About the association
We are an association 100% driven by volunteers. Our mission is to inspire Stockholmers to reduce their ecological footprint and the amount of waste they generate. We see waste awareness as a first step on the sustainability journey.
About us
Who we are
Zero Waste Stockholm is 100% driven by volunteers. Ten board members with different backgrounds are leading the work of the association. Board members are elected for one to two years at the general assembly. From a dozen persons, we grew to a group of 50 active volunteers that lead and contribute to various working groups.
Our values
Our vision of a sustainable lifestyle is based on #equality and #sobriety. By focusing on avoiding, reducing and re-using, zero waste promotes lifestyles with lower material and energy consumption levels. That's sobriety. Zero Waste is also a way to minimizes the reliance on “currently-failing” recycling and resource extraction practices, and promotes local and fair solutions for waste management. That's equality.
Projects & Actions
Stockholm City Guide
Discover the Zero Waste Stockholm map with stores selling groceries, home products, and fashion without unnecessary packaging. You’re going to love shopping sustainably with this city guide of Stockholm.
Zero Waste routines
Discover the Zero Waste routines that you can easily apply in Stockholm. It will ease your transition to a Zero Waste lifestyle.
Minimeringsmästerna
Minimeringsmästarna is an initiative that was founded to help households throughout Sweden minimize their waste, and it is taking place in Stockholm for the first time this year! When we heard about this, we knew we had to take part, and that's what happened! We are providing guidance to participating families with our zero-waste knowledge. Read more about this challenge (in Swedish).
Bring Your Own
Our Zero Waste Stockholm group was disheartened at the amount of waste produced when eating around town. By allowing and encouraging customers to bring their own food containers, drinking vessels, and silverware, we strive to reduce single-use packaging to help protect our planet.
Podcast: Let’s Talk Trash!
"Let's talk trash" is a podcast from Zero Waste Stockholm filled with interviews with environmentally-engaged individuals and their zero-waste journies. Find out about what changed their behaviour, whom or what is to blame for insufficient policy, and if they had the ultimate power, what would they change tomorrow. Sounds interesting? Have a listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!