About Us

Waste Free Tahoe helps hospitality, healthcare, public agencies and complex operations understand what they throw away, what it costs them, and what to change first.

The firm was founded by María López Godoy, an economist by training with a Master’s in sustainability management. Before starting Waste Free Tahoe, she worked as a waste compliance specialist and as a Sustainability Manager for organizations across California and the U.S.

María does the field work herself. She walks your facility, watches how waste is actually handled during operations, sorts and weighs what is in your waste stream, and turns what she finds into a phased plan that operations teams can run. She works in English and Spanish.

Credentials and experience:

  • More than 10,000 tons of waste diverted from landfill

  • TRUE Zero Waste Advisor

  • ESG and sustainability reporting (GRI, TRUE, SASB, UN SDGs)

  • U.S. and international reporting standards

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