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Is it Time for a Plastic Audit? 100 Million People Can’t Be Wrong
“Just one word… plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.” — The Graduate Those famous lines from the 1967 movie The Graduate were pretty 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
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UN Waste Report Urges Global Shift to Zero Waste: Why Businesses Must Act Now
To achieve a zero-waste society, governments, industry and citizens need to work together to implement a rapid transformation in the way products and services are delivered. Industries also need to work on reducing waste within the value chain for their products. Such initiatives can achieve significant financial savings for both businesses and consumers while
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TRUE Zero Waste Certified Case Study
TRUE CERTIFIED ZERO WASTE CASE STUDY Project: Great Forest, Inc. Certification Level: Gold Diversion Rate: 91.3% Type of Facility: 5-story Brownstone Facility operations: Office floors In March 2021, Great Forest became TRUE certified to the Gold level for Zero Waste, with a diversion rate of 91.3%. This was verified by the GBCI (Green Business Certification
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TRUE Certified Case Study: How Great Forest Achieved Zero Waste
TRUE CERTIFIED ZERO WASTE CASE STUDY Project: Great Forest, Inc. Certification Level: Gold Diversion Rate: 91.3% Type of Facility: 5-story Brownstone Facility operations: Office floors In March 2021, Great Forest became TRUE certified to the Gold level for Zero Waste, with a diversion rate of 91.3%. This was verified by the GBCI (Green Business
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What Are your Corporate Values? Can They Save The World?
As we enter a new year and decade, it may be time to ask if your corporate values align with people and the planet. The landscape for doing business is changing and corporate culture is just beginning to catch up. In August 2019, nearly 200 chief executives of the Business Roundtable, representing some of the
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Zero Waste Campus Guide: Reduce Waste and Costs, Improve Sustainability
Want to Turn Your Campus Into a Zero Waste Leader? Start Here. With rising waste costs and increasing pressure from students, campuses across the country are rethinking their sustainability plans. Here’s the problem: some schools are missing one critical component—waste reduction. If you’re not prioritizing waste, you’re leaving money on the table and missing out
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What is Zero Waste? Myths and Meaning
What is Zero Waste? A lack of clarity about what it really means may be keeping some businesses from reaping its benefits. So let’s dispel the myths and misconceptions. Definition of Zero Waste As officially defined by the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA), Zero Waste is: “The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production,
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Order Of Australia Medal Awarded For Service To The Environment
Congratulations to Great Forest President Richard Fuller on being awarded the prestigious Order of Australia Medal for his service to conservation and the environment. It is a well-deserved recognition for his work with Pure Earth, the nonprofit he founded, the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution, and The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Richard
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About Great Forest
- A portion of our profits support the work of our sister non-profit Pure Earth to solve pollution and protect the planet.
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Making A Difference:
Golf, Green “Beer” and Generosity
A big thank you to Mike Doherty, President/CEO of Building Maintenance Services; Ralph Scopo from Classic, the team from Royal Waste, and all the other industry folks who turned out in force to support this year’s Pure Earth golf benefit. As many of you know, the nonprofit Pure Earth was established by Great Forest president Richard Fuller
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