STOPWASTE

BUSINESS

EFFICIENCY

AWARDS

March 22, 2017

WELCOME

Wendy Sommer

Executive Director, StopWaste

Welcome

Model Businesses

Upstream Waste Prevention

Emphasize waste prevention over

management of discards

Focus on Organics

Reduce food scraps, food-soiled

paper & plant debris sent to landfill

Experiment & Innovate

Explore innovative and experimental

approaches for others to leverage

Under 10

by 2020

Recognizing Champions

Michael Hannon

Councilmember, City of Newark

Welcome

CONGRATS!

STOPWASTE

BUSINESS

EFFICIENCY

AWARD

WINNERS

Rahma Mediterranean Market

Dublin, CA

WINNER

Achievements

Recycles & composts 88% of waste,

saving $9,932 a year on disposal fees

Eight cubic yards recycled and

composted, leaving just one cubic yard of

garbage per week

Promotes waste reduction among

employees and business neighbors

Rahma Mediterranean MarketRecycling & Composting

Khaled Aburahma

Owner

CHAMPION

Beneficial State Bank

Oakland, CA

WINNER

Achievements

Waste stream audit at all five original

branches

Green Team-led initiatives aimed at reducing

contamination and increasing diversion

Extensive staff education on waste reduction

Purchasing policy promotes reusable food

service ware and recycled content products

Beneficial State BankRecycling & Composting

Annie Claybaugh

Director of Operations

CHAMPION

Evergreen Nursery, Inc.

San Leandro, CA

WINNER

Achievements

StopWaste nursery partner since 2007

Frequent talks and events on sheet mulching

Sold compost and mulch for 19,000 sq. ft. of

lawn replacement in two years

Promotes drought tolerant and native plants

Evergreen Nursery, Inc.Waste Prevention & Closing the Loop

Doug Swint

Business/General Manager

CHAMPION

Niles Pie Company

Union City, CA

WINNER

Achievements

Reusable pie boxes prevent an estimated

2,000 single-use paper boxes over 1-2 years

Reusable dishware for in-store dining

Repurposes food scraps, composts the rest

Donates leftover baked and prepared foods

Niles Pie CompanyWaste Prevention & Reuse

Carolyn Berke

Owner

CHAMPION

Guckenheimer

Locations in Alameda County

WINNER

GuckenheimerActual Weight vs. Baseline

Pounds p

er

week

Actual Weight of Wasted Food Baseline Weight of Waste

12 months of tracking wasted food at

one Guckenheimer location

Achievements

All 13 restaurants in the county joined the

Smart Kitchen Initiative for one year

Reduced food waste by nearly 68,000 lbs

or 42% across all sites

Facilitated monthly best practices exchange

among participating chefs and managers

Set up system to track food donation potential

GuckenheimerReducing Wasted Food

Mark Crilly

Director of Strategic Initiatives

CHAMPION

Michael Hannon

Councilmember, City of Newark

Closing Remarks

THANK YOU!

STOPWASTE BUSINESS

EFFICIENCY AWARDS

2017