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Creating a methodology for zero waste municipalities

  • ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE |
  • WASTE |
  • ENERGY |
  • CITY STRATEGIES & GOVERNANCE |
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
  • URBAN PLANNING |
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Across Europe, in response to the growing waste and climate crises we face, a growing number of cities are adopting zero waste policies and strategies. Yet the urgency and scale of the problem requires an immediate increase in the speed and impact of zero waste and circular economy strategies being implemented on the ground.

Tags: Waste Managment, cities, waste

Challenges addressed

Creating a methodology for zero waste municipalities’ is a toolkit that has been designed collaboratively by Hnuti DUHA, Ekologi Brez Meja and Zero Waste Europe with the aim of providing an introduction to some of the key principles of what zero waste is today. The toolkit also covers the concept of zero waste, its guiding principles, 10 clear steps for designing a zero waste plan at the municipal level and a challenge to some of the myths and fiction surrounding the narrative on zero waste.

Main objectives

In addition to the toolkit, there is a number of practical tools for municipalities and communities, including a groundbreaking calculator to see the benefits that adopting a zero waste approach could bring to your municipality, specifically regarding a reduction in the costs of waste management, the levels of waste generated and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

The zero waste philosophy revolves around 3 principles:

1.Reduce and reuse

2.Design for circularity

3.Separate collection and closing the loop

Facts

Project type                                                            Waste


Promoter                                                                 Zero Waste Cities


Start date                                                                 2020


Kind of litter                                                            Glass bottles, plastics, waste


Website                                                              https://zerowastecities.eu/academy/creating-a-methodology-for-zero-waste-municipalities/


Project description

In addition to the toolkit, Zero Waste Cities has created a number of practical tools for municipalities and communities, including a groundbreaking calculator to see the benefits that adopting a zero waste approach could bring to your municipality, specifically regarding a reduction in the costs of waste management, the levels of waste generated and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

Whether you are a municipality official, waste professional, civil society actor, business owner or resident, you will find that zero waste is relevant for you.

We hope that this toolkit provides you with the skills and knowledge to begin your journey towards zero waste.

Impact and results

This toolkit has been designed both as a starting point for those interested in zero waste and how this can be implemented at the local level, but also for those municipalities already implementing waste reduction policies but who are looking to optimise and improve these further.

Publications & main documents
  • https://zerowastecities.eu/academy/creating-a-methodology-for-zero-waste-municipalities/
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