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Every business should listen to what their waste is telling them at least once a year by conducting an audit of their waste streams. Why? Here is everything you need to know about waste audits. What Is A Waste Audit? A waste audit is a survey of a facility’s regular waste stream. Waste auditors go

See you at Greenbuild 2026 in NYC, October 20-23, 2026. Get your industry discount with code GFEXPO to save on expo passes at $59.00. Join Great Forest and USGBC at the TRUE Networking Breakfast on Wednesday, October 21, 9:00am-10:30am. With Greenbuild 2026, the world’s largest gathering of green building professionals, happening in New York City this October,

Businesses looking for new corporate waste reduction solutions are rediscovering an old idea: reuse. As companies pursue ambitious zero waste business goals and advance toward a circular economy, reuse is gaining renewed attention as a practical, scalable solution. Today’s new reuse champions driving change include the NGO Upstream; Closed Loop Partners, which piloted the first

Case Study: Achieving Compliance, Improving Diversion Great Forest worked successfully to bring 20+ residential properties into compliance, reducing violations and fines to zero, and identifying 30 percent savings through right-sizing and other waste program improvement recommendations. Clients A portfolio of 20+ residential properties Strategy Waste Infrastructure Assessment and Regulatory Compliance Plans The Great Forest team

Here is everything you need to know about how New York’s Executive Order 22 affects waste management and how affected entities can meet EO 22 goals. What is New York’s Executive Order 22 (EO 22)? In 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order 22: Leading by Example: Directing State Agencies to Adopt a

Update: LEED v5 was ratified by members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) on March 28, 2025.  What is LEED v5: The Evolution of LEED LEED v5, as the name suggests, is the fifth update to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building standard released by the U.S. Green Building Council

“Just one word… plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.” — The Graduate Those famous lines from the 1967 movie The Graduate were quite accurate. Today, plastic is everywhere. Their usefulness is undeniable, but the impact of plastic waste on our environment and on every business’s bottom line is becoming too large to ignore. How

Client Multinational Conglomerate with Facilities Worldwide Summary Great Forest identified circular solutions for waste streams being handled linearly for several of the global manufacturer’s facilities in the U.S., Europe, and in the Middle East.  The recommended strategy would enable the company to reach its goal of over 95% circularity across its portfolio. Challenge This global

This recording has concluded. Click here to see a recording of the webinar, and get resources. Thank you for attending. —- What is the world throwing away? Find out on April 20 when we host a special free Earth Day webinar to share findings from the largest global study of commercial waste ever undertaken. Hear

Knowledge Hub Studies and Research Missed Opportunity Rate Largest Global Study On Commercial Building Waste Measuring Diversion Programs Using the Missed Opportunity Rate This Great Forest study was reviewed and published in the Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management in 2024 Read more Largest Global Study On Commercial Building Waste The study was peer-reviewed