Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.

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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Latest Updates

Effective July 17, 2008, the following materials are banned from the Ordot Dump:  Old corrugated cardboard containers, yard and other vegetative waste, untreated wood, inert materials, and mixed loads containing these materials.  
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GBB has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI)
for Financing, Construction, and Operation of the Layon Landfill
Inarajan, Guam. 
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Solid Waste Management Division

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Solid Waste Management Division Services

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Solid Waste Management Division News

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Guam’s Solid Waste System Now in Receivership

Guam SealOn March 17, 2008, the United States District Court of Guam placed the Solid Waste Management Division of the Department of Public Works in Guam in Receivership for noncompliance with the Clean Water Act as set forth in a Consent Decree signed between the government of Guam and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on February 11, 2004.

In a Court Order, Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood appointed solid waste management consultants Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GBB) as Receiver with full power and authority to manage Guam’s solid waste system, including local efforts to close the Ordot Dump and build a new landfill in Layon.  »Learn more

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featured DOCUMENTS

» June 23, 2008 - Request for Expressions of Interest for Financing, Construction, and Operation of the Layon Landfill, Inarajan, Guam

featured interviews

» Interview with GBB's receiver

featured press releases

» Receiver Announces Materials Ban at Transfer Facilities and Ordot Dump - Ban Will Improve Recycling and Increase Capacity at Ordot Dump Until New Landfill Opens

Court Order

U.S. District Court Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood: “Time has now run out…the court must consider drastic remedies to ensure that this islandwide health and environmental hazard does not continue.” »learn more

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