Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
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Join Us for our First Documentary Launch!
Launching in next week, this film takes viewers beneath the surface of Ireland’s coastline to reveal the extraordinary role seagrass meadows play in capturing carbon, supporting marine life, and protecting our shores. These underwater ecosystems are essential to the health of our oceans, yet many people have never seen them, or even heard of them. We…
Ireland’s Circular Textiles Roadmap. The root of the problem.
A Step Forward – But Are We Addressing the Root Of The Problem? In response to: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/publications/national-policy-statement-and-roadmap-on-circular-textiles A blog post from Olena. May 2026. Ireland has taken an important step toward addressing textile waste with the publication of its national policy statement and roadmap on circular textiles by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment.…
The World Vyshyvanka Day & why it matters
World Vyshyvanka Day marks its 20th anniversary today; what began as a small initiative launched by students from the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi has grown into a global movement around the world. See the original post here. But why should we in Zero Waste Alliance Ireland join in celebrating World Vyshyvanka Day? We should, for…
Seagrass: The Hidden Life Beneath our Shores
A film by ZWAI coming soon in early 2026
OUR PROJECTS
Turning Urine into Fertiliser: The Struvite Project in Festivals and Communities
We’re exploring innovative ways to recycle nutrients and close the loop and one of our most exciting initiatives is the Struvite Phosphorous Project. Last summer, we brought the project to Éalú le Grá Festival 2025, where we demonstrated how urine can be recycled to create struvite, a natural fertiliser that is safe for use in…
Our New Seagrass Documentary Is Coming in Early 2026
Our New Seagrass Documentary Is Coming in Early 2026, Watch the Trailer Now At Zero Waste Alliance Ireland, we’re excited to share a first look at a project we’ve been quietly working on over the past few months: A full length documentary exploring one of Ireland’s most overlooked climate heroes: Seagrass. Launching in Summer 2026,…
The ZWAI Biodigester: Turning Festival Food Waste Into Compost
We’re experimenting with ways to reduce organic waste, and one of the tools we’ve been using is a mobile biodigester. You may have seen it at events like Body & Soul 2023, where it was used to turn food waste into nutrient-rich compost. Unlike high-heat composting systems, this biodigester works at very low temperatures, using…
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ZWAI promotes a rethink of current discard, disposal practices and works towards a circular economy. We are engaged at national and EU level in policy initiatives and information campaigns.