Strengthening the Alliance from Within
Our first capacity-building training of 2026 focused on preventing burnout, sharing responsibilities and building healthier, more sustainable ways of working together. In September, we kicked off our first Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus capacity-building training for 2026 with a session on “Sustaining a Movement: Preventing Burnout & Keeping Volunteers Engaged.” The training brought together representatives from…
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Zero Waste Pedieos: findings from our clean-ups and waste audits
As part of the Pedieos Sustainability Festival, Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus participated in two clean-up and waste audit actions along the Pedieos river, bringing together volunteers (students) to care for the river and better understand the types of waste found in and around it. The actions took place on two different dates and at two…
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Almost 70% of global textile production is synthetic/plastic-based. Synthetic textile fibres are produced from fossil fuels, such as oil and natural gas. Like fossil fuels, synthetic textiles have severe environmental impacts across their lifecycle from production to disposal. Over the past two decades, the most viable disposal mechanism has been via global trade in used…
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A more mindful Easter: Simple ideas for lower-waste celebrations
Easter celebrations can be joyful, creative, and welcoming without requiring many new things. At Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus, we wanted to share a few simple ideas that can help make this time of year a little lighter on the environment, while keeping the warmth, beauty, and meaning of the celebration. A lower-waste Easter does not…
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Zero Trace Festival: from event to case study
The Zero Trace Festival was not only a public event built on zero-waste principles in practice, it was also part of a longer effort to show that more sustainable events are possible in Cyprus and to document what it takes to make them happen. As Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus, we always knew that the value…
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From Surplus to Solidarity: Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus x GREASE Project
In November 2025, the Zero Waste Alliance together with its members Friends of the Earth and Zero Food Waste Cyprus, in collaboration with MMC Learning Solutions, contributed to the GREASE Project (Green and Sustainable Food Educators) by creating educational videos highlighting practical solutions to food waste in Cyprus. Through these videos, we shared the collective…
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