GBB’s public outreach and community information experts help local officials and businesses involve and inform the public in solid waste management programs. We develop strategies; organize and staff citizen advisory committees; and prepare newsletters, brochures, videos, websites, slide presentations, and briefings to aid in the communications process.

Selected Project Descriptions:

Stakeholders Outreach as part of Tactical Five‐Year Plan for Recycling & Solid Waste System
Baltimore County / Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, Maryland

Public Outreach as part of the Solid Waste Management Plan Development
Charles County, Maryland

Community Engagement
Calaveras County, California

Public Survey as Part of Feasibility Study for Consolidated Residential Collection
Chittenden Solid Waste District, Vermont

Stakeholder Focus Group Meetings as Part of Analysis of MSW Diversion Options
Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Public Education Materials and Signage / Community and Stakeholder Meetings
Receivership of the Guam Solid Waste Management Division

Commercial Recycling Public Education
City of Plano, Texas

Strategic Planning for Solid Waste and Recycling Services – Stakeholder Research / Interviews
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, Charlottesville, Virginia Region

District Energy System Public Information Program
Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Related GBB Presentation:

Increasing Authentic Public Participation in New York State Solid Waste Management Planning: Industry Best Practices & Kent County, MI Sustainable Business Park Development Case Study
Jennifer Porter, GBB Vice President, and Theresa Evans, GBB Senior Consultant
New York Federation of Solid Waste & Recycling Conference – May 2022

When You Need Community Support: Using Low-cost Research Tools to Make Informed Decisions
Mary-Jane Atwater, GBB Principal Associate
WASTECON – August 2012

Related GBB Articles:

Online, Phone and In-person Surveys: A, B, C or All the Above?
Ashlea Smith, GBB Marketing Manager and Senior Consultant
Waste Today – April 2023

Tips for Designing Online Surveys for Solid Waste Management
Ashlea Smith, GBB Marketing Manager/Consultant II
Waste Today – May/June 2021

Back to Basics with Recycling Education
Ashlea Smith, GBB Marketing Manager and Consultant I
Waste Today – October 2019

Listening to the Community: Low-Cost Research Tools to Build Stakeholder Support and Manage Opposition
Mary-Jane Atwater, GBB Principal Associate
WasteAdvantage Magazine – January 2013