Just Fare: Preventing Food Waste, Empowering People
Food service operator Just Fare in Oakland cares about planet and people and walks the talk. They have minimized food waste, founded a community kitchen that produces high-quality meals for donation and have some of the highest staff retention rates in the industry.
Grantee Spotlight - Tech Exchange
E-waste is one of the fastest growing segment of the waste stream – in 2018, the amount of worldwide e-waste generation was expected to increase to 49.8 million tons. Only a small percentage gets refurbished or recycled, which means the rest ends up in landfill, burned, or illegally traded.
Grantee Spotlight - Community Impact Lab
StopWaste is currently supporting four Alameda County non-profits through its Community Outreach Grant program to activate their communities to reduce wasted food. Among this year’s grantees is San Leandro-based nonprofit Community Impact Lab, a diverse group of over 750 families that empowers its members to tackle social, economic, and educational disparities in their communities through monthly dinners, workshops, donation events, and more.
Niles Pie of Union City Wins 2017 StopWaste Award
Niles Pie in Union City received a 2017 Business Efficiency Award for Excellence in Waste Prevention & Reuse from StopWaste.
Guckenheimer Wins 2017 StopWaste Award for Food Waste Prevention
Guckenheimer received a 2017 Business Efficiency Award for Excellence in Reducing Wasted Food in Alameda County from StopWaste. Guckenheimer is an on-site food service management company with locations throughout the country.
Beneficial State Bank in Oakland Wins 2017 StopWaste Award
Beneficial State Bank in Oakland was honored with a 2017 StopWaste Business Efficiency Award for Excellence in Recycling & Composting. Beneficial State is among five Alameda County businesses that were recognized for outstanding environmental performance and business efficiency this year by StopWaste.
Evergreen Nursery of San Leandro Wins 2017 StopWaste Award
Evergreen Nursery in San Leandro received a 2017 Business Efficiency Award for Excellence in Waste Prevention & Closing the Loop from StopWaste.
Rahma Mediterranean Market of Dublin Wins 2017 StopWaste Award
Rahma Mediterranean Market in Dublin received a 2017 Business Efficiency Award for Excellence in Recycling and Composting from StopWaste.
Cal Athletics Partnership
Elementary, middle and high school students from across the County have been showing fans how to properly sort recyclables and compostables from trash at Cal football and basketball games as part of our partnership with Cal Athletics which began in 2014. Now Cal Athletes are helping out at the schools.
Memorial Tabernacle Church
During the last two years, StopWaste has been working with Memorial Tabernacle Church in North Oakland and their Youth Going Green (YGG) Program to help spread the word about the importance of composting, recycling, and energy efficiency programs. We are excited to share the series of tutorial videos we made with their help.
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