Exhibitors

Join us on Saturday 6th September at Fed Square, Melbourne for our annual Zero Waste Festival.

Fridge Friend

Introducing your Fridge Friend®

Step 1: Buy your Fridge Friend®

Step 2: Stick it in your fridge

Step 3: Enjoy your fresh produce for up to 3 weeks longer*

Step 4: Reduce food waste and save money

Fridge Friend® absorbs ethylene, bacteria, mould, mildew and all the other nasties that make your produce spoil faster. It’s 100% natural, non-toxic and safe.

Pharmacycle

Pharmacycle is Australia’s first and only end-to-end recycling program for household and commercial medicinal blister pack waste.

Zerotag

ZeroTag is pioneering a new economy: Tap-commerce. We create custom Tap Tags that let customers access a brand’s digital story with a simple physical tap. Designed and made in Melbourne, our tags feature high-quality, dishwasher-safe prints mounted on sustainably sourced Australian Hoop Pine.

BeachPatrol Australia / Love Our Street

Beach Patrol Australia and Love Our Street is an environmental organisation that operates volunteer community groups in most suburbs that border Port Phillip Bay that remove plastic litter from the foreshore, beaches and streets to prevent it harming the marine environment and to heighten awareness of plastic pollution, collect data and lobby for change.

FoodFilled Inc.

FoodFilled is an innovative youth-led, volunteer centric food rescue charity, established to combat the intersecting crises of food waste and food insecurity.

Repurpose It

Apples, pears, bananas, oranges, grass, leaves and coffee grounds. What do they all have in common? They can all go in your FOGO bin!

Come and visit Repurpose It as we explore the ins and outs, the do’s and don’ts and the can’s and can not’s of your FOGO (Food Organics Garden Organics) recycling bin. Learn how to make seedling starter boxes from recycled materials, get hands on with worms and learn about how Repurpose It treats food and garden scraps and turns them into wonderful, nutrient rich soils and composts.

Think Manufacturing

Think Fencing & OneDeck Proudly Australian-made, Think Fencing and OneDeck transform recycled PVC into premium fencing and decking solutions that are built to last. Our products are low-maintenance, fully recyclable, and designed for both sustainability and performance — proving that style and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand.

Onea.Journal

Onea.Journal is an independent publishing and creative platform exploring sustainable living through zines, handmade objects, and modular exhibitions. Our work blends storytelling and environmental design to inspire low-waste living and material reuse.

Best Fur Forward

Best Fur Forward, founded by Sydney Veterinarian Dr Tanya Phillips, offers Australia’s first matcha-based cat litter. Eco-friendly cat care, one tray at a time. My MATCHA Tofu Clumping Litter is 100% plant-based an biodegradable, ABA certified home-compostable (including the packaging!), low-tracking, and designed to lock in odour fast and naturally through green tea power, with superior clumping, ideal for multi-cat households.

Climate for Change

Climate for Change empowers Australians to have meaningful conversations about climate change to help combat eco-anxiety, avoidance, and apathy. We train everyday people to have powerful conversations about climate change with their friends, colleagues, and family. Once engaged, we empower them with resources and community support to help them connect with elected representatives and make democratic action easy and impactful. We are an intergenerational, bipartisan community dedicated to creating a climate for change in Australia

Roving Refills

Roving Refills are a mobile refill shop for eco-friendly cleaning products and plastic-free cleaning accessories. We encourage consumers to reuse their bottles, containers and jars to purchase environmentally friendly products for household cleaning, laundry, dishwashing and more. By reusing and refilling there is less waste to landfill and containers are kept in a circular economy.

Zero Waste Wrapping with Hayami

Discover the art of Japanese gift wrapping. Visit our stall at the Zero Waste Festival to shop reusable wrapping cloths in stunning designs and learn hands-on techniques for eco-friendly gift wrapping, carrying, and everyday use. Say goodbye to disposable bags and paper — and hello to stylish, sustainable solutions!

Zero Plastics Australia

At Zero Plastics Australia we specialise in turning single use plastic waste into brand new practical products, from Hair claws, Wireless phone chargers, refillable pens and over 200 other designs our dream is to show the world that waste is only waste if you waste it.

Sea Shepherd

Sea Shepherd is a non-profit organisation that uses direct methods to defend and safeguard the biodiversity of our delicately balanced marine ecosystems. On top of this, we enlist the help of our on-shore volunteers to perform regular beach clean-ups across Australia. By donating or purchasing one of our sustainably made products, you can help oceans and the species that inhabit them.

Thermomix

Moira from duck’s back – move.grow.cook has been sharing the ‘zero waste’ message as a Thermomix Consultant for over 12 years.

The Thermomix is described as the world’s smallest kitchen appliance as it replaces more than 20 cooking gadgets. Whether you are cooking for one or catering for an event, the Thermomix will enable you to produce preservative free, healthy staples and meals. Cooking with ingredients rather than purchasing processed products with nasty additives.

Plan what you eat, eat what you plan. Zero waste.

SisterWorks

SisterWorks is a social enterprise that supports women from migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking backgrounds to gain economic independence through skills training and employment. At our stall, we’ll showcase our CircularWorks range—sustainable, handcrafted products made from upcycled materials, including coffee sacks, fabric offcuts, and repurposed packaging. Every item tells a story of resilience, creativity, and environmental impact.

Gardening on Country

Gardening on Country manufacture garden tools made from 100% recycled plastic. We take post-consumer bottle caps and turn them into a useful product. Our inspiration came from the urge to protect Country for future generations and to help remove hard to recycle waste from the environment. We are an Aboriginal owned business located in Gunaikurnai Country.

Pat and Jeans Place

The stall will be one of the launches of our recycled textiles party decorations and different party games. Premium rental package includes rental of buffet table with poles, party decorations, family games and complete zero waste with wooden platters, and plates, cups and wash hand station with hand flannels.

APR Plastics Pty Ltd

APR Plastics is giving soft plastics a second life. We recover and recycle soft plastics – like pallet wrap, food packaging and bread bags – through advanced sorting and processing technologies. Visit our stall to learn how we’re turning hard-to-recycle materials into new resources and supporting Australia’s circular economy.

Apawrel

Apawrel is a Melbourne-based fashion label dedicated to creating stylish and sustainable products for dogs and their humans. Founded on the principles of circular economy, Apawrel transforms repurposed materials, such as thrifted fabrics, broken toys, and landfill-bound plastics, into limited-edition accessories and custom dog wear. Each piece is thoughtfully designed to celebrate sustainable style, playful storytelling, and the deep connection between pets and their guardians.

Food & Drink Vendors

The KYND Butcher

Melbourne’s First Plant Based Butcher. Providing delicious, cruelty free, vegan & GF ingredients.

Green-On

Green-On is your local salad bar with a bigger-than-the-bowl backstory. We make salads obscenely fresh and innovatively tasty, with an underlying purpose.

Crepes for Change

Crepes for Change is Australia’s first not-for-profit food truck, serving up delicious sweet and savoury crepes at events all over Victoria. Part of a larger social enterprise, For Change Co., we invest 100% of our profits into our impact programs that work to eliminate youth homelessness.

The Corner Store Network

The Corner Store Network is a Melbourne based social enterprise working towards economic, social and environmental justice.

The Good Brew Company

We at the Good Brew believe Healthy Guts = Happy Minds!
Our Kombucha is ethically made with love in Daylesford in a solar powered brewery and distributed here in Melbourne, made with 100% organic pure ingredients and amazingly delicious infusions!

Wonki

Wonki is tackling Australia’s huge food waste issue and supporting local farmers, one delicious drop at a time. The idea was concocted as three Monash Uni students, and now, Wonki purchases misshapen but just-as-delicious seasonal produce destined for the waste heap, turning it into flavour-filled vodka sodas that are good for the planet and parties alike.

The Zero Waste Festival 2025 is organised by Zero Waste Victoria in collaboration with event partners City of Melbourne and Fed Square. We are grateful for the support of our sponsors.