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BrochuresMaking good choices when purchasing food service ware products can be quite complicated. That’s because not all food ware marketed as “compostable” gets composted at the large-scale commercial composting facilities that process our county’s food scraps and food-soiled paper.
- News | 04/24/2017
The reusable bag law has been expanded to include all stores and restaurants in the county, starting May 1, 2017 for retail stores and November 1, 2017 for restaurants and food trucks.
- News | 03/23/2017
StopWaste acknowledged the recipients of the 2017 StopWaste Business Efficiency Awards, given for outstanding achievements in waste reduction.
- Brochures
Download this flyer for details about the Bay-Friendly Rater Training.
Course date: May 3-4, 2017.
Medicines, unless specifically stated on the packaging, should never be flushed down the toilet or placed in the trash.
- News | 01/20/2017
The State of California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) has awarded StopWaste one of its 2016 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership (GEELA) Awards for its multi-step school program.
- Policies
Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Mandatory Recycling and Single Use Bag Reduction Ordinances
August 2016
PoliciesOrdinance 2012-2 as Amended by Ordinance 2016-2
"Reusable Bags Ordinance" (RBO)Ordinance Regulating The Use Of Carryout Bags And Promoting The Use Of Reusable Bags
Adopted October 26, 2016
Starting May 1, 2017:
Success StoriesElementary, middle and high school students from across the County have been showing fans how to properly sort recyclables and compostables from trash at Cal football and basketball games as part of our partnership with Cal Athletics which began in 2014. Now Cal Athletes are helping out at the schools.