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Topic BriefsEach year, the Agency leads an innovative StopWaste Environmental Educator Training, known as SWEET, for Alameda County residents, community leaders, and city staff to learn how to become educators in their communities on sustainable practices. Community education and outreach is a critical component of StopWaste’s efforts to engage local residents on taking action to reduce waste.
Wednesday, June 19 (10:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
U.S. EPA Region 9 – 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco
Pre-Registration for Onsite Participants RequiredConference Call Line: 1-628-246-1294 Code 1446614
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Download BADWG Meeting Notes 6-19-19 (36.91 KB)- Download Building Resources Photos.docx (5.66 MB)
Download Presentation_MADRONE_June19.pdf (10.84 MB)
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Go on a journey with American High School students in Fremont, California, as they discuss the issue of wasted food and how their school is addressing it through an innovative food share table program. The video shows best practices in setting up a food share table, food recovery, and factoids surrounding wasted food.
ReportsUpdated for 2019!
This annual report recognizes—and quantifies—the commitment of StopWaste's member agencies to landscapes that provide multiple environmental and community benefits, including carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas reductions resulting from applying compost to the soil.
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Worm castings are the finished nitrogen-rich fertilizer from composting with worms; it’s basically worm manure! Worm castings can be used interchangeably with compost. This video will show you how to garden with worm castings. More gardening tips at www.LawntoGarden.org.
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Do you know the best way to store your berries? Find out in this video, and visit www.StopFoodWaste.org for more food-saving tips.
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A father and daughter solve the dinner time crunch and make the most of their leftovers. Find tips on how to stop food waste at www.StopFoodWaste.org.
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Working with tough, compacted soil in your garden? You can prepare that area with this one-time double digging technique. This video will show you all the steps from start to finish.