The following is a list of communities that have adopted Zero Waste (ZW) as a goal, and/or have developed a plan to achieve Zero Waste. Gary Liss compiled this list as of July 23, 2007. If you have additional communities to add to this list, please email me at gary@garyliss.com. Thanks!

Last updated: May 14, 2008

California, USA ZW Communities
Del Norte County
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Cruz County (including separate adoption of ZW as a goal by all 4 citiies)
City of Oakland
San Francisco City and County
Berkeley
Burbank (informally)
Palo Alto
San Bernardino County Zero Waste Communities (informally)
San Diego County (Citizens Advisory Committee only)
San Luis Obispo County
Sonoma County (Local Task Force, citizens committee only)
State of California, Integrated Waste Management Board
Marin County, CA Joint Powers Authority
Fairfax
Novato
Fresno
El Cajon
Culver City (In Sustainable Community Plan)
Ocean Beach (neighborhood Council of City of San Diego)
Rancho Cucamonga
San Jose
Apple Valley
San Juan Capistrano

Other USA
Boulder County, CO
City of Boulder, CO
Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
New York City(Citizens ZW Plan developed, but not adopted by City)
Seattle, WA
Summit County, CO
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Logan County, OH

Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia
City of Nelson, BC
Regional District Kootenay Boundary, BC
Regional District Central Kootenay, BC
Smithers, BC
Regional District Cowichan Valley,  BC
Regional District of Nanaimo, BC
Toronto, Ontario
Sunshine Coast Regional District, BC
Regional District of Central Okanagan, BC
City of Trail, BC
City of Rossland, BC
Village of Fruitvale, BC
City of Grand Forks, BC
Metro Vancouver, BC

Other Parts of North America

South America
Buenos Aires , Argentina

Australia
Zero Waste Strategy in place
Eurobodalla Council 
Willoughby Council
South Australia State Government
Canberra

Adopted a Zero Waste Goal
The State of Western Australia
The State of Victoria

New Zealand
Fairfax (currently at 65%)
Over 66% of the Cities
Country adopted ZW as a goal

United Kingdom
Adopted a Zero Waste goal:

England
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Bath and NE Somerset District Council

Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Adopted a Zero Waste Strategy:

England
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [website]
Bath and NE Somerset District Council

In the UK , the following are carrying out a Zero Waste experiment engaging the community fully.
Chew Magna - a district near Bristol

Scotland (adopted Zero Waste as a goal for the country)

Other Parts of Europe
City of Capannori, Italy

Africa
South Africa (adopted the Polokwane Declaration on Waste Management at first National Waste Summit in 2001)

Asia
Candon City, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
San Isidro, Sueva Edija, Philippines
Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines
Linamon, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
Sigma, Capiz, Philippines
Kamikatsu, Japan
Kovalam, India
Kanchrapara Municipality, West Bengal, India (developed community based waste management with zero waste goal)