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StopWaste At Work

StopWaste is a public agency that provides free assistance to Alameda County businesses and institutions. We can help your organization lower operating costs, increase efficiency and protect the environment through recycling, waste prevention and resource efficiency improvements. We offer:

Preventing Waste for Businesses and Institutions

While recycling is great for a company’s bottom line, preventing waste by reducing and reusing is even better. By stopping waste before it starts you can reap more cost savings than recycling alone, and improve efficiency at the same time. In addition, by rooting out waste, your organization shows it cares for the community and the environment, and helps make Alameda County a great place to live and work.

EPP Fact Sheet: Traffic Control Products

Throughout the nation, local and state transportation departments have approved for use high quality road and highway products made with recycled materials. These agencies are purchasing a variety of products, including recycled content traffic cones, traffic barricades, channelizers, delineators, parking stops, sound barriers, object markers, reflective glass beads and much more. These traffic control products have been found to deliver high performance and often reduce maintenance costs.

Sustainable Purchasing Benefits

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

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

Sustainable Purchasing Collaboration

The following organizations can be great resources for learning what other agencies have done on sustainable purchasing and for potentially collaborating on future opportunities.  While there are numerous organizations and/or public agencies implementing sustainable purchasing practices, the list below highlights those with resources on their websites – such as case studies, etc.

Public Agencies with Online Sustainable Purchasing Resources

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