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
2023
- 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.
2022
- October – December 2022: Prevent Food Waste, Green Your Gift Giving by Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling, Holidays Tips to Reduce Waste, Sustainable Christmas Tree Alternatives, Holiday Tree Collection, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- July – September 2022: Thank you for Helping Us Provide Safe, Clean, and Efficient Service, Reduce Waste by Stopping Unwanted Mail, Holiday Service Schedule, Recyclables Contamination Alert, Proper Disposal of Hazardous Waste, City of Alameda Summer Events Schedule.
- January 2022 Billing Insert: New Recycling Law – Senate Bill 1383
- January – March 2022: Easy, Daily Zero Waste Habits, How to Minimize Waster Pollution, Help us Provide Safe and Efficient Service, Make Sure to Separate Correctly, Free Used Oil and Filter Recycling, No Hazardous Waste or Sharps, and Holiday Service Schedule.
2021
- OCTOBER 2021 BILL INSERT: Senate Bill 1383: California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy Begins January 1, 2022.
- OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2021: Prevent Food Waste, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle with green Gifts, Holiday Tips to Reduce Waste, Did You Know? – Wrapping Paper, Sustainable Christmas Tree Ideas, Holiday Tree Collection, and Holiday Service Schedule.
- APRIL-JUNE 2021: Keep Recyclables out of the Landfill, On-Call Clean Up Program, Green Your Gardening Routine, Virtual Earth Day, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink, and Recycle, BEFORE You Dispose, Reuse Resources on the Web, Holiday Service Schedule.
- JANUARY – MARCH 2021: Pledge to “Buy Green”, Recycle Used Oil and Filters Responsibility, No Sharps, Holiday Service Schedule, Help us Provide Safe and Efficient Service, Care for Your Carts, and Minimize Water Pollution.
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
