Reduce Waste. Save Money. Simplify Sustainability.
Waste Free Tahoe helps hotels, resorts, hospitals, and complex facilities cut waste and hauling costs through practical, hands-on waste reduction, starting with a simple walkthrough.
About Waste Free Tahoe
Practical sustainability for organizations that serve the public.
Waste Free Tahoe is a boutique sustainability consulting firm specializing in waste reduction for hospitality, healthcare, higher education, and other complex facilities.
We combine deep operational experience with on-the-ground walkthroughs, staff engagement, and clear, actionable recommendations, so you can reduce waste, lower costs, and improve your sustainability performance without overwhelming your team.
A simpler way to start reducing waste.
Our Approach
Most organizations don’t need a full waste audit to get started. You need a clear view of what’s happening on the ground and a few targeted actions that make an immediate difference.
Step 1 – Waste Reduction Jumpstart
We start with a facility walkthrough and a few focused conversations with key staff to understand how waste is actually created and handled day-to-day. Within days, you receive a concise summary of findings and a prioritized list of quick-win actions you can start right away.
You get:
Walkthrough findings and observations
30–60 day action plan
Immediate cost and waste reduction opportunities
Step 2 – Implementation Support
This can include:
New or improved waste signage
Optimized bin placement and station layouts
Staff training for front-of-house and back-of-house teams
Coordination with haulers and vendors
Ongoing troubleshooting and refinement
Goal: Make it easy for your team to do the right thing every day.
If you’d like support putting the recommendations into practice, we stay involved as your hands-on partner.
Step 3 – Waste Audit & Action Plan
After you’ve had time to implement changes and build momentum, we can conduct a full waste audit to quantify your progress and uncover deeper opportunities.
The audit provides:
Measured diversion and landfill rates
Detailed breakdown of materials
Additional savings and efficiency opportunities
The foundation for a longer-term Waste Action Plan
You choose when you’re ready for this step, it’s not a prerequisite to getting started.
Who we work with
For facilities where waste is everyone’s responsibility.
We specialize in complex, public-facing operations where waste comes from many directions: guests, patients, staff, visitors, students, and vendors.
We work with:
Hotels and resorts
Ski resorts and mountain operations
Hospitals and healthcare campuses
Medical office buildings and large clinics
Universities and schools
Restaurants and food service operations
Event venues and convention centers
Manufacturing and large facilities with significant waste streams
Why Waste Free Tahoe
Hands-on, operational, and realistic.
Boutique, 1:1 consulting
You work directly with a sustainability expert who understands operations, not a rotating team from a large firm.Immediate improvements, not endless analysis
We focus first on practical changes you can make right away to reduce waste and costs.Tailored to your facility
Every recommendation is based on your layout, your staff, your hauler, and your waste streams — not a generic checklist.Cost and efficiency focused
Waste reduction is not just “green”; it can lower waste hauling costs, improve workflows, and support your brand.Staff-friendly
We design systems that real people can follow, even on the busiest days.Local mindset, scalable impact
Based in the Tahoe region, serving organizations across the U.S.
What’s Possible
When you take waste seriously, the numbers add up.
In hospitality: Hotels that track and reduce food waste have achieved savings of up to $7 for every $1 invested, while significantly lowering their landfill tonnage.
In healthcare: Hospitals that improved waste segregation and container placement have reduced regulated medical waste by 30–40%, cutting disposal costs and compliance risk.
In large facilities: Campuses and plants that upgraded signage and bin layouts have increased diversion rates by 50% or more within a year.
Guides & Toolkits
Not ready to commit yet?
We get it, starting something new can be scary.
We promise we’ll make it seem really easy, and in the meantime…
Check out our guides and toolkits to help you start your zero waste journey, wherever you are.
These guides have been created based on our extensive expertise and experience and client success stories.
Carefully following these steps will get you 80% of the way there.
