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Zero Waste Festival Christmas Series 2023

This December Zero Waste Festival will be bringing you a series of events to help you have a more sustainable Christmas. All four events will be held at Noms...

Zero Waste Week Meetup

Get your Zero Waste Week off to a good start and find out what Zero Waste is, meet new people, ask questions or share tips.

Bull Island Litter Pick-up

Sunday, the 13th of September, sees us doing a litter pick, recycling rescue and asking brands to take responsibility at 2pm on Bull Island. Join us for a b...

Zero Waste Week: September 7-13

Our annual events for Zero Waste Week are back from September 7th to 13th 2020. This year, in order to comply with government guidelines and keep everyone sa...

Zero Waste Day Out: July 26th at Phoenix Park

A very small and socially distanced Zero Waste Day Out, our first one after the restrictions! The event will start at 1pm on Sunday, July 26th at Bandstand, ...

Where to shop zero waste in Dublin?

Shopping is responsible for most of our waste production, so it is a good and important step to start shopping from zero waste stores. Zero waste stores are ...

Submit your response to the Waste Action Plan

Your voice needs to be heard! Submit your response to the proposed Waste Action Plan until Friday, February 21, and help us to transition Ireland to have a t...

Zero Waste Festival at the Science Gallery

We are happy to announce that our next Zero Waste Festival will be held at the Science Gallery Dublin from January 25 to 26, 2020, as part of their ongoing P...

Call for volunteers

Fancy a great start into the new? We are looking for volunteers helping us to run the upcoming Zero Waste Festival on January 25th and 26th at the Science Ga...

Celebrate Green Friday

In contrast to the ubiquitous Black Friday today (as many other people and businesses do, too) we want to support a Green Friday, characterized by less waste...

The Zero Waste Wardrobe

For everyone passionate about shopping, but torn between the joy of wearing a new piece and the wider impact consumerism has on the planet, here’s a look at ...

How to be less wasteful in your office

As most of us spend a fair amount of hours a week at work, why not try to live a more sustainable and less wasteful lifestyle at the office, too? Laura Astor...

Meet us at Electric Picnic

Heading to Electric Picnic this year? You can find us at the Global Green Eco Village and learn more on how you can start on your Zero Waste Journey!

We need your help! Call for volunteers.

We are looking for motivated volunteers interested in joining us and making the Zero Waste Festival Ireland and the Pop-Up Events a success.

Swap Shop – Zero Waste Pop-Up Event

The team of the Zero Waste Festival Ireland is organising a new series of free, themed pop-up events. The second event of this series will be a clothes swap ...

Grow Your Own – Zero Waste Pop-Up Event

The team of the Zero Waste Festival Ireland is organising a new series of free, themed pop-up events. The theme of the first session is “Grow Your Own” and w...

Zero Waste Talk at TCD Green Week

Come along to this informal presentation on how to make (many) small steps towards to a more sustainable zero waste / low impact / conscious consuming lifes...

What is Zero Waste?

The term Zero Waste started out as an industry term for manufacturing processes that resulted in no waste. They do this by feeding waste back into the manufa...

Is Zero Waste shopping more expensive?

Is buying Zero Waste and package free in Dublin more expensive than just going to a “normal” supermarket? Follow along Celia’s journey to several package-fre...

Zero Waste at Claire Byrne Live

Zero Waste is making it to the mainstream - slowly but surely! Catch yesterday’s Claire Byrne Live show on the RTÉ player.

Do you wish-cycle?

Recycling might be your first step towards a Zero Waste / low impact lifestyle, but hopefully this step will not be the last. Nevertheless, it is super impor...

How it all started

Laura Cahill is a born minimalist who stumbled upon the Zero Waste lifestyle in 2003. She takes us on her personal journey towards low impact living and how ...

Thank you to all volunteers

A great thank you to all the volunteers that helped making the 2018 Zero Waste Christmas Festival at the Green Door Market in Bluebell at huge success.

Zero Waste Christmas Festival

The 2018 edition of the Zero Waste Christmas Festival took place on Sunday, December 2nd, at the Green Door Market in Bluebell Business Park, Dublin 12. With...

Zero Waste Christmas Festival

The 2018 edition of the Zero Waste Christmas Festival took place on Sunday, December 2nd, at the Green Door Market in Bluebell Business Park, Dublin 12. With...

Workshops at the Zero Waste Christmas Festival

Have a look at our workshops in the gallery and be sure to check out the workshop and talk descriptions in the Event section before getting your Workshop/Tal...

Event Schedule Released

The complete Event Schedule for the upcoming Zero Waste Christmas Festival is released.

Call for volunteers

We are currently looking for volunteers helping us to organise the upcoming Zero Waste Festival on December 2nd at the Green Door Market in Bluebell, Dublin.

Zero Waste Talk in Wexford

If you live around Wexford, your zero waste journey may have begun at Only Natural and they are doing their best to make zero waste more accessible for every...

Zero Waste Week at Bí Urban

For the Zero Waste Week 2018, we have also teamed up with Bí Urban - Equality for All Pollinators in Stoneybatter.

Zero Waste Picnic at Trinity College

Did you ever wonder what happens to all the food in shops that can only be on the shelves until its sell-by date, even though it’s perfectly edible? This foo...

Worn Wear Tales at Patagonia

On Thursday 6th of September at 6pm why don’t you join for Patagonia Dublin a special evening…Keith and Lauren Malloy are visiting Dublin and will come by th...

Zero Waste at Festival of Food

We teamed up with Airfield Estate for their Festival of Food so you can meet your favourite zero waste vendors, info stands, workshops/talks and even the swa...

Zero Waste 101 at Smallchanges

Would you like to embark on your zero waste journey but don’t know where to start? Recyclable or not, biodegradable, compostable, do you find it confusing an...

Swap Shop at Patagonia

Are you in a need of a wardrobe upgrade for the (almost here) autumn?

Rediscovery Centre Tour

The Rediscovery Centre is a creative space connecting people, ideas and resources for greener living in Ireland.

Green Door Market joins the Zero Waste Week

Our next partner for the Zero Waste Week is the Green Door Market. They are an indoor food market located in Unit 1a Bluebell Business Park, Old Naas Road, D...

Zero Waste Week 2018 is here!

Zero Waste Week 2018 is coming to Dublin from Monday the 3rd of September until Sunday the 9th. We have a great line-up of events for you to attend during th...

Zero Waste Festival: Make It Last

A big thank you to all the people who made our Make It Last Festival a big success. We are excited to see our festival and the interest in the Zero Waste lif...

Zero Waste Festival: Make It Last

A big thank you to all the people who made our Make It Last Festival a big success. We are excited to see our festival and the interest in the Zero Waste lif...

What to bring to the Zero Waste Festival

We hope you got your tickets secured and are planning your visit to the Zero Waste Festival. Here are some essential you should put into your bag and bring a...

Repair Cafe at the Zero Waste Festival

Together with VOICE Ireland we will set up a Repair Cafe during the festival where you can learn how to extend the life of your stuff through simple repairs....

Call for volunteers

We are currently looking for volunteers helping us to organise the upcoming Zero Waste Festival: Make It Last.

Clothes and Book Swap Shop announced

We will host several Swap Shops during the Festival. Please bring your pre-loved item along, drop them off with our volunteers, and pick up what you need fro...

Zero Waste Festival - Make It Last

The next Zero Waste Festival will take place on June 24 at the St Andrews Resource Centre. Find all the info on the festival page.

Zero Waste Festival: Spring Clean

A big thank you to all the people who made our Spring Clean Festival a big success. We are excited to see our festival and the interest in the Zero Waste lif...

Zero Waste Festival: Spring Clean

A big thank you to all the people who made our Spring Clean Festival a big success. We are excited to see our festival and the interest in the Zero Waste lif...

Zero Waste Christmas Festival

Following on from hugely successful events earlier in the year, on Saturday the 9th of December, the Zero Waste Festival is back with a festive touch!

Zero Waste Christmas Festival

Following on from hugely successful events earlier in the year, on Saturday the 9th of December, the Zero Waste Festival is back with a festive touch!

Zero Waste Week 2017

Welcome to Dublin’s Zero Waste Week from September 4th—10th 2017.

Zero Waste Week 2017

Welcome to Dublin’s Zero Waste Week from September 4th—10th 2017.

First Zero Waste Festival Ireland

The First Zero Waste Festival, which took place on 25th June 2017 at CIE Sports and Social Club, Inchicore Dublin 8, was a sell out success.

First Zero Waste Festival

The First Zero Waste Festival, which took place on 25th June 2017 at CIE Sports and Social Club, Inchicore Dublin 8, was a sell out success.