

Save time and money with reliable waste hauling.
Simplify management of all waste streams across your portfolio with daily oversight and consolidated billing, backed by our ultra-responsive customer service.
Accelerate progress with granular data.
Gain actionable insights through waste audits, infrastructure assessments and standardized waste data via the Great Forest portal.
Achieve waste-related efficiency and sustainability goals.
Reduce waste, increase diversion, maintain compliance and achieve certifications with program optimization and stakeholder engagement.
Our Values
We believe that corporations play a substantive role in protecting our planet for future generations and we are dedicated to making that a reality.
A portion of our profits support global pollution cleanup.
Our Clients Trust Us
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Great Forest helped us organize and execute a process to understand our complicated waste streams, diversion rates, and opportunities for us to move closer to our goal of net zero.
The work they delivered reflected true care for sustainability.
CLARE NEWMAN
President and CEO
The Trust for Governor’s Island
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I have had the pleasure of partnering with your company for nearly 10 years at several hotels in San Francisco. In particular, James Bernard has been wonderful to work with. He has made a positive impact at each property.
James is passionate, knowledgeable and very hands-on. He does good for the environment and for the bottom line. Great Forest is making a difference. Keep up the good work.
WILLIAM FONG
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
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The experience of working with Great Forest was very positive. They were very professional, well organized, timely, flexible, and very importantly, their reporting was easy to understand and useful.
The resulting audits provided Princeton with excellent and beneficial recycling data needed to make improvements to its program.
DAVID OETTINGER
Princeton University
Great Forest helped to responsibly retire IT servers across 15,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada—cutting costs by 56% and saving over $10 million. Read about this and more.
Top Clients
Great Forest’s worldwide network of clients includes Fortune 500 companies in property management, manufacturing, financial services, education and others.
Our work covers 100 million square feet of properties across the country and internationally.
What's New
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Recycling Signs and Bin Labels That Work: Best Practices for Compliance and Effective Waste Management
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Hazardous Waste Management for Businesses: A Guide to Smarter Solutions
U.S. businesses generated about 34.9 million tons of hazardous waste in 2019 alone, according to the EPA. Safe and responsible...
Solutions for Emerging Hazardous Waste Disposal: From Vape Pens to Hand Sanitizer
New and Emerging Types of Hazardous Waste Are on the Rise The range of materials designated as hazardous waste has...
Hazardous Waste vs. Hazardous Materials: What Businesses Need to Know (with Case Study)
When it comes to waste compliance and costs, understanding the difference between hazardous waste vs. hazardous materials can make a...
Waste Reduction Resources
- NYC Commercial Waste Zones
- Studies and Research
- Zero Waste Guide
- Case Studies
- Food Waste Toolkit
- Guide to Donating for Reuse
- Knowledge Hub
NYC Commercial Waste Zones: What Businesses Need To Know
Studies and Research
Case Studies
Food Waste Toolkit