Consumers should reduce and reuse — before recycling. Also, avoid “wish-cycling” low-quality items in hopes they’ll be processed abroad.
Supriya Yelimeli
Supriya Yelimeli is a housing and homelessness reporter for Berkeleyside and joined the staff in May 2020 after contributing reporting since 2018 as a freelance writer. Yelimeli grew up in Fremont and has written for outlets across the Bay Area and Southern California, including as a breaking news reporter for Bay City News, and a contributor at Mission Local, NBC Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast Business Times. Yelimeli earned her undergraduate degree at UC Santa Barbara where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Nexus. She's always reachable by Twitter and email for tips, criticism and all other feedback.
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Eating Fremont: A dining scene as diverse as the city
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Best Western Plus set to open in May: 1 of 2 new Berkeley hotels in 25 years
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Internship program at UC Theatre paves way for diverse music industry leaders
Those in the Concert Career Pathways program spend nine months learning every aspect of concert promotion.
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Chow Oakland to close after only 8 months in business
The hybrid restaurant, market and bakery on Piedmont Avenue will shutter after less than one year in business.
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League of Women Voters’ first woman of color president marks a series of firsts
The first woman of color to be president of the League of Women Voters for Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville, which offers nonpartisan election resources and organizes candidate debates, is also the youngest.
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After Ghost Ship fire, an artist hub opens in old Berkeley grocery store
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Posted inHousing & Development
UC Berkeley has plans for its former, now empty, art museum
The bunker-like building on Bancroft Way that has sat empty for four years, ever since BAMPFA left for shiny new digs downtown, may one day be a life sciences hub.
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Surplus of food in your pantry? Here’s what Berkeley homeless, food insecurity services need
Find out the best types of foods to donate and where to bring them, as well as places to volunteer to feed the hungry.