On October 9, 2024, a conference was organized at the European House in Podgorica, focusing on waste management and the reduction of single-use plastic in public institutions. In partnership with the French Embassy and the Environmental Protection Agency of...
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Municipal Bio-Waste Management: From Community Initiatives to Systemic Changes
On December 17th, 2024, the Municipal Bio-Waste Management Conference was held at the Science and Technology Park Montenegro under the theme Municipal Bio-Waste Managment “From Community Initiatives to Systemic Changes.” Organized by Zero Waste Montenegro, the event...
ZWMNE Part of Global Movement at Event in Tanzania
In July, more than 200 participants, including a representative from the NGO "Zero Waste Montenegro," attended the 2024 International Zero Waste Cities Conference (IZWCC) and Methane Summit held in Tanzania. The gathering aimed to bring together representatives from...
Coastal Clean-up and Brand Audit 2023: Unmasking the Persistent Plastics Problem
In our rapidly evolving world, the issue of plastic pollution has emerged as a pressing global concern. With plastic waste filling our oceans and landfills, organizations and initiatives are collaborating to find sustainable solutions. One such initiative, Break Free...
My circular road | Worms farm in Podgorica
They are originally from distant California, USA and have been living and working in Montenegro for 40 years without passports and work permits. Scientists from the University of California created a hybrid worm in 1957, hence the name for these "machines" for...
Interview with Anastasija, 17, Zero Waster in Podgorica
Who are you, how old are you and where do you live? -My name is Anastasija Belević, I’m 17 y.o. and I live in Podgorica, Montenegro. When and how have heard for the first time of the concept of Zero Waste and/or Circular Economy? -I can’t remember when and where...
The Zero waste lifestyle story of Adelina
There is a period in the life of all of us when we deeply feel that the need for change is necessary. The time that has accumulated the experience of doing something wrong as a society and as individuals, something that does not rightly speak rebellion from you. Then...
Bea Johnson in Montenegro
Podogorica, 26.06.2018 Yesterday evening at CinepleXX in Podgorica, Zero Waste Montenegro hosted a speech by the international speaker & blogger Bea Johnson as part of her world speaking tour. In front of about 70 people composed of general public and journalists,...
What got me into trash
The story of Alexandra Aubertin, founder of Zero Waste Montenegro My interest for waste started in 2003 in Cambodia. I was volunteering there in the AIDS prevention sector and got asked to help one day with the kids working on the dumpsite near Phnom Penh. I couldn’t...