Calculating Commercial Waste:  Finally, A More Reliable Volume to Weight Conversion Ratio How much waste are you really generating? This is a…
The city of Houston has won $1 million in the Mayors Challenge for their idea to create a new system that aims to…
The Business Journals spoke with Anna Dengler, Great Forest’s director of sustainability, about what companies can do to get started down a…
It is a question Great Forest consultants get asked fairly often. From the bags you get with your takeout lunches to the…
Updated March 2023 A Guide to Earth Day Ideas, From World Records to Haiku Competitions Over the years, companies have celebrated Earth…
1. Flip The Switch – Lighting consumes about 18 percent of U.S.-generated electricity; another 4 to 5 percent of our electricity bill goes…
Many forward-thinking states are now taking a comprehensive look at their energy plans, and issuing directives to increase efficiency. Earlier this month,…
An orchestra for kids with instruments made from trash? The landfill harmonic features young musicians from a Paraguayan slum who play Mozart…
Someday, maybe all buildings will be wrapped in fabric sprayed with titania nanofilm, which purportedly cleans the air of pollutants. That is precisely…
Join Urban Green Council for an exclusive tour of 56 West 66th Street — a landmarked, former armory building in NYC, which…
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