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Get Ready for LEED v5 – What You Need to Know
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is set to release LEED v5. This latest update to the green building rating...
2025 Sustainability Trends: Business Outlook for Waste and ESG
What are the 2025 sustainability trends that will affect waste, ESG and other business goals? With changing regulatory and global...
8-Step Guide to Zero-Waste Events
Did you know, any event can be planned to be Zero Waste? As featured in MeetingsNet, this guide is our...
TRUE Zero Waste FAQs: Top 6 Questions About Certification
Ready to achieve TRUE Zero Waste certification? We’ve got answers to all your burning questions with our TRUE Zero Waste...
How Stakeholder and Tenant Engagement Impacts Sustainability
When organizations invest in sustainability but still fail to reach their goals, it is often because they are missing one...
The Power of Waste Sorting: How This Low-Tech Solution is Winning
Did you know... you can increase your waste diversion rate by 15 to 35 percent through waste sorting? Usually overlooked,...
Studies and Research
Great Forest analyzed over 170,000 pounds of waste from waste audits at 100+ buildings across the U.S, and internationally, completing the largest and most comprehensive waste characterization study to date focused on commercial buildings. The study has been peer-reviewed and published in The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management.
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NYC Commercial Waste Zones: What Businesses Need To Know
The NYC Commercial Waste Zones program promises to reshape the city's commercial waste industry. Change is coming. Here is what NYC businesses need to know.
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Towards a Zero Waste Business
Released to mark Earth Day, Great Forest’s Zero Waste guide was put together in part as a response to the UN’s call for an urgent global shift towards Zero Waste. What does this mean for businesses? This guide will help you understand what Zero Waste means, clarify misconceptions, and provide tips on how to start making a Zero Waste plan for your business.
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Case Studies
Discover how our tech-enhanced, data-driven solutions help clients achieve Zero Waste goals and significant cost savings.
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Food Waste Toolkit
To help businesses address food waste, Great Forest partnered with Replate to put together a food waste toolkit to help companies understand the impact of treating food as waste, and learn how to implement solutions that work. The toolkit includes data on cost savings, simple strategies, and case studies that show how businesses have succeeded at reducing food waste.
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