Marche region Zero Waste pilot: embedding the path at local level

From Tuscany to Marche: scaling the regional model

Following the success of the Tuscany cluster pilot, Zero Waste Italy launched a parallel pilot in the Marche region: working with municipalities to embed a clear Zero Waste path at the local level. A key challenge the pilot addresses is administrative discontinuity: when mayors change and political majorities shift, Zero Waste commitments can be lost. The pilot builds institutional memory and community ownership that outlast any single administration.

What the pilot does

• Works directly with municipalities on Zero Waste strategies and waste prevention plans
• Builds local reference points: civic observers, neighbourhood coordinators: to maintain momentum through political cycles
• Shares findings with the broader Italian ZW network so other regions can adopt the model

What you can do

• If you live in Marche, ask your municipality whether it is participating in the ZWI pilot and how residents can contribute
• Volunteer as a local Zero Waste observer or ambassador through Zero Waste Italy
• Use the findings from the pilot to advocate for your own municipality's commitment to a Zero Waste strategy

Why it matters

The biggest obstacle to Zero Waste is not technology: it is political and institutional continuity. Marche's pilot is testing exactly how to build the civic infrastructure that makes the commitment stick.

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• National coordinator: Zero Waste Italy (ZWI)
• Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition