Guam Solid Waste Receivership | Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., Receiver

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GBB) has been appointed Receiver. GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm with extensive experience with solid waste collection, processing, recycling and disposal issues, including those specific to island communities.

As Receiver, GBB’s objective is to work with Guam’s government, the Guam Solid Waste Authority, solid waste companies, the people of Guam, and the U.S. military to establish a long-term, financially viable and sustainable waste management system for Guam.
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We continue to work to restore the ability of customers to make online payments. Customers may continue to make their payments in any of the following ways:

In person at:

Any location of the:

Bank of Guam
Bank Pacific
ANZ Bank

The following locations of the Treasurer of Guam (DROP BOX ONLY):

One Stop Center at DPW Compound (Bldg A.)
Revenue and Taxation
Office of the Treasurer of Guam

By mail to:

Solid Waste Management Payments
Bank of Guam
P.O. Box 57C
Hagatna, Guam 96932

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SWMD Residents in single family homes and apartments of four (4) units or less with ample space for carts can register for trash collection service.

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Sept. 1, 2011 - Pacific News Center
Ribbon Cut To Officially Open New Layon Landfill

August 31, 2011 - KUAM News
Ordot dump closed for business

August 30, 2011 - Pacific Daily News
Finally: Kudos to receiver for hitting dump deadline; making improvements

"The federal receiver, Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., has the island's thanks for fixing and improving the government's solid waste program." [...] "In short, the receiver has transformed the way the island deals with its waste."

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GBB Quarterly Report
On December 7, 2011, the Receiver submitted its thirteenth Quarterly Report to the U.S. District Court of Guam.
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Curbside Recycling Pilot Project to Continue While Results Are Evaluated

Federal Receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. clarified to residents of Guam that the Guam Solid Waste Authority is continuing the current curbside recycling pilot project while results are being evaluated. The pilot project’s objective is to determine the feasibility of implementing curbside recycling collection services throughout Guam for all GSWA customers. The evaluation of the program will occur in 2012, and there will be a public discussion of the evaluation before any final decision is made.

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Ordot Dump Closed; Layon Landfill Now Open
After repeated violation of the Clean Water Act led the District Court of Guam to issue a Consent Decree and appoint a Receiver to close the Ordot Dump, the Ordot Dump was permanently closed to waste deliveries on August 31, 2011 when the District Court of Guam officially locked the gate at the Dump and, in a Court hearing, celebrated this milestone in bringing the Guam Solid Waste Management Division into compliance with the 2004 Consent Decree.

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Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, Chief Judge, District Court of Guam, provides welcome remarks during ceremonies commemorating the permanent closing of the Ordot Dump.

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Ceremonial locking of the Gate to the Ordot Dump.

On Thursday, September 1, at an on-site hearing of the District Court of Guam, the gates of the Layon Landfill were officially opened allowing trucks bringing waste to arrive. Tours of the Layon Landfill facilities will be conducted on request. To arrange a tour, contact Norm Kivett, Herzog Environmental at 671-828-5263.

Layon Landfill ribbon cutting ceremony.

Layon Landfill entrance.

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