Bags are back! Per an updated Alameda County Public Health Department Order, customers are now allowed to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home if they do not require handling by employees. People can place them in carts or baskets, but they will need to bag their own groceries. StopWaste is planning to work with the California Grocers Association to help educate stores and customers about the new order.
Agency Update - Summer 2020
Agency Update - Summer 2020
New Grants Support Upstream Innovations
New Grants Support Upstream Innovations
What do Civicorps – a West Oakland based nonprofit whose mission is to re-engage young adults with new job skills opportunities like internships to learn computer refurbishing, and Loved Twice – a local org that provides clothing for newborns in need with quality reused baby clothing -– have in common? They are both committed to reducing waste and giving back to our communities. They are also two of 50 total organizations awarded grants as part of StopWaste's annual grants program to support and improve recovery, salvage, reuse, repair, and redistribution infrastructure. To help address the rise in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we also created a special COVID Emergency Food Rescue grant, totaling $45,000, to support previously funded grantees working on food recovery and donation efforts during the crisis.
You can learn more about all of the current and past grantees and their work on our website.
The Compost Climate Change Connection
The Compost Climate Change Connection
In Western City Magazine's special climate change edition this month, our executive director Wendy Sommer writes about how cities can build resiliency and fight climate change with healthy soil and compost. The article features a special case study on the city of Dublin's vision and how they are pioneering these practices in their parks and public spaces.