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The following is a list of communities that have adopted Zero Waste (ZW) as a goal, and/or have developed a plan to achieve Zero Waste. Gary Liss compiled this list as of November 16, 2008 . If you have additional communities to add to this list, please email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Thanks!

Last updated: November 16, 2008

 

California, USA ZW Communities

Del Norte County
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Cruz County (including separate adoption of ZW as a goal by all 4 citiies)
City of Oakland
San Francisco City and County
Berkeley
Burbank
Palo Alto
San Bernardino County Zero Waste Communities (informally)
San Diego County (Citizens Advisory Committee only)
San Luis Obispo County
Sonoma County (Local Task Force, citizens committee only)
State of California, Integrated Waste Management Board
Marin County, CA Joint Powers Authority
Fairfax
Novato
Fresno
El Cajon
Culver City (In Sustainable Community Plan)
Ocean Beach (neighborhood Council of City of San Diego)
Rancho Cucamonga
San Jose
Apple Valley
San Juan Capistrano

 Other USA

 Boulder County, CO
City of Boulder, CO
Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
New York City(Citizens ZW Plan developed, but not adopted by City)
Seattle, WA
Summit County, CO
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Logan County, OH
Sedona, AZ
Madison, WI
Albuquerque, NM (developing ZW plan)
Austin, TX (developing ZW plan)
Telluride, CO (developing ZW plan)

 Canada

Halifax, Nova Scotia
City of Nelson, BC
Regional District Kootenay Boundary, BC
Regional District Central Kootenay, BC
Smithers, BC
Regional District Cowichan Valley,  BC
Regional District of Nanaimo, BC
Toronto, Ontario
Sunshine Coast Regional District, BC
Regional District of Central Okanagan, BC
City of Trail, BC
City of Rossland, BC
Village of Fruitvale, BC
City of Grand Forks, BC
Metro Vancouver, BC

Other Parts of North America

 South America
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Rosario, Argentina

 Australia

 Zero Waste Strategy in place
Eurobodalla Council 
Willoughby Council
South Australia State Government
Canberra

 Adopted a Zero Waste Goal
The State of Western Australia
The State of Victoria

 New Zealand
Fairfax (currently at 65%)
Over 66% of the Cities
Country adopted ZW as a goal

 United Kingdom 

 

Adopted a Zero Waste goal:

England

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Bath and NE Somerset District Council

  Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

  Adopted a Zero Waste Strategy: 

 England

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council [website]
Bath and NE Somerset District Council

In the UK , the following are carrying out a Zero Waste experiment engaging the community fully.
Chew Magna - a district near Bristol

 Scotland (adopted Zero Waste as a goal for the country)

 Other Parts of Europe

City of Capannori, Italy

 Africa

 

South Africa (adopted the Polokwane Declaration on Waste Management at first National Waste Summit in 2001)

  Asia

 Candon City, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
San Isidro, Sueva Edija, Philippines
Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines
Linamon, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
Sigma, Capiz, Philippines
Kamikatsu, Japan
Kovalam, India
Kanchrapara Municipality, West Bengal, India (developed community based waste management with zero waste goal)