Dive Brief:

• Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. (GBB), a waste management consulting firm based in Fairfax, VA, announced that it has contracted with the city of Fort Worth, TX.
• GBB will oversee the development of a solid waste plan for Fort Worth for the next 20 years.
• The company plans to identify ways to improve commercial waste reduction and recycling, increase residential recycling rates, find processing and recovery facilities to manage resources, and possibly introduce resource recovery technology to manage non-recycled waste.

Dive Insight:

Important elements of the project include gathering data and analysis, identifying and evaluating alternatives, public outreach, strategic planning and recommendations, funding strategies, a 20-year implementation and capital improvement plan, and a disaster debris management plan, according to Recycling Today.