Resource Library
This grant includes more in-depth outreach with community members, including tracking at-home data to provide deeper insight into successes and challenges to adopting food waste reduction behaviors. The maximum grant award is up to $10,000 per organization, and must be used to support new or existing projects that address the issue of wasted food going to landfill.
Read More- Policies
These guidelines and tips supplement the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Model Policy. Topics covered include implementation strategies by product category and best practices for program evaluation.
- Policies
The StopWaste Sustainable Procurement Policy Template is designed to establish your agency’s core expectations around how your agency’s purchases will support your agency’s environmental, social, and economic values. It is intended to provide overall authority and direction for action, and type of action, via the “Core Strategies”, while leaving specific “how” details to supporting resources – the Sustainable Purchasing Guides.
Read More - Reports
This report serves as an overview and evaluation of multifamily dwelling (MFD) recycling programs in Alameda County.
- Reports
A report by HF&H Consultants (commissioned by StopWaste.Org) estimating the costs of manadatory recycling in Alameda County.
- Brochures
- Brochures
This 12-page guide provides paper saving tips and tools for office workers and managers in business, government, and other organizations.
- Success Stories
This guide helps building managers and maintenance staff make purchasing decisions that increase energy efficiency, conserve natural resources and improve indoor air quality. Categories covered include lighting, paint, flooring, furniture, energy efficient appliances, water efficient products, mechanical, janitorial cleaning & supply products, and landscaping.
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