
Waste Reduction Stories
We’re Making Compost — Let’s Make it Healthy!
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Keep All Plastic Out of the Green Bin Everyone in San Mateo County is required to compost all food scraps and yard trimmings. It takes a little extra effort, but the results are worth it! If we all do our part, we’ll have a greener, healthier community with more beautiful outdoor spaces and nutritious, local […]
Edible Food Recovery Program: Deliver food where it’s needed and connect with your community
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Getting food to people who need it while also reducing food waste requires many hands. As one food recovery non-profit leader said, “We need everybody to get involved. It’s not like one group can do the best job. It’s a spectrum all the way from the farmers to the families.” And, especially important are the…
Pitch It or Fix It?
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It’s never say die for volunteers who aim to repair coffee makers, toys, vacuum cleaners, lamps, furniture and more. With a broken toaster oven in hand, Courtenay Owens of San Mateo had come to the right place. “It has completely died,” she explained. “No heat at all.”
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