Did You Know? Annual global food waste = 8 Mt Everests Reducing food waste & food loss through zero waste systems helps recover edible food, compost organic waste, &return valuable nutrients to the soil. More: https://www.no-burn.org/united-nations-day-of-zero-waste/ #ZeroWasteDay #ThisIsZeroWaste

Yesterday was the UN International #ZeroWasteDay - don't miss this powerful article from @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social showing that real solutions to our waste crisis already exist, and they must be rooted in #EnvironmentalJustice. bit.ly/ZeroWaste-EnvironmentalJustice #ThisIsZeroWaste

Se dice que la revolución del vehículo eléctrico promete un futuro más limpio, pero ¿qué pasaría si cambiar el motor no es suficiente? Únase a nosotros en el Día de la Tierra para una conversación con los autores de "Life After Cars"! 22 de abril bit.ly/GreeningTransport La interpretación en español

The EV revolution is said to promise a cleaner future, but what if swapping out the engine isn't enough? Join us on Earth Day for a conversation with the authors of Life After Cars. 📆 April 22|2PM EST 🔗 bit.ly/GreeningTransport 🗣 Spanish interpretation available #RenewablesDoneRight #Batteries #EV

From community food-sharing programs in Indonesia to mandatory food waste recycling in South Korea, solutions exist—but we need stronger policies, better consumer awareness, and systemic change to tackle the issue at its root. #ThisIsZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay #FoodLoss #foodwaste

As we mark the UN International Day of Zero Waste, this article is a powerful reminder: real solutions already exist, and they must be rooted in #environmentaljustice. Read insights from GAIA US Can's Marcel Howard: www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-d... #ThisIsZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay

This year’s theme for #ZeroWasteDay is reducing food waste. From food recovery programs to composting initiatives & local organics systems, GAIA members are helping prevent food loss, strengthen local food systems, & reduce climate pollution. #ThisIsZeroWaste, READ: www.no-burn.org/united-natio...

#ThisIsZeroWaste Recipe #7&8: Vegan Parmesan Pasta & Aquafaba Brownies Recipe courtesy of Zero Waste Montenegro For #ZeroWasteDay, we're sharing zero waste recipes featuring ingredients usually considered food scraps. @zerowasteeurope.eu #BeatWastePollution #FoodLoss

#ThisIsZeroWaste Recipe #6: Snake Gourd Seeds Chutney youtube.com/shorts/s4vIC... Recipe by Nina Subramani of CAG For #ZeroWasteDay, we're sharing zero waste recipes featuring ingredients that are usually considered food scraps. Save, like and share! #GoForZeroWaste #BeatWastePollution

#ThisIsZeroWaste We are a few days away from our #ZeroWasteDay Roundtable Discussion! Attend any or both our 2 sessions featuring #zerowaste experts as they talk about best practices for reducing & managing food waste and building strong local food systems with environmental justice at the center.

If we want to do evidence-based decision-making, it's important to get the evidence right -- and in #carbonaccounting that means closing the #biogenic loophole. Sound abstruse? That's precisely why it's allowed companies to cook the books for years.

Pour la deuxième session, nous accueillons un panel exceptionnel d'experts issus du mouvement contre les pertes et le gaspillage alimentaires à l'occasion de la Journée internationale des Nations Unies pour le zéro déchet bit.ly/RebuildingBridges2 Interprétation en français disponible

#ThisIsZeroWaste Happening tomorrow! African communities are proving that #zerowaste is a climate solution. This new series from GAIA Africa will share insights and stories directly from the ground. 🗓️ 26 March 2026 ⏰ 10AM GMT 📍 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🗣️French Interpretation #ZeroWasteDay

#ThisIsZeroWaste Revisiting this October gathering where partners & practitioners came together to advance zero waste. With thanks to our members, allies, @zerowasteeurope.eu , UMI, & the EU LIFE Programme. ▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U30QAXMypgM #FarmToFork #ZeroWasteDay #beatwastepollution

When food is wasted, so is the water used to produce, prepare, and dispose it. Zero waste solutions like food loss prevention and composting help prevent this. Learn more from our #ZeroWasteDay page: www.no-burn.org/united-natio... #WorldWaterDay #ThisIsZeroWaste #BeatWastePollution

#ThisIsZeroWaste Recipe #3-5: Watermelon Juice, Mbourake & Reheated Rice Recipe by Adansonia Green youtube.com/shorts/jhS6r... Ahead of the UN #ZeroWasteDay, we're sharing zero waste recipes featuring ingredients that are usually considered food scraps. #GoForZeroWaste #BeatWastePollution

Great article by my colleague Arpita Bhagat @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social on the potential to address cooking fuel shortages and air pollution problems with #anaerobicdigestion. thediplomat.com/2026/03/deon...

#ThisIsZeroWaste Learn from this community garden composting pilot program in Detroit, demonstrating the important role that the community plays in informing policy decision-making. READ the best practices: drive.google.com/file/d/1W5yi... #GoForZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay #BeatWastePollution

Dealing with food waste by burning it in incinerators is a terrible idea for the climate, and undermines #zerowaste strategies that turn food waste into a valuable resource to build healthy soils and cool the planet. Learn more: www.no-burn.org/resources/ri... #ThisIsZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay

We are less than 2 weeks away from our #ZeroWasteDay Rountable! Join us for Session 1: 4PM 🇵🇭 | 9 AM 🇧🇪 | 10 AM 🇿🇦 as these incredible practitioners share their expertise⤵️ Register now: bit.ly/RebuildingBridges #ThisIsZeroWaste #BeatWastePollution #FoodLoss

¡Conoce a los ponentes de la segunda sesión de nuestra mesa redonda! Contamos con un gran grupo de expertos del movimiento contra la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos que se unirán a nosotros con motivo del Día Internacional basura cero. #ThisIsZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay #EstoEsBasuraCero

Plastic Detox is out on Netflix today! 🍿 Watch, share it with friends, family, and your communities, who might not yet know about the harms of plastics. 🔗 Urge governments to deliver a strong and ambitious #PlasticsTreaty! #breakfreefromplastic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esd8...

#ThisIsZeroWaste Recipe #2: Banana Peel “Meat” Ahead of the UN International Day of Zero Waste, we're sharing zero waste recipes featuring ingredients that are usually considered food scraps. Thanks to Fundacion Basura fpr the recipe and video! Save, like and share. #zerowasteday

Session 2 (with spanish-language interpretation): March 30, 9am EST/10am CLST. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Marca tu calendario! Asiste a nuestra mesa redonda virtual, Reconstruyendo puentes: del desperdicio de alimentos a la soberanía alimentaria. #EstoEsBasuraCero #ThisIsZeroWaste

📆Join us on #ZeroWasteDay! GAIA, UN-Habitat, zero waste leaders & regenerative agriculture experts will share best practices for reducing food waste and building strong food systems with environmental justice at the center. Register for Session 1: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ThisIsZeroWaste

🔋Únete para conocer los resultados de las investigaciones realizadas por miembros de GAIA en Chile, Argentina, Ecuador y Panamá. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🔋⚡Save the date! GAIA continues to analyse the progress of electric batteries from different perspectives and regions. In this webinar, members from Latin America will share findings from research conducted in 🇨🇱 🇪🇨 🇦🇷 🇵🇦 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #renewablesdoneright #EVBatteries

#ThisIsZeroWaste: Happy International Women's Day! Today, we are celebrating all the incredible women championing #zerowaste and making a difference in their communities. #IWD2026 #GoForZeroWaste #WomensDay

#ThisIsZeroWaste Recipe #1: Used Coffee Grounds Ahead of the UN International Day of Zero Waste, we're sharing zero waste recipes featuring ingredients that are usually considered food scraps. Because every meal recovered matters, like & share! #GoForZeroWaste #ZeroWasteDay #BeatWastePollution

#ThisIsZeroWaste For International Women’s Day, join an incredible line-up of leading women activists from the GAIA/BFFP Africa network. Let's explore plastic pollution — from policy to frontline realities. 🗓️ 9 Mar ⏰12PM GMT 📍 Zoom us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🗣️FR interpretation #ZeroWasteDay

The fourth annual Lead the Charge Scoreboard is out! “While this year’s leaderboard shows improvements in battery recycling disclosure, far more quantitative and qualitative data are urgently needed from all automakers.” Lien De Brouckere, GAIA Read: leadthecharge.org/scorecards-s... #EVbatteries

#ThisIsZeroWaste For International Waste Pickers Day, we are recognizing the work of those who make material recovery possible. They are essential to moving towards zero waste, with solutions that reduce methane emissions and strengthen climate action in the region and beyond. #GoForZeroWaste 1/2

We recently had our first-ever meet-up with members of our Africa Zero Waste Journalist Network 🌍 The meeting allowed for meaningful interactions, where we discussed key issues in journalism and our work on zero waste, climate change, plastic pollution, and clean air. #Africaforzerowaste

The data is in! Thanks to @breakfreefromplastic.org GAIA Africa members in Nigeria, we can now unmask the TOP polluters in the country's waste stream. READ NOW: brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org/nigeria-bran... #breakfreefromplastic #brandaudit #polluterspay #goforzerowaste

With a new chair elected for the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations we’ll continue to demand a treaty and process centred on justice and those most affected We call for the Chair to guide the process towards outcomes that are science-based and rooted in human rights, environmental health, and justice 📜🧑‍⚖️

The Zero Waste Academy Chile, led by Alianza Basura Cero Chile and GAIA LAC, brought together participants from different regions of the country with the goal of strengthening their capacity to implement zero waste programs at the local level. #GoForZeroWaste www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQqU...

BREAKING: 🆕 INC Chair Elected GAIA joins civil society in urging the new chair to enforce greater accountability and transparency. Read in full➡️ www.no-burn.org/countries-ad... Aquí en español www.no-burn.org/nueva-presid... #PlasticsTreaty #breakfreefromplastic #couragenotcompromise

“The lesson of Binaliw must be clear. We cannot allow another preventable loss of life.” GAIA Asia Pacific's Froilan Grate reflects on the Binaliw Landfill collapse and its haunting parallels to the Payatas tragedy in the Philippines. @rappler.bsky.social www.rappler.com/voices/opini...

In response to ongoing violence, deaths, and repression caused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) issued a statement. www.no-burn.org/gaia-denounc...

If you had $1B to address the waste crisis, where would you invest it? Before #IZWM2026 ends, we’re reshowcasing insights from #zerowaste leaders & allies building and supporting solutions that deliver jobs, protect public health, and reduce pollution. youtu.be/OedBDPHNUts #InvestInZeroWaste

If we want real impact, we have to fund real solutions. From reuse systems across Asia, Africa, Europe and beyond, zero waste delivers benefits without incineration. This #izwm2026, let’s #investinzerowaste, learn more from GAIA Africa, the Asia Reuse Consortium, and #ChooseReuse resources.

We are live on www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsns...! Join us over the next hour as we showcase #zerowaste stories from around the globe. #IZWM2026 #InvestinZeroWaste

❓Why should we #InvestinZeroWaste? GAIA is joining the #IZWM2026 Zero Waste Feature Marathon tomorrow, January at 11PM Manila | 10AM EST for a dedicated hour of voices and solutions across the movement. Tune in via GAIA Asia Pacific's YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/@ZeroWasteAsia

Read here: oceanconservancy.org/work/plastic... #BurnNot #GoForZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic #InvestInZeroWaste

@oceanconservancy.org has released Collective Currents: Global Solutions to End Ocean Plastics, marking a clear shift away from harmful narratives that place blame on the Global South toward a grounded, evidence-based solutions that address the problem at its source. #GoForZeroWaste #BurnNot

You're invited to a full day of #ZeroWaste stories, leadership & solutions! Join our hybrid broadcast for #izwm2026. 🎥 Zero Waste Feature Marathon: #InvestInZeroWaste •6:30AM Jan 29–6:30AM Jan 30 IST •8PM Jan 28–8PM Jan 29 EST 📍 https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaia-asia-pacific/ #GoForZeroWaste

📜🚫 A major step forward in the UK! Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/... @ukwin.bsky.social #investinzerowaste #StopTheBurn #GoForZeroWaste

🏘️✋ In Kansas, community concerns made a difference. Congrats to RISE4EJ and the local community! Read: kansasreflector.com/2025/12/12/g... #izwm2026 #investinzerowaste #BurnNot #GoForZeroWaste

For #FalseSolutionsWeek this #IZWM2026, we are highlighting some recent victories against incineration across the map. 🚫🔥Incineration stopped in Chennai. The Greater Chennai Corporation has permanently shut down the 10-MT incinerator in Manali. #NoToFalseSolutions, #GoForZeroWaste!

In Fire or Ice: Growth of Bioplastics in Asia Pacific, community leaders & experts will dive into the trend of bioplastics. Are they an effective solution? What are the potential consequences? 📅 Thurs Jan 22 ⏰ 11AM 🇮🇳 | 12:30PM 🇹🇭 | 1:30PM 🇵🇭 | 5:30PM 🇫🇯 Register:bit.ly/bioplastics-izwm2026 #IZWM2026