Zero Waste Victoria (Australia)
Empowering community to reduce waste
Mending connects community beyond language. Second Stitch is our Zero Waste Champion for May 2021. With a focus on zero waste, it is a not-for-profit social enterprise that celebrates the unique skills, traditions and stories of refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum.
Zero Waste Champion: Noa and Parker When Melbourne was turning to disposables, Noa and Parker was partnering up with cafes to offer a reusable containers takeaway delivery (and pick up) service during Melbourne’s unique time of lockdown. Emily from ZWV Read More
Hasn’t life taken a twist! In the blink of an eye our world has changed, which has created some uncertainty for sure. But rest assured we’ll get through this, and while some have been challenged with their zero waste efforts, Read More
This month we speak with Jenna aka Ironic Minimalist: The Slow Fashion Stylist, who shared some terrific styling tips and tricks at our Clothes Swap @ Queen Vic Market: Restyle your wardrobe the circular way. Firstly, we’d love to Read More
Moon Rabbit and Bridge Darebin are launching a Bulk Foods Collective to support the community in and around Preston, Darebin, and they have been exceptionally community minded and environmentally aware throughout the project. We interviewed Mahira Sobral, Moon Rabbit Bulk Foods Collective Convenor, to Read More
What an event our Zero Waste Festival was! A very big thank you must go to all of our volunteers who made this possible, our event manager Janette Connolly who came on board and did whatever it was that had Read More
We would like to celebrate and share some exciting news about the next stage we’ve taken to grow Zero Waste Victoria. What started as an idea to have a zero waste information stand at a public event has evolved to Read More
Have you ever felt powerless with the thought it can cost more to be socially or environmentally responsible, especially at times where there is no logical reason why? I know I have and so have many others, especially when it Read More
Thank you for supporting Zero Waste Victoria by voting in the “Pick my Project” grant program. This will help fund various workshop series, consultations, and events including another Zero Waste Festival. It will support business, schools and the community in Read More
It’s been so lovely connecting, sharing ideas and empowering people to take steps towards zero waste. This month we have been at Spring Into Gardening where Erin also spoke and did a workshop on making beeswax wraps. We were also at Practically Read More