In January, StopWaste provided scholarships for 28 public agency employees in Alameda County to complete ReScape California's comprehensive Bay-Friendly Landscape Maintenance Training. To date, nearly 400 public agency staff in Alameda County have earned the Bay-Friendly Qualified Landscape Professional credential. 

The latest graduates represented the cities of Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Pleasanton and San Leandro, the County of Alameda, Alameda County Water District, Berkeley Unified School District, Castro Valley Sanitary District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, East Bay Regional Park District and Livermore Area Recreation and Park District.