Condolences to Family and Friends of David Manning

David Manning, a long-time friend, public servant, and colleague, passed away on August 4. David and GBB have a 20-year relationship. See the statement from Harvey Gershman, GBB Founder Owner Associate & Co-Founder.

May he Rest In Peace.

Big Data and the Waste Industry

The buzz around the internet of things (IoT) and big data has reached the waste and recycling industry. In Waste Today, GBB Senior Project Engineer Brad Kelley discusses how cutting-edge technologies could affect the industry, the current status and shortcomings, and the opportunities for industry participants to integrate these solutions to their advantage.

What’s New in Waste Conversion Technology?

In Waste Today, GBB President Steve Simmons discusses shifting markets and changing demand that might help some waste conversion technologies finally gain more widespread acceptance.

Chris Lund Interviewed About Island Communities Solid Waste Management Challenges

GBB Senior Vice President Chris Lund, who has extensive experience with island communities, is interviewed in a Waste Dive feature on challenges faced by the British Virgin Islands.

GBB VP Jennifer Porter Interviewed by Waste360

In Waste360, Jennifer Porter is interviewed about her career, new role as GBB Vice President, and the key to an effective sustainability plan.

Preparing for PFAS

Much is still unknown regarding the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of approximately 3,500 manmade chemical compounds, on the environment. While the big questions are “How bad is it?” and “How bad will it get?”, impacts on landfill compliance monitoring programs are anticipated. In the June 2019 issue of Waste Today, GBB Senior Vice President Chris Lund, P.E., discusses the issue and what might be ahead.

Incentivizing Infrastructure for Sustainable Waste Solutions

Creative waste management infrastructure projects have the potential to help diversify reliance on less sustainable resources and aging infrastructures, achieve significant economic impacts and establish complementary businesses. What if municipalities and public agencies pursued, and were willing to develop, incentive programs for the siting of facilities needed to secure the future of waste management and recycling in America? In Waste Today, GBB Senior Vice President Tom Reardon challenges public-sector leaders to consider the use of incentives, like many cities did with Amazon’s HQ2, to encourage the development of sustainable waste management infrastructure projects.

Building Something Sustainable

Michigan’s Kent County sustainable business park is an example of how communities can implement a circular economy model to help better manage waste. In Waste Today, Steve Faber (Byrum & Fisk West Michigan Team Leader) and Ashlea Smith (GBB Marketing Manager) discuss how the County is working to make this ambitious project reality.

The Optimist’s Guide to Recycling

While nobody can predict the future, recyclable materials remain useful and valuable — we just have to adjust how we get them from generator to user. In the spirit of optimism, GBB Project Manager Kate Vasquez offers rebuttals to common misconceptions to reassure even the most doubtful about the future of recycling in Waste Today.

Markets and Marketability – Overcoming the barriers to accessing recycling markets

The future of recycling is dependent upon local market development and cleaning up our recycling streams. In the March/April issue of MSW Management, Brad Kelley, Corinne Rico and Ashlea Smith discuss some of the barriers to markets and marketability.