AASHE (Sustainability in Higher Education). Colleges and universities t working to empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation, providing resources, professional development, and a network of support.
CURC (College & University Recycling Council). Network of campus recycling professionals who facilitate information exchange on operating recycling and waste reduction programs.
RecycleMania. A friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.
Boston – MASCO. MASCO provides common services for the two dozen medical & educational institutions in Boston’s Longwood area.
Green Guide for Healthcare. A sustainable design toolkit integrating enhanced environmental principles and practices into the planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of healthcare facilities.
Healthcare Without Harm. Working to implement ecologically sound and healthy alternatives to health care practices that pollute the environment and contribute to disease.
Practice Greenhealth. The nation’s leading association for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, practices.
Boston Green Tourism. Working to protect the environment by improving the environmental performance of Greater Boston’s visitor industry and modeling achievements for others to emulate.
PhilaGreen Hospitality Assn. A comprehensive resource for all environmentally conscious managers in the hospitality industry who understand the immeasurable importance and benefits of implementing green practices.
Building Materials Reuse Assn. An educational and research organization whose mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse / recycling of recovered building materials.
Boston Building Materials Resource Center. Accepts donations of used and surplus building materials and sells them to the public at low prices; also offers homeowner support including classes, in-home consultations, and a do-it-yourself window repair shop.
Boston Green Roundtable. Working to mainstream green, healthy, efficient, and intentional building and development. We promote and support this mission through education, policy advocacy, strategic outreach and technical assistance,
Construction Materials Recycling Assn. Promotes the safe and economical recycling of the more than 325 million tons of recoverable C&D materials generated yearly in the United States.
Connecticut Green Building Council. Promotes intelligently designed and constructed high performance energy efficient buildings through workshops, networking, membership meetings, educational forums, and LEED™ training
Deconstruction & Reuse Network. Goal is to educate and empower homeowners, building industry professionals and civic leaders to adopt deconstruction as an alternative to traditional demolition.
Restore Home Improvement Center (Springfield, MA). Accepts donations of quality but unwanted home improvement materials and sells them to the public at low prices.
U.S. Green Building Council. Large and nationwide community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation
IRN works with many movers through our surplus program. These are among the movers who we know have made a commitment to reuse and sustainability, not only in their work with IRN, but in assuring that their customers are aware of reuse options every time furniture needs to go away.
Graebel Relocation Services (Nationwide)
New England Office Connection (Boston)
Wakefield Moving & Storage (Boston)
Corporate Interiors (Philadelphia)
Reads Moving & Storage (Philadelphia)
OneWorkplace (CA, Bay Area)
Staples Eco Easy – Green Products & Services. Staples offers recycled-content and otherwise “green” products across all its product areas – not only office supplies, but furniture, cleaning and maintenance products as well.
Steelcase Sustainability – Reuse & Recycling. Among U.S. furniture manufacturers, Steelcase has made an across the board commitment to sustainable practices, in sourcing, manufacturing, and facilitating the reuse and/or recycling of used furniture.
Institute for Local Self Reliance. Provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development.