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Agency Update - Spring 2026
Updated Apr 28, 2026
StopWaste.Org Gets a Fresh Look Our website, StopWaste.org, is the most visible face of the Agency, and a key tool for connecting people to our work—whether that’s taking action at home, navigating policies and requirements, or partnering with us. We approached this initiative with an incredible amount of intention and rigor from start to finish. Our Communications team focused on making the site clear and accessible, and ensuring it truly serves our communities, with a structure that better reflects our goals and priorities. The new website lets you navigate easily to find what you need
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Agency Update - Spring 2021
Updated Apr 7, 2021
New HHW Campaign – Send Toxics Packing! There’s a sneaky team of toxics in town – and it's time to send them packing! Our brand new Household Hazardous Waste campaign adds a little humor to a serious subject: toxics such as old paints, pesticides, and batteries pose health and safety risks if disposed of improperly. The campaign is part of StopWaste’s annual promotion of easy drop-off of hazardous waste at HHW facilities across Alameda County. Visitors can book appointments in advance through a new online system, and the website services and online appointment system are now available in
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Agency Update - Winter 2021
Updated Jan 21, 2021
StopWaste Adopts New Aims and Guiding Principles Every two years, StopWaste undertakes a priority setting process to inform budget development, program selection, and strategy. In addition to updated guiding principles adopted in December 2020 by our board, we established a new set of aims to help orient our work over a longer term. These aims reflect the many external forces that affect our collective work, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate impacts, and persistent social and racial disparities in our communities. Read more Congratulations Business Efficiency Awardees While we had to
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StopWaste Earns Green Business Innovator Certification
Updated Jan 16, 2025
The California Green Business Network recently recognized StopWaste’s environmental and sustainability practices with its Certified Green Innovator status, the nonprofit’s highest-ranking tier.
Agency Update
Agency Update - Fall 2020
Updated Oct 14, 2020
RE:Source: Guide to Reuse, Repair, and Recycling Questions about what goes where in your curbside bins? How about where to donate that old bicycle or recycle your unwanted electronics? We’re excited to announce our new RE:Source guide for easy answers! It replaces the previous online guide RecycleWhere.org, and is faster and easier to use, and more importantly, provides reuse & repair alternatives and comprehensive curbside service information. For on-the-go searches, the RE:Source guide is also available in app format for iOS and Android devices. Please dig in and explore, and as we continue
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New West Coast Collaborative to Reduce Food Waste
Updated Jan 16, 2025
StopWaste has joined one of the largest public-private partnerships in the world, led by the Pacific Coast Collaborative, to reduce and prevent wasted food by 50 percent by 2030.
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StopWaste Prevails in Multi-Year Lawsuit
Updated Aug 18, 2020
The Alameda County Waste Management Authority (StopWaste) has prevailed in a more than three-year lawsuit brought by petitioners Arthur Boone and Antoinette Stein, who opposed development of a new organics facility at the Davis Street Transfer Station (located in San Leandro).
Agency Update
Agency Update - Summer 2020
Updated Jul 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Reusables Bags are back! Per an updated Alameda County Public Health Department Order, customers are now allowed to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home if they do not require handling by employees. People can place them in carts or baskets, but they will need to bag their own groceries. StopWaste is planning to work with the California Grocers Association to help educate stores and customers about the new order. Read FAQ New Grants Support Upstream Innovations What do Civicorps – a West Oakland based nonprofit whose mission is to re-engage young adults
Agency Update
Agency Update - Spring 2020
Updated Apr 23, 2020
Outreach under COVID-19 The coronovirus health emergency and shelter-in-place conditions have drastically impacted our lives and communities, from people losing their jobs and food insecurity on the rise, to new restrictions on reusables. But we're also seeing neighbors readying their green spaces to grow food, and the most loyal still hand carrying items from the store to avoid a disposable bag. Many of these changes have also impacted StopWaste's usual programming. In response we are focusing our outreach on: Helping residents get the most out of their food with easy tips on StopFoodWaste
Agency Update
Agency Update - Winter 2020
Updated Jan 29, 2020
Fighting Climate Change with Compost StopWaste and partners embarked on the first Carbon Farming Plan in Alameda County last month starting with the application of compost on the Agency’s rangeland property in the Altamont Hills. This time next year, we anticipate that the project will have removed 10 tons of carbon from the air, the equivalent of 606 tree seedlings grown for 10 years, or removed the emission created from 4,126 gallons of gasoline. Learn more Grantee Highlight: Daily Bowl About 30 percent of the Tri-City population lives below the poverty line, many of whom lack access to
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StopWaste Achieves First Fitwel 2-Star Certification for a Public Building in California
Updated Jan 16, 2025
StopWaste’s office building in Oakland recently earned a 2-Star rating from Fitwel, the world’s leading certification system for buildings designed and operated to support occupant health and well-being. “StopWaste has achieved a very significant accomplishment as the first public sector building in California to achieve Fitwel certification at a 2 Star Rating,” said Reena Agarwal, COO at the Center for Active Design, a global nonprofit that runs the Fitwel certification system. “This achievement reflects StopWaste’s groundbreaking efforts to further their sustainability initiatives by