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- News | 04/14/2015
Three lease opportunities currently available in Livermore.
News | 02/11/2015An article in the February 6, 2015 Oakland Tribune reports on a troubling increase in the amount of food scraps that Alameda County residents are putting in their garbage containers instead of their green bins.
News | 01/05/2015Most Alameda County jurisdictions offer free tree recycling in early January on your regularly scheduled collection day.
News | 12/18/2014Author and landscape architect Robert Perry will be giving a talk about the water needs of landscape plants and how to successfully combine good aesthetic expression and sound water conservation practices. Event dates: San Francisco on February 11, 2015 and Oakland on February 12, 2015.
- News | 11/17/2014
As a result of Reusable Bag Ordinance 2012-2, people are bringing their own bags in larger quantities than expected. Data collected has shown that the ordinance not only has had a positive impact on litter reduction but on waste prevention as well.
News | 09/24/2014Heeding the Governor's call to cut back on water use, in June the city of Pleasanton replaced the lawn around its administration buildings with new landscaping designed to reduce water consumption by as much as 93 percent.
News | 09/24/2014California is in the midst of an extreme drought, and we're all doing our share to save water. But that doesn't mean our yards and gardens have to be barren landscapes.
- News | 09/10/2014
Since the ordinance began in January, 2013, overall bag purchases by affected retail stores in Alameda County have declined by 85 percent.
News | 07/14/2014Composting reduces waste and builds healthy soil to support local food production and protect against the impacts of extreme weather, from droughts to heavy rainfall.
NewsThis article from C&D World magazine highlights use of the GreenPoint Rated Climate Calculator to account for recycling's role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.