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 Solid Waste Management Division, 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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Solid Waste Management Division

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Solid Waste Management Division Services

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Yard Waste; Composting and Grasscycling
Up to 40 percent of waste taken to the Ordot Dump is yard waste, according to the 2006 Guam Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan. Guam residents are beginning to realize the benefits keeping this yard waste out of the trash and in their yards. Composting and grasscycling allow residents to manage their own yard waste, producing a valuable soil supplement that helps increase the fertility of Guam’s tropical soils.
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Latest Updates

GBB Quarterly Report
On April 16, 2009, the Receiver submitted its fourth Quarterly Report to the U.S. District Court of Guam.
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Start of Layon Landfill Construction
On February 25, 2009, Guam-based Maeda Pacific Corporation formally began construction of the Landfill Operations Road and Mass Grading for Cells 1 and 2.

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Federal Receiver Awards Contract for Wheeled and Covered Trash Carts to Far East Equipment Company
Major Milestone Towards Efficient, State-of-the-Art, Trash Collection Program
Federal Receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., announced the award of a contract for the delivery of wheeled and covered trash carts with riveted radio-frequency identification tags attached for each of its residential customers, and 15 cart lifters to attach to existing trucks.
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Ordot Dump to Close Sunday, Effective May 17
Monday through Saturday Hours Remain Unchanged
Federal Receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., announced that beginning Sunday, May 17, 2009, the Ordot Dump will be closed on Sundays. The Dump will remain open Monday through Saturday, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm.
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