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Download StopWaste 2021 SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Capacity Survey to learn more about Alameda County food recovery organizations and services capacity to recover donated food from Tier One and Tier Two donors.
To learn more about SB 1383 and ORRO, click here.
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A new California State law, SB 1383, aims to keep food and plant materials out of landfills to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change (food scraps emit more methane than any other material in the landfill). Under the law residents must properly sort recyclable and compostable materials into the appropriate containers.
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In 2017, StopWaste began working with the Alameda County Resource Conservation District and later additional partners (The Natural Resource Conservation Service and UC Merced) to add to the body of knowledge on how carbon farming can fight climate change through the application of compost on range lands.
Read More StopWaste provides grants of up to $10,000 for nonprofits to acquire food storage equipment, aimed at increasing safe recovery and distribution of surplus food. This guide includes details on eligible equipment, PG&E incentives for qualified products, selection criteria for equipment, and the rebate process.
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