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How to Go from Scientist to Food Rescue Action Hero!
In this journal you will join four garbologists who ask questions about how garbage affects people living in Alameda County and around the world. What in the world is a garbologist? A garbologist is a scientist who studies garbage. Why study garbage? Because there is a LOT of it. And more is created every day!
Become A 4Rs Action Hero Everyday!
YOU can be a 4RsAction Hero! How? Read about each 4Rs Action Hero. After each description, write what you can do just like each Action Hero.
Topic BriefsIn 2018, StopWaste partnered with Alameda County school districts and food recovery organizations to pilot a new food donation program through the Smart Cafeteria Initiative. This program, funded in part by a grant from CalRecycle, was designed to help schools reduce waste through prevention, food share, re-serving, and donation to those in need.
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The Agency is seeking contractors or organizations to provide Alameda County residents with access to free or low-cost food saving demonstrations and editorial content covering topics that include meal planning, food preparation, and storage.
Topic BriefsIn Alameda County, 84 properties have earned the ReScape California Rated Landscape status, as of June 2020.
The program scorecard helps project teams plan, track and verify the practices they implement to improve their landscapes.
The preservation of structures mirrors the pinnacle of waste prevention and reusing building materials by deconstructing older structures instead of demolishing and landfilling helps achieve carbon mitigation, zero waste and circular economy goals.
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Download Hood BADWG 5_6_2020.pdf (1.59 MB)- Download Ellsworth Yeng BADWG 5_6_20.pdf (772.32 KB)
- Download Nicole Tai Welcome BADWG 5_6_20.pdf (318.41 KB)
- Download Sandoval Welcome BADWG 5_6_20.pdf (898.04 KB)
- Download BADWG Meeting Agenda - May 6, 2020 (345.73 KB)
- Download BADWG Resilience Panel Final.pdf (2.59 MB)
- Download BADW Presentation 5.6.20 Final-sm.pdf (8.14 MB)
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StopWaste seeks firms or individuals with expertise in the following:
● In-depth evaluation of programs, including review of program data needs and existing data; selecting new metrics, data and/or measurement tools; and working with staff to interpret and apply results. Specific understanding in how to monitor and measure behavior change is essential.
● Developing and institutionalizing program planning and evaluation systems, in which evaluation is built into development of goals and action plans, and used to make program adjustments on a continuous basis.
● Using data and measurement to communicate progress towards broader goals, especially geared to non-scientists and the general public.
