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 the Environmental Leadership Awards page.
