GBB assists Fayetteville, North Carolina, with solid waste management study

The assignment will review potential regional waste programs, including regional collection efforts and estimated costs and institutional issues related to developing a WTE project with nearby jurisdictions. A mixed-waste-processing facility, which could serve to extract more recyclables from garbage while preparing a high-heating-value fuel for a WTE facility, also will be analyzed.

Fayetteville’s Environmental Services Department operates the collection of residential garbage, yard waste, bulky items, dead animals, cart repair and delivery and manages a curbside residential recycling collection contract. The city currently serves 61,000 single-family residential households, with private haulers currently serving commercial and multifamily community collections.

"Communities all across the U.S. have tremendous opportunities to seize synergies in their waste disposal activities. GBB will help the city of Fayetteville become one of them, through the development of sustainable, cost effective waste disposal approaches that increase the city’s efficiency and its environmental stewardship,” says Bob Brickner, GBB executive vice president and project manager for the project.

"GBB has an interesting combination of national expertise and understanding of the solid waste management landscape in North Carolina,” says Jerry Dietzen, Fayetteville environmental services director. “They will provide analysis and recommendations to help the city make informed, long-term solid waste planning decisions regarding future sustainable solid waste programs, partnerships and operations.”