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- News | 02/11/2015
An 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.
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Are you a Fantastic Recycler or Just OK? This form provides instructions for how to figure out how much good stuff you are throwing away.
- News | 01/05/2015
Most Alameda County jurisdictions offer free tree recycling in early January on your regularly scheduled collection day.
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Do the Rot Thing – The Simple Art of Home Composting Award winning video that demonstrates the basic steps and shares simple tips for making home composting fun and easy.
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Watch this time-lapse footage of a compost pile breaking down over a four month period.
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Barbara Finnin, a Master Composter, goes over the basics of worm composting in this video produced by Freshtopia.
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A one page flyer that shows the process of how our food scraps are turned into compost.
- News | 07/14/2014
Composting reduces waste and builds healthy soil to support local food production and protect against the impacts of extreme weather, from droughts to heavy rainfall.
Read More The San Francisco Department of the Environment maintains this list of distributors of compostable products, such as plates, cutlery, and to-go containers. Includes distributors’ contact information.
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Published on May 1, 2014
Food scraps become nutrient-rich compost that's used to grow crops on farms, like Terra Bella Family Farm in Alameda County.