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- RFP-RFQ
StopWaste is requesting proposals from janitorial companies that employ environmentally preferable “green” practices and use environmentally preferable products as part of their janitorial service. These products include those that minimize environmental impacts, toxics, pollution, and hazards to workers, and products that include recycled content, are durable and long-lasting, conserve energy and water, use agricultural fibers and residues, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use unbleached or chlorine free manufacturing processes, and use wood from sustainably harvested forests.
Grantee HighlightMake It Home Bay Area furnishes homes for those transitioning out of crisis or homelessness with donated, gently used furniture and household goods. With a StopWaste Reuse & Repair grant, the nonprofit rented storage space in Alameda County and hired an additional staff member to move closer to in-county donors and clients and increase the amount of furniture they can repurpose for local needs.
Crowe LLP (Crowe) conducted this Five Year Financial and Compliance Assessment and Five-Year Programmatic Assessment of funds raised through the Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative Charter Amendment (“Measure D”). This work was conducted in two (2) phases for the financial and compliance assessment.
Topic BriefsCalifornia has increasingly been setting ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and slow climate change. To help the state meet its goals, local jurisdictions have outlined their own commitments to climate action locally in the form of Climate Action Plans (CAPs). Alameda County was one of the first California counties in which all jurisdictions have developed CAPs.
- RFP-RFQ
This Request for Proposals is being issued by StopWaste to identify qualified consultants to perform and produce a Waste Characterization Study for Alameda County with an anticipated contract start date in Fall 2022, with sampling beginning Spring 2023.
Success StoriesFood service operator Just Fare in Oakland cares about planet and people and walks the talk. They have minimized food waste, founded a community kitchen that produces high-quality meals for donation and have some of the highest staff retention rates in the industry.
- RFP-RFQ
StopWaste is requesting proposals from qualified firms of Certified Public accountants to audit the Agency’s financial statements for three fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.