On June 12, StopWaste honored the recipients of the 2025 StopWaste Environmental Leadership Awards. Celebrated for the 23rd time, this annual awards program recognizes Alameda County entities for their leadership and innovations in advancing environmental sustainability, waste prevention, and contributions to building healthy, climate resilient communities in Alameda County.

 

“We are honored today to share the room with leaders and innovators from Alameda County’s business, non-profit and school communities whose vision, commitment and day-to-day grit bring us closer to a circular, local economy where healthy communities thrive,” noted StopWaste Executive Director Timothy Burroughs. “We salute this year’s champions for engaging communities with sustainable, healthy choices, recovering surplus food to nourish people, reimagining how we build our homes in a way that’s good for our health and the planet, and so much more.”

 

The award winners and categories are:

 

Alameda Backyard Growers, Alameda 

Excellence in Community Engagement 

 

Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA), Alameda & OKAPI Reusables, for leadership in Alameda 

Excellence in Reusable Foodware Partnership  

 

Oakland Unified School District, Oakland 

Excellence in Sustainability at School 

 

Veev by Lennar, Hayward

Excellence in Construction Innovation

 

Washington Health, Fremont 

Excellence in Waste Prevention and Food Donation  

 

Wingen Bakery & Restaurant, Livermore

Excellence in Sustainability at Work

 

To read more about each awardee’s achievements and view or download the presentation slides, visit www.stopwaste.org/2025awards.