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
“CIVILIZED CONSUMPTION - REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE” CAMPAIGN
Humans of Zero Waste Thailand Interviews Series
False Solution - Humans of ZW: Featuring Reels, Stories, and Photos of Impacted Communities and Individuals
Dialogues with local small businesses, governments, and institutions to ditch disposables
Just Transition Press Conference - Launch of Magna Carta for WP/WWs
Zero Waste Heroes Day: Honoring Environmental Champions on the 25th Year of Mother Earth Foundation
Waste Workers Appreciation Day (WWAD)
Just Transition Regional Consultation
Sparking Zero Waste Enchantment: Embrace the Celebrations of Zero Waste Month in Phaltan!
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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