Zero Waste... One Solution

OAKLEAF is leading the way in helping people manage waste more effectively by providing the best quality service and customer responsiveness in the industry through constant improvement and innovation with a bias toward action.

» Learn About OAKLEAF’s Zero Waste Solution

What is Zero Waste?

OAKLEAF’s zero waste strategy is simple. We are committed to helping you minimize your waste stream through reduction and diversion strategies. At the same time, we focus on maximizing your efficiency so you don’t waste precious time and resources.

What is Our Mission?

Our Sustainability Mission Statement.

OAKLEAF is a sustainable business leader and innovator, helping our customers achieve zero waste in the most cost effective manner. OAKLEAF leverages information, technology and its extensive vendor network to provide creative sustainability solutions to our clients.

Differentiating OAKLEAF

Information: Best in class, real-time data and reporting systems available 24/7/365 on line for customer use

Knowledge: Understanding regulatory, investor and customer trends; developing end markets and collaborating with OAKLEAF's network of providers

Expertise: Identifying all opportunities that will lead to zero waste

  • Characterize and identify each waste stream
  • Reduce or eliminate waste to landfill
  • Maximize recycling and divert landfill materials to recovery facilities
What is OAKLEAF's Role in Sustainability?

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What is OAKLEAF doing to drive toward zero waste?

Since our inception in 1995 we have been focused on making businesses greener through various waste diversion strategies. We are committed to being on the forefront of new green initiatives, and have recently formed our Zero Waste TeamTM. OAKLEAF is the first organization to develop a team focused on the creation and development of national strategies to help industries build workable zero waste-to-landfill solutions.

How does Zero Waste benefit businesses?

There are many ways that your company can benefit by implementing our zero waste system, including:

  • Creation of new revenue streams through recycling
  • Increasing sustainability for long term success
  • Reduction of carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions
  • Tax credits for waste to energy
  • Good corporate public relations
  • Good corporate citizenship
  • Real-time data for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting
  • Ensuring a clean planet for future generations
  • Gainshare incentives

By working together can we get there faster?

OAKLEAF can help your business reach its zero waste goals quickly by matching our recycling, waste, and sustainability expertise with our network of vendors to provide Zero Waste Solutions that are cost neutral or better. As the largest manager of generated waste in North America, we can collectively pool the waste volume of our clients in order to increase waste diversion from landfill today and foster the growth of emerging technologies tomorrow.

» Case Studies

CLIENT FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE
#1 U.S. based retailer
(Ranking based on revenues)
  • $20 million in annual waste cost reduction
  • Redeployed 35 internal waste FTEs
Nation's largest small-box discount retailer
  • $18 million in annual waste cost reduction
  • Zero waste cost
  • Innovative baling methodology via reverse logistics
Fast growing discount retailer with plans to add 20 million square feet of new store space
  • 57% diversion of construction and demolition waste related to renovations and new store construction*
  • $850,000 cost savings and $150,000 in rebates through onsite recycling of mixed debris, metal, concrete, wood, steel and sheetrock*
Leading owner, operator and developer of major retail properties
  • 35% in annual program savings through innovative and aggressive efficiency programs
World's largest retail property group
  • 30% in annual program savings through efficiency and unique client billing solutions
One of the nation's largest real state investment trusts (REITs), specializing in shopping mall properties
  • 25% in annual program savings
  • Cardboard recycling at 111 centers and single stream recycling implemented throughout the footprint
One of the nation's largest multifamily real estate investment trusts (REITs)
  • 33% increase in annual net income
  • Boosted leasing close ratios, occupancy and retention rates with enhanced curb appeal
Leading provider of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) systems
  • 24% decrease in overall waste spend
  • 100% recycling of wood, using pallets as boiler fuel, grinding for mulch and rebuilding for reuse

* Estimated results

» Become part of OAKLEAF's Zero Waste Process

If you are interested in becoming part of the process, fill out the contact form for an OAKLEAF representative to contact you.If you are interested in becoming part of the process, fill out the contact form for an OAKLEAF representative to contact you.