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The competences to be certified

ZW Ambassador competences:

Understanding what is zero waste, what is Zero Waste City and why it’s important
Understanding what are preferred waste management and treatment options (Zero Waste hierarchy)
Ability to work with waste data and understanding the importance of data
Understanding what are waste prevention and reduction methods and why are they important
Ability to apply zero waste principles to different practical contexts
Knowledge of different important zero waste stakeholders and how to engage them
Ability to lead and spread the zero waste philosophy
Ability to assess one’s own skill level in being a Zero Waste Ambassador

The competences are based and developed through the ZW Ambassador Curriculum.

Benefits for certifying your skills as a Zero Waste Ambassador

By certifying your skills, you'll enter our community of Certified Zero Waste Ambassadors. Via a regular newsletter, we communicate about further training opportunities, developments in the field a work & collaboration opportunities

Gain credibility for your skills

An external verification of your competences go a long way in calls for tender and job applications. It's a great way to upgrade your professional portfolio.

Join a community and keep learning

We organize yearly online get togethers with other ambassadors to share experiences, learn from each other and celebrate our achievements.

Become a MiZA mentor

A Zero Waste ambassador certificate is the entry requirement for the MiZA mentor's course for the Zero Waste Cities Certification. The mentors and auditors will guide European Cities towards zero waste and get paid for the work.

Assessors for Zero Waste Ambassadors

Meet the experts who verify the zero waste ambassador competences

Jack McQuibban

Head of local zero waste implementation at Zero Waste Europe, overseeing the practical work done with a multitude of cities in Europe as well as support for the Zero Waste Cities Certification

Anastasiia Martynenko

Head of NGO Zero Waste Society (Ukraine), based in Ireland.

Certified Zero Waste Trainer, mentor and facilitator with a wealth of training and managing different zero waste projects for different target groups.

Kadri Kalle

Education programme manager at Let’s Do It Foundation, based in Estonia. One of the creators of Zero Waste Trainer and Ambassador curricula and the authors of Zero Waste Training Handbook. MSc in environmental sciences, supplemented by basics in educational psychology.

Kadi Kenk

Trainer and change management expert at Let’s Do It Foundation, based in Estonia. Certified Zero Waste Trainer and Ambassador. PhD student in circular economy at Estonian University of Life Sciences.