Recycle Intelligently And Win a Prize

Piedmont curbside recyclers — ready, set, do your thing!

Don’t do it just to be kind to Mother Earth. Do it for the prizes!

Wednesday was the curbside kickoff of the Ready Set Recycle Contest organized by StopWaste.Org in Alameda County. 

From April through June, Alameda County residents will have the chance to win cash and prizes by keeping recyclable and compostable materials out of their trash, and in the correct bins. On regular garbage collection days, the Ready Set Recycle Contest Prize Crew will dash ahead of garbage collection trucks, randomly select trash bins and sort their contents into three categories; recyclables, compostables and garbage. The household that has the least amount of recyclables and compostables in the garbage bin wins!

StopWaste.Org reports that Alameda County residents are some of the best recyclers in the country, diverting 69 percent of their trash from landfills. The contest is their chance to prove it. The best of all the winners – the households with the least amount of recyclables and compostables in their garbage overall – will receive prizes of up to $500.

 The Prize Crew will notify residents that they are eligible by leaving a hangtag on their garbage bin with information about how to participate in the contest or decline participation if desired. A hangtag signals that the route has been randomly selected.

 StopWaste.Org is the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board operating as one public agency. StopWaste.Org’s mission is to achieve the most environmentally sound solid waste management and resource conservation program for the people of Alameda County.