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") Toggle navigation Certification TRUE Advisor Events Projects Articles Resources Directory Log in Less waste, higher efficiency, greater savings TRUE is a zero waste certification program dedicated to measuring, improving and recognizing zero waste performance. What we do Rethink the resource life cycle TRUE is a whole systems approach that aims to transform the way materials flow through society, leading to zero waste. It advocates for the adoption of sustainable resource management and waste reduction practices that have positive environmental, health, and economic outcomes. TRUE promotes the redesigning of resource life cycles so that all products are reused. It encourages processes that take into account the entire lifecycle of products used within a facility. By following TRUE, your facility can showcase how you are minimizing your waste output. See how TRUE certification works for facilities. Learn how you can be a TRUE Advisor. Latest news 03/07/2024 TRUE Advisory Council issues call for volunteers 02/06/2024 Peek into a TRUE portfolio: Flipkart 01/03/2024 Introducing the TRUE Innovation Catalog 01/03/2024 TRUE addenda update: January 2024 11/22/2023 Peek into a TRUE for Construction project: The Gateway 11/13/2023 Explore synergies between TRUE and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Read more articles Why TRUE A better approach to resource use and facility operations TRUE implementation can be as simple as transforming waste bins into recycling bins and fostering a zero-waste culture, without requiring significant financial investments. Support public health & ecosystems With TRUE, you support systems that encourage material reuse and recycling. TRUE is your tool to help eliminate pollution — in our air, water and land — which threaten public health and ecosystems. Cut your ecological footprint By participating in TRUE certification, facilities commit to reducing materials, using recycled and more benign materials, longer product lives, reparability and ease of disassembly at end of life. Advance a green economy TRUE promotes positive forces for environmental and economic sustainability in the built environment by protecting the environment, reducing costs and producing jobs throughout our economy. TRUE certification for facilities Save on operational costs with TRUE TRUE certified spaces are environmentally responsible, more resource efficient and help turn waste into savings and additional income streams. By closing the loop, they cut greenhouse gases, manage risk, reduce litter and pollution, reinvest resources locally, create jobs and add more value for their company and community. More about the TRUE certification program TRUE Advisor for professionals Be recognized as a zero waste professional TRUE Advisors are professionals who are trained on the TRUE Rating System. TRUE Advisors understand the requirements of the rating system, help projects achieve TRUE certification and are committed to advancing zero waste values and policies. As a TRUE Advisor, you’ll be the resident expert at your company in supporting and implementing zero waste programs and leading facilities through the certification process. More on the Advisor Certificate Program TRUE About Contact Help Legal Press Sign up for email Follow us Cookie Statement | Privacy Statement | Terms and Conditions By clicking logout button below, you will be logged out of all the USGBC and GBCI applications in this browser. Click the logout button below to continue logging out or cancel button to stay logged in. Logout...