ZWE Strategic Framework 2025-2030

Europe continues to grapple with a paradoxical challenge: a rising resistance against environmental policies perceived as too rapid or unfair, while the current green policies and measures remain insufficient and inadequately resourced for the transition needed.

Our Strategic Framework 2025-2030 emerged from a thoughtful development and co-creation process that acknowledged the paradox of long-term planning in our rapidly changing and unpredictable world.

Our 2030 vision is clear: shifting from waste management to resource stewardship, we prioritise the interconnected wellbeing of humans, environment, and ecosystems, while empowering local communities to lead the way.

Our six Strategic Goals  (SGs) will help us get there:

– SG1 and SG2: Materials reduction and health/wellbeing are situated closer to the vision. They are more aspirational than other goals, and long-term by design.

– SG3 and SG4: Policies and implementation model shaping are further deepened and grounded in our current work, with a stronger focus on prevention.

– SG5: Our network and movement are at the core of our work.

– SG6: Our organisational development and narrative efforts act as a springboard to enable all of our work.

Available in English.

Zero Waste Europe Strategic Framework 2022-24

Europe is in the midst of a transition and zero waste is part of it.

Ten years ago, the concept of zero waste was laughed at. Today, zero waste is mainstream, from being considered a practical approach to implementing a circular economy to a trending lifestyle globally. The efforts from civil society groups in Europe and around the world pushed the debate higher in the waste hierarchy. If at any time over the last twenty years reuse and prevention had a chance, it is now. And ZWE is committed to bringing that change forward.
From a content perspective, for the next 3 years, we will focus on bringing IN incentives and funding for the transition, phasing OUT toxics, lifting UP reuse, pushing for BETTER recycling and bringing waste disposal DOWN.

Our Strategic Framework for 2022-24 outlines the ZWE roadmap and goals for the coming years, with the ultimate aim of helping us achieve a zero waste future for Europe (and for the world, while we’re at it).

 

Available in English.