Recognizing Phoenix Businesses Dedicated to Sustainability

About the program

The City of Phoenix Green Business Leader Program recognizes and promotes businesses that volunteer to operate in a more environmentally responsible manner through sustainable actions. Businesses receive many benefits to be a part of the program.

The program also assists the city in reaching its eight overarching 2050 Environmental Sustainability goals.

Tips on reducing food waste from one of our Green Businesses

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Green Business program, your business must:

Be located within Phoenix city limits
Must achieve a minimum of 10 action items on the Green Business checklist
(If applicable) Provide the City of Phoenix with quarterly metrics on the percentage of waste your business is diverting from the landfill

There are currently 110 Green Businesses in Phoenix!

Full list of Green Businesses

How to apply

1. Download the Green Business checklist and mark off what actions your business is doing.

2. Submit your completed Green Business checklist.

3. A Zero Waste team member will reach out and schedule a brief walk-through at your business to confirm all of your checked items.

4. If all prerequisites are met, then your business will become a Phoenix Green Business!

Green Business checklist Submit completed checklist

Map of Green Businesses

Benefits

The program has three levels of certification. Businesses achieve higher certifications by achieving more sustainable actions. Higher certifications also have more benefits.

Green Business spotlight

Cha Cha's Tea Lounge

Cha Cha’s Tea Lounge is obsessed with selling good, quality tea. Outside of offering a delicious cup of tea, they offer a lot of ways to help you live a sustainable lifestyle. They provide compostable dishware, have a takeback/refill program and encourage neighborhood litter cleanup with a free tea, just to name a few. Cha Cha’s received their Platinum Certification in the Green Business Program in December of 2021. For more information about Cha Cha’s Tea Lounge, please visit their website at www.chachastea.com

This spot is reserved for businesses certified as Gold or Platinum. This could be you! Strive for more than 26 sustainable actions to achieve Gold Certification, and more than 40 actions for Platinum Certification.

Water efficiency check-ups

As an added benefit to the Green Business program, the Phoenix Water Department provides free water efficiency check-ups, to help identify potential water conservation opportunities in the workplace. Check out the Water Department's water smart tip sheets.

Resources

FAQs
How to create a recycling program (PDF)
Estableciendo un Programa de Reciclaje en su Negocio

Contact us

greenbusiness@phoenix.gov