International
Zero Waste Month

ChooseReuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future

The International Zero Waste Month 2024 is envisioned to be a global event with participation from member organizations across regions, supported by GAIA & #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement in an effort to mainstream Zero Waste as a solution to waste management issues.

Event Snippet

Jan 24, 2024 - Jan 25, 2025

“CIVILIZED CONSUMPTION - REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE” CAMPAIGN

Jan 01, 2024 - Mar 01, 2024

Humans of Zero Waste Thailand Interviews Series

Jan 01, 2024 - Mar 01, 2024

False Solution - Humans of ZW: Featuring Reels, Stories, and Photos of Impacted Communities and Individuals

Jan 11, 2023 - Feb 11, 2024

Dialogues with local small businesses, governments, and institutions to ditch disposables

Feb 05, 2024

Just Transition Press Conference - Launch of Magna Carta for WP/WWs

Feb 04, 2024

Zero Waste Heroes Day: Honoring Environmental Champions on the 25th Year of Mother Earth Foundation

Feb 04, 2024

Waste Workers Appreciation Day (WWAD)

Feb 03, 2024 - Feb 04, 2024

Just Transition Regional Consultation

Jan 01, 2024 - Jan 31, 2024

Sparking Zero Waste Enchantment: Embrace the Celebrations of Zero Waste Month in Phaltan!

Jan 03, 2024 - Jan 31, 2024

Participate in GAIA social media campaign for Zero Waste Month

Daily Highlight

JAN 28: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Reuse Station – Gian hàng Tái sử dụng In response to the International Zero Waste Month, we

JAN 27: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Symposium: Debunking Waste To Energy Incineration In-person: Malaysia; Livestream: FB Consumers’ Association of Penang, Sahabat Alam Malaysia,

JAN 26: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Financing for Plastic Pollution GAIA-organized online forum on the trends and risks of dangerous economic investments driving

JAN 25: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Multistakeholder forum on sustainable production and consumption Citizen Consumer Action Group (CAG) convened different stakeholders in Chennai

JAN 24: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Film Screening and Discussion on Fake Solutions (on plastic and waste) WALHI together with the International Relations

JAN 23: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Heal Without Waste Caravan Health Care Without harm Asia finished their Heal Without Waste Caravan in Quezon

JAN 21: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Burn Not Dumaguete shared photos of their 2023 actions  asking the  Local Government of Dumaguete to STOP

JAN 20: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Zero Waste Youth Negros Oriental together with student leaders from the Holy Cross High School in Dumaguete

JAN 19, 2024: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! ASEAN Youth Masterclass: Achieving Zero Waste Future (Southeast Asia) Organized by the ASEAN Youth Organization, the ASEAN

JAN 18, 2024: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Launching the Refill Store in 2 areas in Gresik Regency (Indonesia) Today, 18 January 2024, ECOTON held

JAN 17, 2024: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Zero waste: Eco-Revival Movement (Nepal) As part of the Zero Waste Month celebration, Clean Up Nepal hosted

JAN 16, 2024: Daily Recap 

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Organics Fair 2024 (Philippines) Mother Earth Foundation, in partnership with the Quezon City government, launched the Organics

JAN 15, 2024: Daily Recap 

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Bottle Barter in Bangkok (Thailand) The Bottle Free Seas (BFS) project of Environmental Justice Foundation conducted the

JAN 14, 2024: Daily Recap 

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today!   Greeners Fusion Chinese New Year Refill Shopping Tasting Event (Hong Kong) Greeners Action conducted a public

JAN 13, 2024: Daily Recap 

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Eco Fest 2.0 (Malaysia) Zero Waste Earth Store commenced the celebration of Eco Fest 2.0 today, 13

JAN 12,2024: Daily Recap 

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Navigating the Electric Vehicle Batteries Lifecycle in the Philippines (Philippines) In response to the burgeoning electric vehicle

JAN 11: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Reuse Conference (Indonesia) The Reuse Conference 2024 mounted by Dietplastik Indonesia focused on various aspects of plastic

JAN 10: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! The power of data: How cities and communities can achieve Zero Waste through WABA (Philippines) Mother Earth

JAN 9: Daily Recap

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Heal Without Waste: Detoxifying Healthcare by Going Plastics Free (Philippines) Today, as part of its ongoing engagement

JAN 8, 2024: Daily Recap 

IZWM at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Simultaneous provincewide plogging (Philippines) Today, in the Philippines, in the Province of Quirino, all 132 of its

JAN 7, 2024: Daily Recap

Day 2 at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Community Workshop on Waste Solution and Alternatives to Waste Incineration (China) Charting a greener future for

JAN 6, 2024: Daily Recap

Day 1 at a glance: Here’s what happened today! Refuse Single-Use Day  #RefuseSingleUseDay has been a success! 🎉 Across the globe, countless individuals and organizations

Jan 11: Check the latest updates

Here’s a recap of today’s #IZWM2023!🎉 ☀️Greeners Action Zero Waste Shop Social Media Campaign (Hong Kong) See here for more info 🌈Zero Waste Olympiad 2023

Jan. 10: Check the latest updates!

⭐Jan. 10 at a glance: CNN New Day Interview with Froilan Grate at 6:20 AM GMT+8 (Philippines). Watch the recording here (46:45 to 54:52) Community

January 9: Check the latest updates!

The International Zero Waste Month is about inviting those from diverse backgrounds to share in the process of building a better future for all! 🌼 IG

Happy International Zero Waste Month!

The opening of the International Zero Waste Month has arrived! Together, let’s #RefuseSingleUse! Starting January 6 until 31st, join and learn from hundreds of grassroots

Jan 6 is #RefuseSingleUse Day!

On January 6, we will kick-off the International Zero Waste Month through a one-day celebration of your refuse single-use hacks. Share on social your #RefuseSingleUseDay

Watch out for daily highlights on this space

Starting January 6, we’ll be posting daily highlights for the month-long #ZeroWasteMonth celebration. To organize your own or join an event, check out the Zero

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