The Zero Waste Academy (ZWA) is an immersive training program designed by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific and Mother Earth Foundation intended to give Zero Waste practitioners, policy-makers, and businesses the tools to implement a Zero Waste program in their respective cities and communities.
The 2022 Asia Pacific Cohort begins on November 9, 2022.
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The Zero Waste Academy: Implementing Zero Waste in Cities and Communities Track is an 8-week course divided into three parts. Experts and thought leaders on Zero Waste are invited as resource speakers to present relevant theories, best practices, and case studies toward becoming a Zero Waste implementor.
The Track is self-paced and designed to accommodate individuals’ working schedules and household responsibilities. Course materials and requirements are meant to be accomplished asynchronously throughout each phase.
![Malabon 2017 [2] - Credit to MEF](https://academy.zerowaste.asia/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/12/Malabon-2017-2-Credit-to-MEF-480x270.jpg)
This Academy was attended by around 16 participants from GAIA partners in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines who all went on to begin their Zero Waste City model-building in their respective communities.
![Dumaguete 2018 [19] - Credit to MEF (Paula de Castro)](https://academy.zerowaste.asia/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/12/Dumaguete-2018-19-Credit-to-MEF-Paula-de-Castro-480x270.jpg)
Organized by Mother Earth Foundation and GAIA, in partnership with War on Waste-Break Free From Plastic-Negros Oriental. The participants of this second Academy were made up of local leaders in and from surrounding areas of Dumaguete City.
![QC 2019 [22] - Credit to GAIA AP](https://academy.zerowaste.asia/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/12/QC-2019-22-Credit-to-GAIA-AP-480x270.jpg)
The third Zero Waste Academy gathered 25 GAIA members from all over the globe in Quezon City, Philippines, from November 27-December 6, 2018, where they learned all about the Zero Waste program by visiting model sites around Metro Manila.
![Da Nang, Vietnam 2019 [9] - Credit to Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance](https://academy.zerowaste.asia/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/12/Da-Nang-Vietnam-2019-9-Credit-to-Vietnam-Zero-Waste-Alliance-480x270.jpg)
The first Zero Waste Academy conducted outside of the Philippines, and executed in partnership with the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance and the Center for Consultancy on Sustainable Development (C4SD). This cohort was attended by representatives from various Vietnam-based environmental NGOs and government officials from Da Nang.
![Bandung, Indonesia 2019 [4] - Credit to YPBB](https://academy.zerowaste.asia/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/12/Bandung-Indonesia-2019-4-Credit-to-YPBB-480x270.png)
Bandung is the fifth city to host the Zero Waste Academy, organized by GAIA and YPBB, this cohort was held in Bandung and Cimahi, Indonesia. The participants were project officers from Environmental NGOs and representatives of government agencies of Bandung, Cimahi, Denpasar, Gresik, Surabaya, Medan, and Thousand Islands.
The first Online Zero Waste Academy. Participants were Zero Waste practitioners and advocates, LGU officials, ZW store owners, and environmental NGOs from the Philippines. The course ran for 7-weeks with weekly synchronous live sessions.
The seventh Zero Waste Academy and first Hybrid Zero Waste Academy Online. The course ran for 7-weeks with a 5-day in-person workshops in Siquijor, Philippines.
Asia Cohort of Implementing Zero Waste in Cities and Communities Track.
The course will run for 8-weeks with two-week in-person workshops in Siquijor, Philippines.
Open to Asia Pacific Participants
Global Zero Waste Academy Online
Open to Global Participants
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is a worldwide alliance of more than 800 grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in over 90 countries whose ultimate vision is a just, toxic-free world without incineration.
Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) is a non-stock, non-profit organization actively engaged in addressing waste and toxic pollution, climate change, and other health and environmental justice issues. It is best known for its advocacy of Zero Waste through the systematic reduction and proper management of waste.
Since its founding in 1998, MEF has waged a nationwide campaign to train communities, schools, barangays (the smallest government unit in the Philippines), cities, and municipalities on how to reduce and manage waste so that it brings no harm to public health or the environment and does not exacerbate climate change.MEF helps local governments implement Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Many of the communities and LGUs the MEF has trained have gained recognition as models of ecological waste management, winning various national, regional, and distinct awards. Read more at www.motherearthphil.org.
MEF helps local governments implement Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Many of the communities and LGUs the MEF has trained have gained recognition as models of ecological waste management, winning various national, regional, and distinct awards. Read more at www.motherearthphil.org.