As a result of MSW Consultants' professional expertise and their ability to deal effectively with the general public and elected officials, Liberty County's solid waste financial performance has gone from an annual deficit of over $600,000 to a net annual surplus, placing the County on firm footing to plan and implement future program improvements to better serve our customers.
- David C. Sapp, Director, Liberty County (Georgia) Solid Waste Authority
In a time of financial shortfalls and increasingly limited local disposal capacity, [MSW Consultants principal] John Culbertson provided us with an excellent overview of long term waste disposal options and performed the detailed analysis needed to create a system benefit charge that will place Frederick County's solid waste system on firm financial footing. Equally important, John helped us present the results of the analysis to the County Commissioners in a clear and concise manner.
- Robin Davidov, Executive Director, Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority
With his extensive waste management industry expertise, [MSW Consultants President] Walt Davenport developed a methodology and implemented a system that has enabled us to equitably provide waste management and recycling access to tenants with an equitable charge-back structure across our twelve-mall portfolio. Walt clearly possesses the operational and financial know-how to solve out-of-the-ordinary waste management needs such as ours.
- Deb Tageson, Manager Retail Operations Manager, King of Prussia Mall (PA)
MSW Consultants was diligent in representing the County to ensure funds would be available for the next ten years to sustain County initiated integrated waste management programs. I highly recommend MSW Consultants...as the were very conscious of our needs and I trust they would be for any client.
- Duane Dellecker, Director, Carbon County Dept. of Solid Waste
I want to thank you again for the excellent work you and your team provided on behalf of the Department in undertaking the Iowa Statewide Waste Characterization Study...I have received positive comments from Iowa's solid waste management community and the participating landfills and transfer stations in particular.
- Tom Anderson, Executive Officer II, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Land Quality Bureau
If you haven't had your waste sort yet let me assure you it is painless. Susan and Cynthia were here this morning, set up and quickly sorted the waste, tore down, cleaned up and were out in less than 90 minutes. All I had to do was open the door and let them in. I am looking forward to seeing the results!
- Jenny Kedward, Environmental Specialist - Dakota County
MSW's staff were professional, responsive, and thorough in their efforts. Their ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the City government, including city management, public works management, legal counsel, union representatives, and operations staff, greatly enhanced the acceptance of their work. I would work with MSW Consultants again in the future, and highly recommend them to any local government needing to improve operations or cut unnecessary costs.
- Brian Morgan, Esq., Former Corporation Counsel, City of Poughkeepsie
The U.S. Territory of Guam is home to a population of 164,229 as well as a large U.S. military base and an active tourism industry centered around cruise ships arriving at the port. Solid waste management on Guam is provided by the Guam Solid Waste Authority (GSWA). The GSWA had historically operated a non-compliant dumpsite for the island's refuse and a collection system to serve residents. In 2008 due to long-standing environmental problems at its open dump, as well as failed management of the collection operation, the GSWA was placed in receivership by the U.S. Federal Court and an independent solid waste manager was assigned to close the old dump, open a new Class I landfill, and modernize waste collection practices. The GSWA exited the receivership in 2019, at which time it returned to the oversight framework established by the Guam Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The PUC is obligated to perform a management audit of all utilities on a recurring basis, including the newly independent GSWA. MSW Consultants was retained by the PUC to conduct the management audit, perform a rate sufficiency analysis, and a comparative analysis of manpower and staffing for the GSWA's collection operation. MSW Consultants performed initial interviews with the Authority's management team while benchmarking the organizational structure and manpower against five other similar communities in the United States. MSW Consultants compared collection system aspects such as customer base, services provided, tonnage quantities, route configurations, and equipment inventories. The Authority's third-party service contracts were reviewed by MSW Consultants staff members and the landfill operations contracts by a landfill engineer working as a sub-consultant. In addition to reviewing the management structure, MSW Consultants analyzed the historical and projected financial data for the Authority's operations in order to determine if rates were sufficient to cover expenses and meet fund balance requirements for a ten-year period. MSW Consultants reviewed and updated the rate model provided by the Authority, in the process of making it more accurate and dynamic in order to model various financial scenarios.
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