Breaking the Barriers to Zero Waste: The Role of the Community

Join the UK Zero Waste Alliance to end waste through community action. This conference will bring together people from across the UK to  understand how we can work together to change the way we think about “waste” and to challenge the systems that create it.   Whilst...

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Launch of Zero Waste Romania - Cluj Napoca

During October 19 and 20 an International Zero Waste meeting will take place in Cluj Napoca, Romania. This will be the first event to promote Zero Waste in the country and it aims to bring together national and local stakeholders including activists,...

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The art of Zero Waste!

Waste and art have always gone hand in hand. It was the fantastic artist Leonardo Da Vinci who 500 years ago wrote "there is no such thing as waste" and he knew what he was talking about! Artists have long been using second-hand materials, waste and...

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Florence Zero Waste Altermeeting: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REDESIGN

The inclusion of the 4 R to the group of the old "big 3” is one of the main conclusions of the Zero Waste Altermeeting that took place in Florence from 15 to 17 September. Indeed, more than 60 speakers of the highest level (including academia, researchers,...

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Zero Waste Week 2012 in the UK, 3 to 6 September

The Zero Wasters in the UK are celebrating their 5th year of Zero Waste weeks in which many brits pledge to improve their recycling skills and renewe their commitment for a world without waste. So far this this is a solely UK initiative but it would...

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Zero Waste Altermeeting in Florence, September 2012

The Italian Zero Waste network & GAIA  is organising a national and international conference in Florence from 15th to 17th of September 2012. The event is organised at the same time as the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Solid...

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The first European university to ban bottled water?

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400"] Ban the bottle campaign in Olympia Campus, Washington[/caption]In the US and Canada many universities have banned bottled water in their campus. Who will be the first one in Europe?In 2009 Washington University...

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