Cut Hauling Costs, Reduce Contamination, and De-Risk Mandated Recycling—With GreenPlus™ + Compliance Shield

The Diversion Strategy: Recycling + Composting + Green Paper Goods

GreenPlus™ achieves higher diversion by expanding beyond traditional “trash versus recycling” thinking and capturing multiple clean streams at the doorstep:

• Blue-bag recycling for clean, accepted recyclables
• Green paper goods (paper towels, napkins, paper packaging, pizza boxes) diverted from landfill where accepted
• Composting programs in select mandate cities, using green compostable bags for food scraps and organic waste

In jurisdictions that support organics diversion, composting becomes a critical third stream—significantly accelerating progress toward Zero Waste benchmarks and reducing landfill dependence even further.

Where the “Tens of Thousands” in Savings Can Come From

When diversion reaches the 40% range (or higher), communities begin to see compounding operational and financial benefits:

• Fewer compactor pulls and fewer trash pickups: Less landfill-bound volume directly reduces trash service frequency and emergency overflow events.
• Right-sized hauling plans: Container size and service levels can be reduced once diversion stabilizes, locking in recurring savings.
• Lower contamination: Clean blue-bag recycling and green compostable bag programs prevent recyclables and organics from being charged as landfill trash.
• Reduced overflow, odor, and labor: Multiple diversion streams relieve pressure on compactors, improving site cleanliness and staff efficiency.
• Lower-cost hauling: In many regions, recycling and organics collection involves little to no tipping fee when materials are clean.
• Compliance protection: GreenPlus™ with Compliance Shield ensures that higher diversion is matched with Proof of Pickup® records.

Why “Zero Waste” Starts at the Doorstep

The path to Zero Waste does not begin at the dumpster—it begins at the resident’s door. GreenPlus™ works because it:

• Simplifies behavior: (white bag = trash, blue bag = recycling, green bag = compost)
• Reinforces rules: through education and consistency
• Documents outcomes: to protect property management
• Scales across portfolios: without increasing staff burden

For communities currently paying for frequent compactor service, reaches 40% diversion or more can unlock tens of thousands of dollars in annual savings per property, while positioning the asset for long-term sustainability expectations.

At its core, the transition is simple: Move volume from white-bag trash to blue-bag recycling—and, where available, green-bag composting.