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The GBB Circular


Welcome to The GBB Circular!

GBB consultants come from varying backgrounds and experience but share a passion for the environment in general, and solid waste management in particular. Our blog, The GBB Circular, will help us to further contribute to the dialog and knowledge base in the industry by sharing ideas, observations, concerns and words of wisdom. We hope the blog will provide food for thought and spark important industry discussions.

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Can Landfill Diversion Goals Be Met When Considering the Composition of MSW

In Waste Today, GBB Senior Project Engineer Brad Kelley discusses how data of a waste characterization can help model recycling scenarios and identify what is needed to improve circularity and further increase the recycling.

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The ‘eh’ Team: Finding Common Goals in Hockey and Solid Waste

In Waste Today, GBB Senior Consultant Ricky Phillips discusses the similarities between her favorite sport and the solid waste management field: teamwork, data-driven decision-making, and safety.

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Improving MRF Operations with Data

In Waste Today, GBB Senior Project Manager Steven Schilling discussed how it is crucial to analyze and leverage the vast amounts of data generated in the waste industry to improve waste management practices.

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Sustainably Addressing Data Centers’ Growing Energy Demand

In Waste Today, GBB Executive VP Chris Lund discusses data centers’ increasing demand for electricity and suggests a promising solution to meet the growing energy needs of those facilities, while fostering sustainability and resilience in digital infrastructure.

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Striving Hard to Develop Sustainable Solutions

After attending WasteExpo, GBB Senior Consultant Ashlea Smith Sabeti reflects on how the industry is striving hard, with numerous challenges. While this is certainly not a comfortable situation, we are better equipped and empowered than ever to develop sustainable solutions.

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Just PFASsing Through: The Life Cycle of PFAS

Just Passing Through: The Life Cycle of PFAS

Until PFAS are completely removed from manufacturing processes, PFAS-containing products are disposed of through the sewer or the landfill. In Waste Today, GBB Senior Project Manager Steven Schilling discusses published studies, the fate of PFAS in landfills and his hopes going forward.

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Addressing Postconsumer Textile Recycling

Fast Fashion: Addressing Postconsumer Textile Recycling

In Waste Today, GBB Project Manager Morgan McCarthy discusses postconsumer textile recycling processes and innovative approaches helping to drive sustainable fashion forward.

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Sustainable Practices in the Fashion Industry: Circular Model

Fast Fashion: Addressing Waste in the Fashion Industry

In Waste Today, GBB Project Manager Morgan McCarthy discusses the shift toward Circular Fashion and provides tips to help make more sustainable choices.

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Friend or Foe? How AI Can Accelerate Waste Reduction Aspirations in the Face of Climate Urgency

In Waste Today, GBB Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Porter offers some insight into how artificial intelligence is dramatically transforming material sorting, collection and worker safety.

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