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- News | 03/28/2016
To help combat the staggering statistic that 40% of all food grown and raised in the U.S. is wasted, BayROC is launching a second food waste prevention campaign.
- News | 03/24/2016
StopWaste is planning an expansion of the reusable bag ordinance to include all retail stores and restaurants.
- News | 03/24/2016
StopWaste recently launched a new regional website, the Lawn-to-Garden Marketplace at www.lawntogarden.org. The Marketplace is a one-stop shop for home gardeners and landscape professionals to find the tools and resources to convert lawns sustainably with sheet mulch.
- Reports
Basic Financial Statements for the year ending June 2015 for the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board and Energy Council.
- News | 03/14/2016
An article in the March 11, 2016 Oakland Tribune reports on how packaging, labeling, and programmatic differences have led to confusion amongst Bay Area consumers who want to do the "right thing" with their recyclables.
News | 02/09/2016An HOA representing more than 400 homes responded to the drought by transforming a large lawn into a water-saving landscape.
- Policies
City of Fremont's Landscape Development Requirements & Policies (LDRP). Updated December 2015.
Success StoriesThe Casitas Alameda Homeowners Association, a community of more than 400 homes, used sheet mulch to replace a large swath of lawn with colorful, climate-appropriate plants. The new landscape is expected to use two-thirds less water than the lawn.
The Reuse Operating Grant Program is available for reuse projects in Alameda County who are in need of funding for staff salaries and supplies related to promotions, educational and outreach programs and/or collection improvements. There is a maximum of $15,000 per request, per year.
Lawn to Garden Conversion Mini Grants for nonprofit Home Owner Associations (HOAs) provides funding and incentives to convert small lawns (1,000 to 2,500 square feet) into sustainable Bay-Friendly landscapes at HOAs located in Alameda County. As people often regularly congregate at community based facilities, such as HOA common areas, projects in these public settings will provide excellent opportunities to promote lawn conversion programs. The grant goal is to lose a lawn, gain a garden, have community members participate in the conversion, and apply what they have learned to their own lawns. Technical assistance, free materials and grant funding provides support to HOAs to convert a common area lawn to a sustainable garden.