Exhibitors

Join us on Saturday 14th September at Fed Square, Melbourne for our annual Zero Waste Festival.

Pharmacycle

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

Grapevine

A social marketplace helping everyday consumers to shop more responsibly by bringing together sustainable and ethical brands, information and social opinion in one handy app.

Sea Shepherd

Since 1977, Sea Shepherd has used innovative direct action tactics to defend, conserve and protect the delicately-balanced biodiversity of our seas and enforce international conservation laws.

Recycle Wise

Recycle Wise exist to enable recycling in the healthcare sector and reduce clean plastic going to landfill.

Matcha Yu Tea

Japanese Green Tea in 100% home compostable packaging Tea Ware (plastic free).

Heaven and Earth Eco Burials

We supply products for green burials that are green, beautiful and ethical.

Zero Plastics Australia

Zero Plastics Australia specialise in turning single use plastic milk lids into brand new practical products.

Ludis

We are upcycling tennis ball waste, otherwise destined for landfills, bringing the rubber back to life in the form of sandals to be worn by players before and after activity!

Zerotag

ZeroTag is a refill management platform allowing consumers to discover and shop from online refill brands at the comfort of their own home.

Precious Plastic Monash

Precious Plastic Monash is a student-led engineering team from Monash University dedicated to a global initiative to reduce plastic waste.

Essential Vegan

We exist to bring the finest, ethically sourced chocolate available in the Australian market. Passionately crafted in small batches, all our products are gluten free, vegan, palm oil free with no added artificial flavouring. A healthier and nourishing treat for all individuals, all ages, aligned with a more sustainable planet. All our products are packed in recyclable and reusable jars with a prime focus on zero waste during manufacturing.

Planet Zero Waste

We are a small start up called Planet Zero Waste, consulting with homes and businesses in reducing waste. This stall will aim to provide services and education on how individuals can reduce their waste consumption on a practical level and increase their lifestyle savings.

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.

Sustainability Victoria

Sustainability Victoria supports Victorians in being more sustainable in their everyday lives: in our homes and workplaces, in our schools and communities, and in the systems and infrastructure that underpin a thriving Victorian economy and lifestyle.

Pat and Jeans Place

The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry producing 8% of worlds carbon emissions. 87% of clothing are landfilled- that’s one truckload per second. At Pat and Jeans Place with recycled workshops, clothes swaps, kits and repairs we focus on good change in our workshops and pop-up events.

APR Plastics​

APR Plastics has taken a wholistic view of soft plastics and found solutions for Australia’s growing soft plastics recycling challenge. APR Plastics is a sister company to Australian Paper Recovery and APR Kerbside.

Medical Pantry

Medical Pantry’s mission is to eliminate health insecurity by redistributing surplus medical supplies to areas that need it most.

Medical Pantry’s vision is to have a zero environmental impact, equitable and sustainable healthcare eco-system.

Result Group​

At this year’s festival, Result Group are excited to introduce EcoMark Natural Branding, a groundbreaking laser technology that “tattoos” high-resolution images directly onto fresh produce. This innovation eliminates the need for traditional stickers, significantly reducing waste while preserving the freshness and quality of the produce.

Rene

Every day, we consume 5 million bananas. Tragically, banana plants die after fruiting, forcing farmers to discard thousands of tons of banana trees each year. Burning this waste releases methane and greenhouse gases, polluting our air. René transforms this challenge into a solution. Gentle on skin, gentle on earth—our bedding is crafted from banana plantation waste.

Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Care

At Natural Grace, our aim is to reduce stress and confusion. We will help you every step of the way to ensure your experience is manageable and smooth, allowing you to focus on honouring your loved one and saying goodbye — the way it should be.

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! 

The Zero Waste Festival 2024 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.