A sub-urban commune leading the certification path for Belgium
Zoersel, a sub-urban commune in the Antwerp province, became the first Zero Waste Candidate City in Belgium, working with Fair Resource Foundation under the ZWE MiZA certification framework. Zoersel's candidacy demonstrates that the Zero Waste Cities certification pathway is viable for smaller and sub-urban Belgian municipalities: not just large cities.
When & where
- Zoersel, Antwerp province, Belgium (sub-urban commune; city field mapped to Brussels as nearest GAWC city)
- Ongoing municipal zero waste working groups, contact the commune for meeting dates
How to participate
- Zoersel residents: engage with the municipal zero waste working groups and participate in source separation and reuse programmes
- Belgian municipalities: contact Fair Resource Foundation to learn how to enter the MiZA certification process
- Advocates: use Zoersel's candidacy as evidence when lobbying your own commune's environmental committee
Source & repost
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- Lead: Fair Resource Foundation + Municipality of Zoersel
- MiZA certification: Zero Waste Europe
- Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition