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- Policies
An ordinance establishing a household hazardous waste collection and disposal fee.
Topic BriefsStopWaste provides an innovative and comprehensive suite of activities for local schools, implemented by a team of Associates who gain professional skills and experience in the environmental education field.
- Reports
The Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative (Measure D) levies a surcharge on solid waste landfilled in unincorporated Alameda County. Fifty percent of Recycling Fund revenues are disbursed to cities and sanitary districts that meet criteria contained in the law.
Grantee HighlightReuse & Repair Grants
Medshare is a nonprofit that works with hospitals, distributors, and manufacturers in Alameda County and beyond to collect and redistribute medical products to healthcare facilities in medically underserved communities overseas as well as locally. In fiscal year 2019 alone, it provided $16.9 million of medical supplies to 1.7 million patients, while diverting 2.4 million pounds of material from the landfill.
- Videos
Food waste is a big problem in California - annually the state disposes of 6 million tons of food. Hear from experts, school leaders, and students as they explore the issue of wasted food and how an innovative food share table and donation program in schools is helping to reduce wasted food and feed those in need.
- Videos
Food waste is a big problem in California - annually the state disposes of 6 million tons of food. Hear from experts and school leaders as they explore the issue of wasted food and how an innovative food share table and donation program in schools is helping to reduce wasted food and feed those in need.
- Videos
Elementary school students share stories about the food share table program at their school and how it helps reduce wasted food and feed those in need.
- Videos
Animated video to help students learn how to use a food share table in their school cafeteria. Intended to be shown on a screen in an elementary school cafeteria or classroom prior to lunch time to help students understand how a food share table works.
News | 08/19/2019Approximately 40 percent of edible food in the U.S. ends up in landfills, never reaching a plate, despite the fact that one out of five residents (2/3 are children and seniors) faces food insecurity in Alameda County.