State Requirement: All waste must be track and traced, illustrating that waste has been rendered unusable and unrecognizable and deposited at a licensed compost/landfill facility (cradle to grave record keeping). GAIACA Service: GAIACA will…
State Requirement: All cannabis by-product must be properly rendered unusable and unrecognizable. GAIACA Service: With the use of GAIACA’s industrial equipment and proprietary processes, all cannabis by-product is blended and pulverized until it has been…
State Requirement: All cannabis byproduct must be transported with a cannabis distribution license. To remove cannabis byproduct from a licensed cannabis facility, the hauling company must have a cannabis distribution license. GAIACA Service: GAIACA is…
State Requirement: All cannabis waste must be properly disposed of. It is the obligation of the operator to mitigate potential sources of odor. GAIACA Service: GAIACA’s hazmat-rated drums allow our cannabis waste management operators…
State Requirement: State requires all cannabis waste to be stored in a secured location, preventing the public from harm. GAIACA Service: GAIACA will provide secure and lockable drums for cannabis waste accumulation. GAIACA will…
State Requirement: If not managed onsite, operators must demonstrate that all waste is properly handled by a licensed cannabis waste service provider. GAIACA Service: GAIACA is properly licensed to handle all stream of cannabis…
State Requirement: It is a requirement of all operators obtaining a state license to submit a waste management plan that clearly illustrates compliant waste handling and disposal procedures per local and state law. GAIACA Service: After…
State Requirement: It is the obligation of an operator to profile the waste generated. GAIACA’s services will assist in this State requirement. GAIACA Service: GAIACA will conduct an initial site inspection to evaluate the…
Monterey, California December 18, 2017, GAIACA became California’s first state-licensed cannabis waste revitalization company, receiving their state license on December 15, 2017. Created in October, 2016, by Monterey Peninsula natives Jonathan Lee and Garrett Rodewald,…
GAIACA provides weekly pickup service of cannabis waste in 55-gallon polyethylene drums, which are kept in a secured location at the client’s facility to avoid mixing with traditional wastes.
Meet Garrett Rodewald a co-founder of GAIACA, a waste management company based in Monterey County that focuses on disposing cannabis. Video Courtesy: The Californian
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. – The cannabis industry is booming since Prop 64 passed last November, making recreational marijuana legal in California. But with more weed comes more potentially hazardous waste from the unused parts of…
Testing labs, LED lighting, labeling, waste disposal service and dispensaries. Marijuana legalization is helping launch a flurry of new businesses in municipalities across Monterey County. A few examples from recent months: SC Labs, a…
Inside Del Rey Oak’s Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine, various strains of pot are carefully displayed behind clean glass cases. The floor is polished tile and the countertops are spotless, with bright lights illuminating the entire…
Cannabis cultivation and manufacturing is the fastest growing industry in California, projected to grow into a $6.5 billion market by 2020. But for every production site in the state, marijuana byproduct accumulates rapidly, posing an…
