FORTUNE COMPANIES
7+
SQUARE FEET OF OFFICES
2M+
MAJOR CITIES
Atlanta, Alpharetta, Macon, Roswell
Green Standards has kept corporate assets in use and out of landfill across Georgia for over a decade. To date, our work in Atlanta and beyond has diverted more than 3,000 tons of furniture from the dump while making in-kind donations of furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies to 200+ non-profits and community organizations in the Peach State.
LANDFILL DIVERSION RATE (3,225 TONS)
0%
IN-KIND DONATIONS
$0K+
NON-PROFIT BENEFICIARIES
0+
EMPLOYEES WORTH OF FURNITURE
0+
SQUARE FEET OF OFFICES
0M+
METRIC TONS OF CO2e EMISSIONS SAVED
0
Featured client stories from our work in Georgia
1. Georgia-Pacific
“We talk about the four Rs, which is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink. It takes it beyond the traditional three Rs and really puts some focus on being thoughtful about what we’re doing. By combining donation, resale and recycling strategies Green Standards has helped us to virtually eliminate waste.”
John Mulcahy
Vice President, Sustainability
Georgia-Pacific
Result
Through our program, Georgia-Pacific kept 744.5 tons of surplus office furniture and equipment in use, with a landfill diversion rate of 95.7% across all project phases. To date, Green Standards has facilitated in-kind donations worth $315,456 to 64 non-profits and charitable organizations in Metro Atlanta, including The Salvation Army and Zoo Atlanta.
Asset Distribution
Resale
Donation
Recycling
Relocation
Landfill
Beneficiary Spotlights
Zoo Atlanta
“Zoo Atlanta is a conservation based organization, so it’s important that we make sustainability of our own operation a top priority. Whether it’s for wildlife or for people, we thank Georgia-Pacific and Green Standards for enabling this to happen”
Raymond B King
President and CEO
Zoo Atlanta
Salvation Army
“On behalf of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta Georgia. We want to assure Green Standards and Georgia-Pacific from my heart to yours. Thank you so very much. Gently used furniture artwork, desks, chairs and a vast array of items will find new homes in the Atlanta community.”
Major Michael Vincent, ARC Administrator
Salvation Army
2. Global Telecommunications Client
Results
Since 2019, Green Standards has partnered with one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world. Our work with them includes the sustainable decommissioning of 1.2M feet and 2,800 employees’ worth of furnishings in Georgia alone. Green Standards’ program approach helped multiple buildings at their corporate headquarters campus and regional properties, reduce furniture waste across the country.
Our projects together have diverted more than 2,000 tons of surplus FF&E from landfills throughout the Peach state. Working with our expansive charitable network in Georgia, this client was able to make in-kind donations of nearly $500,000 to 62 non-profits in the region.
Featured non-profit beneficiaries in Georgia
3. AMN Healthcare
Results
In transitioning to a workplace that accommodates fewer team members in our offices, they have taken a minimal-waste approach to office decommissioning. AMN Healthcare partners with Green Standards to ensure a better decommissioning outcome towards a more circular workplace. Green Standards uses charitable donation, resale, and recycling to keep workplace furniture and equipment out of landfills, while generating positive local community impact.
In 2023, with Green Standards’ help, AMN Healthcare was able to divert 95.8% —or 343 tons—of its office decommissioning waste from landfills, equivalent to 1,207 tons of avoided emissions. Together we made in-kind donations worth over $150,000 to support 26 non-profits and community organizations.
Since 2021, our partnership with AMN Healthcare has kept 849 tons of waste from ending up in a landfill. That’s equivalent to 2,930 tons of avoided emissions, or equal to offsetting electricity use from 404 homes for one year.
Asset Distribution
Resale
Donation
Recycling
Relocation
Landfill
Beneficiary Spotlight
“We are expanding our new office to double our size. We were so exicted to see you offering so many things that we would need to buy to furnish our new space. We are beyond grateful for these items as they will save us incredible amounts of money. Thank you so much!”
Odette Schuler
Deputy Executive Director
