Microgrants for food waste reduction DSNY’s Foundation for New York’s Strongest has launched a Microgrant program to help NYC businesses take action to address food waste. Grants are worth up to $15,000 in funding and technical support. Applications are due Jan. 8, 2018. Grants are open to NYC NYC businesses that have 25 or fewer employees or earn net less … Continue reading NY Incentives! Apply Now. →

How do you increase recycling and lower costs? By making recycling simple and convenient… at least that is the idea behind single-stream recycling’s popularity.  But the reality is more complicated. The number of communities and cities using single-stream recycling has reportedly increased from 20 to 64 percent between 2005 and 2010.  New York City is the latest  to announce that … Continue reading The Dirty Secret: Single-Stream’s Dilemma.
How to Really Increase (and Maintain the Value of) Your Recycling →

First published Nov. 2017.   After a year of collaboration among architects and New York waste professionals (including Great Forest), AIANY/Center for Architecture has launched their Zero Waste Design Guidelines to encourage building design that facilitates recycling and waste diversion. The guidelines also include a handy waste calculator to help property managers calculate value of diversion. Designing … Continue reading Designed For Waste/Recycling: AIANY’s Zero Waste Design Guidelines + Waste Calculator →

Education and learning is a big part of what we do at Great Forest. This is part of the formula for success at every business we work with. Recently, David Troust, Great Forest’s V.P. of business development, was part of a panel at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to discuss systems and approaches to saving … Continue reading Events:
Expert Panel At The USGBC →