The Zero Waste International Alliance has recognized nonprofit organizations across the globe as leaders working towards zero waste.
If you feel that your organization belongs on this list submit the form at the bottom of the page.
Africa
- Earth Care Ghana – Ghana
- Friends of Litter4tokens – South Africa
- Maison de l’Enfant et de la Femme Pygmées – Central African Republic
- Slums Going Green and Clean – Kenya
- Zimbabwe Zero Waste CBOs Consortium – Zimbabwe
Asia
- Eco Circular India Foundation – India
- Health Environment and Climate Action Foundation – Nepal
- Mother Earth Foundation – Philippines
- National University of Medical Sciences – Pakistan
Europe
- Instituto Lixo Zero Portugal – Portugal
- Zero Waste Europe – Zero Waste Europe
- Zero Waste Italy – Italy
Oceania
- Zero Waste Aotearoa – New Zealand
North America
- Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda – United States
- Eco-Cycle – United States
- Energy Justice Network – United States
- Fundación Héroes del Medio Ambiente, Inc. – Dominican Republic
- Global Anti Incineration Alliance (GAIA) – United States
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance – United States
- Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board – United States
- Northern California Recycling Association – United States
- Race to Zero Waste – United States
- Zero Waste BC – Canada
- Zero Waste Canada – Canada
- Zero Waste San Diego – United States
- Zero Waste USA – United States
Central America
- Alianza Zero Waste Costa Rica – Costa Rica
South America
- Alianza Basura Cero Chile – Chile
- Alianza Basura Cero Uruguay – Uruguay
- Fundación Ecologista Verde – Argentina
- Instituto Lixo Zero Brasil – Brazil
- Basura Cero Global – Colombia
- Movimiento Basura Cero – Argentina
- Zero Waste Youth International – Brazil
Join the List…
There are two types of affiliates: organizational and national. Learn how to become an Organizational Affiliate below. Learn about National Affiliates here.
Organization Affiliates
To become an Organization Affiliate of Zero Waste International Alliance a Zero Waste organization must:
- Be a properly constituted organization that is registered in some verifiable way with an organization in the country of origin that can be searched and checked for confirmation of the detail presented.
- Have a Board of Directors or a management committee drawn from the community and transparently answerable to it.
- The organization concerned must have published objectives that align with those of ZWIA and must at the least be opposed to any form of landfilling mixed waste or energy recovery from the combustion of mixed wastes. If it has a Zero Waste title its literature must refer to the ZWIA definition of Zero Waste as posted on the ZWIA website and revised as ZWIA revises it.
- The organization concerned should notify ZWIA by email when publishing literature or carrying out major campaigns so that details can be posted to the ZWIA website and support therefore garnered from Zero Waste colleagues throughout the world.
- Applications for Organizational Affiliates are approved by the ZWIA Board.
- ZWIA Organizational Affiliates can raise and spend money for ZWIA activities and act as fiduciaries for ZWIA programs within their countries.
- ZWIA Organizational Affiliates can defend the Zero Waste brand and ZWIA logo within their area of jurisdiction.
Organizational Affiliates are encouraged to participate in the ZWIA Global Calls to share information about what is happening with ZWIA and with Zero Waste around the world as follows: Global Call in English on the third Monday of the month at 8 a.m. pacific time. To receive an invitation to the call, please sign up through our google group or contact us here.