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Paired with the Doing the 4Rs Video, these discussion questions support students and families to discuss the ways they can practice the 4Rs at home, at school, and in their community.
| 09/12/2024A partnership between StopWaste and Arup is now offering free technical assistance and cash stipends to support low-embodied carbon strategies in construction and renovation projects. Eligible projects include municipal and multifamily projects (new construction, major rehabilitation, and interior renovation) located in Alameda County, California.
- RFP-RFQ
StopWaste is seeking responses from organizations (including businesses, nonprofits, other entities) and individuals that can provide technical assistance and education to expand on-site composting and compost use in Alameda County. Audiences include (but are not limited to) farmers and ranchers, landscape professionals, public agency staff, and home gardeners. Entities offering services appropriate described in the Request for Qualifications are encouraged to submit qualifications documenting their experience. We highly encourage applicants from a variety of composting backgrounds.
Responses are due November 1, 2024, at 9 pm Pacific.
Since BADWG’s last meetings, deconstruction activities in the Bay Area have been increasing in both frequency and in scope. This is true of both voluntary and mandatory efforts. As the supply of reclaimed products and materials increases, another barrier to closing the loop on circular construction is becoming urgent: generating demand to reuse these salvaged materials.
Topic BriefsCalifornia’s Bottle Bill has been one of the most successful and cost-effective recycling and litter-reduction programs in the United States, targeting aluminum, glass, plastic, and bimetal containers.
- | 07/10/2024
The Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board has a vacancy in the “Environmental Organization" category. The appointee must live in Alameda County. Term of the appointment is two years, and board members are eligible for re-appointment to one additional two-year term.
Topic BriefsSingle-use foodware items, such as plastic and paper cups, plates, and utensils, have a short lifespan but a long-lasting negative impact on human health and the environment. Additionally, most of these single-use foodware items are neither readily recyclable nor compostable, and contaminate recycling and composting programs.
| 06/14/2024At a recognition event on June 13, StopWaste named the recipients of the 2024 StopWaste Environmental Leadership Awards.