The City of Alameda contracts with Alameda County Industries (ACI) for garbage, recycling and organics (food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard trimmings) collection services.

Each city in Alameda County makes its own arrangements with waste and recycling haulers, in an effort to provide businesses and organizations with the highest quality service and best rates for garbage, recycling and composting collection. Select the appropriate link below for information in the city where you are located.

Purchasing more sustainable products and services can support a variety of agency values and goals – from fiscal responsibility to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  The specific benefits your agency will realize from implementing sustainable purchasing practices will depend on the commodities and services you prioritize and the approach you take.  The following are just some examples of typical benefits associated sustainable purchasing.  Commodity and service specific benefits can be found in the applicable

Sustainable Purchasing (or Sustainable Procurement) is the practice of making purchasing decisions that intentionally strengthen our environment, society, and economy.  It is a purchasing approach that aligns an agency’s values with its market influence.  When looking through an environment-only lens, sustainable purchasing can also be referred to as environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) or green purchasing.  Sustainable purchasing can support a variety of sustainability-related agency values, from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste generation, to supporting et

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Do you need help setting up or improving your organization’s waste prevention program or educating your employees? Please contact us to ask questions or request a consultation. Consultations are available by phone, email or at your place of business. Please provide as much information as possible so that we can better assist you.

Looking for more information on waste prevention and reuse? The links below offer a wealth of information from reputable sources outside StopWaste.

Financial Costs

The costs of using paper inefficiently in the workplace are too significant to be ignored. The expenses from supplies such as toner and paper, as well as equipment maintenance can add up fast. More significant is all the staff time wasted adjusting printers and copiers, filing documents, and then trying to find them again—often just to throw them away. Some findings from productivity research studies:

Is your organization throwing away money? A 2008 study found that half of all documents printed are discarded within 24 hours[1]. Don’t let this happen to you! Introducing a few simple, paper saving practices can significantly boost your organization’s efficiency.

StopWaste recommends that you post prominent signs on or near the recycling and garbage containers clearly indicating which are for garbage and which are for recycling. Use posters or decals that contain drawings or pictures of the materials that go into each container. This helps people understand with a quick glance how to sort the materials properly.