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Cal Dining Success Story

- Reduced food waste by 19%, equivalent to 27 tons per year.
- Cost of food waste avoided equivalent to saving more than $98,000 a year.
- Continue to reduce waste using automated food waste tracking system.

Materials Reuse, Oakland, CA

Materials Reuse finds innovative uses for post-industrial materials being thrown away, sells the materials to other industries for reuse, and provide equipment such as balers, compactors, etc. at their customer sites to ensure reuse. The StopWaste loan allowed Materials Reuse to provide a Styrofoam densifier for one customer, and achieve additional diversion of more than 70 tons per year.

For more information, please call: 510-435-8988

The ReUse People, Oakland, CA

The ReUse People of Alameda County, Inc. provide salvaging services, deconstruction consulting, and reuse sales of building materials for the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego. When they needed to expand transportation capabilities, The ReUse People received a loan to purchase additional trailers and a used bobtail truck. An additional 10,000 to 15,000 tons of material have been processed and diverted from landfill with their expansion.

For more information, please visit: www.thereusepeople.org

Merritt Crossing: Sustainable Living for Seniors in Downtown Oakland

Merritt Crossing is the first building in California to achieve Energy Star certification under the multifamily high-rise rating system. The project also received LEED Platinum, GreenPoint Rated and Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape certifications.

Doyle Hollis Park - Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Case Study

In 2009, the City of Emeryville transformed the site of an old warehouse and parking lot into Doyle Hollis Park, a beautiful neighborhood park that has earned the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape designation.

Willow Park - Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Success Story

This case study showcases Willow Park, a half-acre public park in Union City, California. Thanks to committed City leadership and creative design, this pocket park is packed with community amenities and Bay-Friendly Landscape features.

Joseph S. Emery Park: A Walking & Biking Path with Bay-Friendly Attitude

Emeryville is fast becoming a hot spot for new urban green spaces that have earned the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape label. One of the latest is a winding pathway tucked behind a shopping area on San Pablo Avenue, between Park Avenue and 45th Street. Here the City of Emeryville and Pixar converted a strip of land adjacent to the company's 22-acre campus into a Bay-Friendly pedestrian and bike path. A diverse array of California native plants provides shelter and food for wildlife and a slice of greenery for local residents, shoppers and workers.

Cottonwood Place: Green Apartments and Gardens for Seniors

At Cottonwood Place in Fremont, nonprofit housing developer Eden Housing has created a beautiful, healthy community for low income seniors. This innovative development, which includes 98 private apartments, was constructed using green building and Bay-Friendly landscaping methods and incorporates a number of features to ensure its long-term energy efficiency and sustainability.

In addition to earning the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape designation, Cottonwood Place achieved a high score from the GreenPoint Rated green building rating program.

Harmon Gardens: A Healthy Home Environment for Local Youth

Harmon Gardens provides 15 studio apartments for one of the Bay Area's most underserved populations, transition-age youth. The community provides a permanent home where residents can develop independent living skills while receiving supportive services.

Harmon Gardens earned the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape designation for its sustainable landscape design. A permeable cobblestone pathway leads from the building entrance to a private courtyard garden, where contoured planting beds act as bioswales that capture 85% of average annual stormwater runoff.

Dona Spring Animal Shelter: A Healthy Landscape for People, Pets and Wildlife

The Dona Spring Municipal Animal Shelter, a beautiful new facility at the north end of Berkeley's Aquatic Park, replaces a well-worn shelter built in the 1950s. Named in honor Dona Spring, a former Berkeley Councilmember and longtime advocate for animal welfare, the new shelter is highly visible from the freeway and more accessible to visitors and volunteers.

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