The Receiver’s strong fiscal management will assure successful completion of the Consent Decree projects.
Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewoodstatement in a Court Order dated October 26, 2015
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