CSMM x TRUE
Zero Waste Facility Certification
The Center for Sustainable Materials Management and Green Business Certification Inc. are proud to announce the projects selected to pursue TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Precertification and Certification for zero waste.
Our Project Partners Pursuing TRUE Precertification:
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes is a caring, local person-centered nonprofit organization that does a lot of good across the Greater Rochester community and the Finger Lakes Region. Goodwill upholds its mission of “Elevating people, community, and planet for a good today, and a better tomorrow” by creating employment opportunities for people with barriers to independence while generating revenue to support community programs and services.
UBS Arena, the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue that opened in November 2021, serves as the home for the NHL’s New York Islanders. The arena takes pride in their growing sustainability initiatives, all while providing fans with an unparalleled entertainment experience. UBS Arena is a LEED v4 certified venue and is a founding member of the Green Operations and Advanced Leadership (GOAL) program.
Our Project Partners Pursuing TRUE Certification:
Chanel (5th Avenue Location), one of the world’s leading luxury brands leads their US operations out of New York City. Dedicated to exceptional creation, the company invests significantly in R&D, sustainable development and innovation. Chanel is focused on delivering positive.
Maison Jar is a small woman-owned, neighborhood low waste grocery and refillery serving the Greenpoint community in Brooklyn. They focus on not only providing a low-waste experience for customers, but also strive to reduce waste between the store and their vendors.
Re:Dish, a woman-owned New York based company, provides reuse-as-a-service to clients, supplying the warewashing infrastructure and software that makes reuse possible at scale. Re:Dish helps companies, schools, hospitals, senior living communities, production sets, arenas – all places where large numbers of people are dining – move away from single-use disposable packaging and towards an operations process that prioritizes reuse. Re:Dish's flexible reuse washing model allows them to address a variety of client needs, from reducing disposable packaging waste generated by cafeterias and other large food service settings to supporting the washing infrastructure and tracking for other reusable services.
Staach, a small Rochester-based sustainable furniture company prides themselves on breaking away from the “fast furniture” trend by designing high-quality pieces that are built to last.
"We are excited to share the lessons learned through these partnerships to increase public education and engage more New York employees and residents in workplace sustainability,”
- Kate Walker, CSMM’s Executive Director
“As markets continue to urbanize and industrialize, cities and businesses are faced with an increasing amount of waste that puts strain on resources and communities. By pursuing TRUE certification, these six projects are not only diverting 90% of their waste, they are also helping turn waste into savings and potentially new income streams.”
- Celeste McMickle, GBCI’s Client Relations Director with TRUE
Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE)
Administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), TRUE Certification helps facilities measure, improve and recognize zero waste performance by encouraging the adoption of sustainable waste management and reduction practices, which contribute to positive environmental, health, and economic outcomes. The TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) rating system offers a comprehensive framework to help facilities, portfolios, events, and even construction sites design waste out of their system and commit to a streamlined, circular model
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
GBCI is the world’s leading sustainability and health certification and credentialing body. Established in 2008, GBCI exclusively administers project certifications and professional credentials and certificates within the framework of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating systems, as well as the PEER standard for power systems, the WELL Building Standard, the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES), EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies), TRUE certification for zero waste and Investor Confidence Project (ICP) for energy efficiency retrofits. Visit gbci.org.
