The new hybrid truck was purchased with help from a $100,000 state grant, and was secured by Waste Management of Alameda County. The new truck was unveiled during a ceremony Friday at the food bank on Edgewater Drive in Oakland. (Photo courtesy of the Alameda County Community Food Bank)

The Alameda County Community Food Bank will expand its food recovery program, using a new hybrid truck — purchased with money from a state grant — to collect and transport 1 million pounds of food per year.

The $100,000 grant came from California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery’s (CalRecycle) Organics Grant Program, and was secured by Waste Management of Alameda County. The new truck was unveiled during a ceremony Friday at the food bank on Edgewater Drive in Oakland.

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