Zero Waste Europe

🌍 What Europe do we want? The choice is clear for us: the Europe we want is a zero waste one! But how does a zero waste Europe improve citizens' day-to-day lives? Understanding what vision and policies can lead to a sustainable, just, and equitable future for all is more important than ever. 🎞️ Our short video shows Zero Waste Europe's hopes and aspirations for a waste-free Europe, and the main steps needed to achieve this vision. As we start a new political cycle in Europe, we hope the European Parliament and European Commission will help us move closer to a zero waste future. 💪 From our side, the ZWE network commits to working every single day at the European, national, and local levels to make this a reality for everyone across the continent. 📽️ Watch the video and help us spread the word!

Next Tuesday (5 Nov) is exciting for two reasons: ☝ Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and ZWE will be cohosting a #webinar on #biowaste ✌ Participants will get the very first look at the 2nd edition of our joint report, 'Bio-waste generation in the EU: Current capture levels and future potential', which will be published on the same day! Join us via the link in the comments ⬇ #forktofarm

Are you craving a hearty discussion on reuse systems for cities? The Mission Zero Academy, the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP), and ZWE have you covered with our upcoming "Rotake Reusable: how can Aarhus help cities transition to reuse systems" webinar! Join us on 3 December for a one-to-one with Aarhus Municipality's Simon R., who will tell us about the city's pioneer reuse system and its impact on citizens, businesses, and other societal groups. Register now to guarantee your place 👇

Zgodnie z obietnicą udostępniliśmy na naszej stronie poradnik o kompostowaniu, który przygotowaliśmy we współpracy z gminą Rydułtowy. To fantastyczne źródło wiedzy dla mieszkańców oraz doskonały materiał dla gmin, które chętnie wesprzemy w przygotowaniu szytego na miarę poradnika, który wypracowujemy warsztatowo z interesariuszami. W poradniku opowiadamy między innymi o tym: 🍎czym są bioodpady 🥬 jak należy je segregować 🍓pokazujemy kompostowanie w kilku prostych krokach 🍒podpowiadamy jak właście "zbudować" kompost 🍐dajemy przykłady tego jak założyć kompostownik mieszkając w bloku 🍞 pokazujemy jak radzić sobie w kompostowym kryzysie Link do poradnika: https://lnkd.in/dqqzhRew #zerowaste #kompostowanie #bioodpady #lifebio #bio #5R

What an incredible week for #LIFEBIOBEST in Portugal! Together with ZERO - ASSOCIAÇÃO SISTEMA TERRESTRE SUSTENTÁVEL, we've reached nearly 100 participants and over 38 municipalities across our technical workshops in São João da Madeira and Silves, showcasing Portugal's momentum in #biowaste management 🌱    We were inspired by all speakers, who openly shared not just their successes but also their challenges and practical strategies for implementing effective bio-waste systems. This kind of knowledge-sharing is exactly what we need to accelerate change.    Join us to continue these valuable discussions at our upcoming conference in Poland on 26 November (find the link in the comments) 👇

🚨𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 - 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄🚨 Europe has a vast untapped potential for collecting, treating, and valorising bio-waste today. Since January 2024, it has been mandatory for EU Member States to collect bio-waste separately, but poor bio-waste models are still implemented—or not at all—due to a lack of enforcement. 💡 How big are the gains if we get bio-waste right? And how can we do it? On 5 November, join Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Zero Waste Europe for a webinar to discuss the findings of the second edition of their report on the current and future availability of bio-waste in the EU-27 (published on the same day). You will hear from and discuss bio-waste with EU and local policymakers, key stakeholders, and practitioners—including ZWE's Scientific Committee Chair Enzo Favoino, and our member ZERO's Ismael Casotti Rienda. Use the QR code on the image or follow the link in the comments to register 👇 #webinar #biowaste #circulareconomy #europe

🏘️🚮 The power of community in bio-waste management: the story of Partizánske The Slovak city of Partizánske is showing how municipalities and communities can work together to create effective bio-waste collection programmes. This small municipality has achieved significant results by addressing kitchen and garden waste separately and implementing tailored solutions for different types of housing. 🌿 95% of households in single-family homes are now home composting, cutting down 118 kg (36%) of mixed waste per person since 2018! Overall, the city has reduced its mixed waste by 18%. 💡 These achievements are also saving the city money, with savings exceeding the costs of the programmes! 🎓 Community education and collaboration have been key to success. Local groups, like Friends of the Earth - SPZ, teamed up with zero waste experts to help design and roll out these initiatives. While there’s always room for improvement, the story of Partizánske is a model for cities across Europe to follow. 🏙️ Want to know more? Check out the full story in the blog post in the comments below! 👇 Global Methane Hub #biowaste

Today, technicians, waste management professionals, and other stakeholders from across Portugal gathered in São João da Madeira for our first Portuguese #LIFEBIOBEST workshop 🌱 The workshop brought together representatives from 20 municipalities to learn from European and regional frontrunners in #biowaste collection and treatment. Following a welcome by the host municipality and ZERO - ASSOCIAÇÃO SISTEMA TERRESTRE SUSTENTÁVEL, the #LIFEBIOBEST Consortium (European Compost Network e.V., ENT , Consorzio Italiano Compostatori - CIC, ACR+ | Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management, and ZWE) presented the recently published guidelines on: 🍎 Separate collection: https://zurl.co/9bLu 💸 Governance and economic incentives: https://zurl.co/IlI1 🌱 Quality compost and digestate production: https://zurl.co/YFOO 📢 Communication and engagement strategies: https://zurl.co/uOPp The highlight of the day was learning from local frontrunners implementing innovative #biowaste solutions, incl.: ➡️ Vera Neves (São João da Madeira): Integrating Porta-A-Porta (#DoorToDoor collection) with Pay-As-You-Throw ➡️ Bruno Costa (Fornos de Algodres): Combining Door-To-Door with community #composting ➡️ Mónica Ferreira (Maiambiente): Implementing Pay-As-You-Throw in Maia's kerb-side collection system The day concluded with a scenario exercise, allowing participants to apply their learnings from both the guidelines and local #bestpractices 💡 A big thank you to São João da Madeira and ZERO for their help in facilitating this important knowledge exchange! (And if you missed out on today's workshop, why not join us in Silves on Thursday 24/10? Sign up here: https://zurl.co/N0Cz)

Our very own Nathan Dufour is featured in the latest episode of the Redemption podcast by Reloop! 🎙️ 💭 Nathan talks about the potential of reuse systems within the EU's packaging rules (#PPWR), looking at: 🥤 Success stories of local reuse initiatives thriving 📦 Europe's role in impactful packaging legislation 🍔 Discussion on how reuse systems can reshape industries globally This conversation between Nathan and Clarissa Morawski from Reloop explore sheds light on the untapped potential of reuse to reduce waste. Listen now 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eWMpbe2j

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼'𝘀 "𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲" 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮? 📢 Over 330,000 public service announcements on 100+ digital billboards in the city. 📨 3,900 restaurants invited to the initiative via Barcelona's Restaurant Guild. 📫 750 restaurants informed via mailings. 💬 250 business associates in the 22@network Barcelona informed. 🍽️ Over 200 restaurants personally visited. 🎫 Rewards earned through a digital loyalty system after 21 container returns. The campaign only stops at the end of 2024—imagine how these numbers and benefits will increase by then! Learn more about it on Rezero - Fundació per a la Prevenció de Residus i el Consum Responsable's blog post available on the ZWE website - link in comments 👇 #circulareconomy #reuse #reusesystems #wechoosereuse #zerowaste #gozerowaste