Publications & Resources
Guides and Posters
The following outreach materials were designed to help residential customers make the most of available programs and services. Print them from your own printer or order hard copies. Contact us to request hard copies.
- The Residential Recycling Guide
- The On-Call Clean Up Guide
- What Belongs in the Garbage?
- What Belongs in the Recyclables?
- What Belongs in the Organics?
- What happens to my Garbage?
- What happens to my Recyclables?
- What happens to my Organics?
- Reduce & Reuse, Before you Recycle!
- Food Scraps Program Tips
- Searchable listing of items that belong in each cart
- Garbage cart sizes/dimensions
Videos
Alameda: A Clean Town
Newsletters
2024
- July – Sept 2024: Collection Day Reminders, Expanded Curbside Collection Services, Use Your Kitchen Pail to Fight Climate Change, Reduce Waste by Stopping Unwanted Mail, Keep Our Sorters Safe – No Sharps, QR Code link to Virtual MRF Tour, Re:Source Online Guide, Holiday Service Schedule
- April – June 2024: Earth Day Everyday, Understanding Food Product Date Labels, Green Your Garden Routine, A Message to Our Customers, RE:source Online Guide, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- January – March 2024: Easy Ways to be Sustainable, Collection Day Reminders, The ACI On-Call Clean-Up Program, Proper Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Used Oil and Filter Collection, and Holiday Service Schedule.
2023
- October – December 2023: Prevent Food Waste, The Food Shift Seasonal Kitchen Guide, Holiday Service Schedule, Sustainable Holiday Practices, Try an Alternative Christmas Tree, and Holiday Tree Collection.
- July – September: NEW Curbside Collection Services for Alameda Residents, Reduce Waste by Stopping Unwanted Mail, Collection Day Reminders, Virtual MRF Tour, Keep Recyclables Out of the Landfill, No Sharps!, Reuse Resources.
- April – June 2023: Green Your Garden Routine, Earth Day Every Day, Understanding Food Product Date Labels, Keep Recyclables Out of the Landfill, Find Out What Happens to Your Recyclables, Reuse Resources on the Web, and Holiday Service Schedule
- January – March 2023: Easy, Daily Zero Waste Habits, Expanded On-Call Clean Up Program, Minimize Water Pollution, Collection Day Reminders, Used Oil and Filter Collection, and Holiday Service Schedule.
StopWaste.Org Outreach
StopWaste.Org works with the City of Alameda and all other cities within Alameda County to provide updated recycling, reuse and purchasing outreach materials and programs. Select materials are listed among the Helpful Links below. To see all available materials and order hard copies, visit www.StopWaste.Org.
Helpful Links
General Waste Reduction, Reuse & Recycling Information
- Mandatory Organics Recycling Requirements and Senate Bill 1383
- City of Alameda
- StopWaste.Org
- Cal Recycle
- Re:source – Alameda County’s Online Guide for Reuse, Repair, and Recycling
Housing Safety Program
Mail Reduction
Donation / Reuse
- Re:source – Alameda County’s Online Guide for Reuse, Repair, and Recycling
- Clothing & Household Items: Salvation Army & East Bay Goodwill
- Miscellaneous Items
- Food
- White Elephant Sale
- List of organizations in Alameda County that may accept food donations
Gardening & Composting
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) / Electronic Waste
Green Building
Student/Teacher Resources
Green Businesses
Earth Day Everyday