Monterey Peninsula natives Jonathan Lee and Garrett Rodewald embarked on their journey in 2016 to create a sustainable solution for the quickly growing cannabis waste concern in California. Together, they combined their backgrounds in development and compliance, forming the Nation’s first, properly licensed cannabis waste management company. GAIACA has since become the industry leader in fully licensed, compliant waste management solutions.

GAIACA (pronounced GUY-UH-KUH)

A fusion of the word GAIA – a theory in which all life interacts beneficially and synergistically to improve our existence on Earth; and CA – short for the State of California in which we were founded. GAIACA is proud to be the Nation’s first, properly licensed cannabis waste management service provider. We service cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, testing laboratories, and events – all facets of the industry; and we help manage all forms of waste – plant material, packaged product, distillates/refinement byproduct, non-hazardous, hazardous, universal, etc.

Research has indicated that most of the currently operating cannabis businesses have not yet taken into consideration the waste that they produce, or how their entire operation could potentially be interrupted due to non-compliant waste management practices. That’s where we come in. From the roots of our name, GAIACA’s primary objective is to provide cannabis operators with a compliant yet sustainable solution for their regulated cannabis waste needs, allowing them to focus exclusively on what they do best.

Our Family

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Jonathan Lee

Co-Founder & CEO

Monterey Peninsula natives Jonathan Lee and Garrett Rodewald embarked on their journey in 2016 to create a sustainable solution for the quickly growing cannabis waste concern in California. Together, they combined their backgrounds in development and compliance, forming the Nation’s first, properly licensed cannabis waste management company. GAIACA has since become the industry leader in fully licensed, compliant waste management solutions.

Garrett Rodewald

Co-Founder & COO

Established in 2015, GAIACA makes cannabis waste compliance easier than ever before. We are creating a more sustainable future by providing industry-leading, eco-driven, compliant cannabis waste management solutions.

Austin Barkis

Marketing & Design

Gaiaca is a properly licensed cannabis waste management company and can help any operator who already conducts commercial cannabis activities, or plan to obtain a cannabis license, be compliant with all local and state regulations as it pertains to proper cannabis waste management. This includes providing a waste management plan, tracking and tracing, cannabis waste management, and proof of cannabis waste disposal compliance.

Susan Rigmaiden

Operations Manager

Discover why industry leaders like Harborside, Indus Holdings, Kiva, and Dosist have all partnered with GAIACA for their cannabis waste management needs.

Valeria Sandoval

Office Manager

Above all, our mission is to help operators handle (revitalize) their waste (output) in an environmentally friendly manner in a highly regulated market, so you can get back to doing what you do best. Become a member today and discover how GAIACA can streamline your waste streams and general transportation needs.

Taylor Vozniak

Account Executive

Cannabis waste is any non-hazardous cannabis byproduct that has been made “unusable and unrecognizable”. If cannabis byproduct has been properly rendered into cannabis waste, then the cannabis waste does not need further treatment prior to disposal.