Recycling campaign with challenges and prizes

At Go Zero Waste, we promote municipal recycling campaigns through challenges and rewards. We encourage the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) by combining awareness and practical action. Our gamified strategy engages citizens and schools to improve environmental management, boost the circular economy, and combat climate change in a participatory way.
Campaña de reciclaje

By law, all municipalities in Spain must recycle at least 55% of their municipal waste by 2025.

Source: Official State Gazette (BOE)

Hi!
We are Magda and Martí

We founded Go Zero Waste to promote the 3Rs: Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling.  

· We believe that the best way to take action and improve recycling is by proposing small actions and challenges to the population. 

· In addition, we focus our campaigns on  sustainability  and based on the principles of the  circular economy.

Foto equipo Go Zero Waste

What is a recycling campaign?

Awareness

Teach why it is important in terms of waste reduction and energy saving, and how to do it right. 

Practical action

We propose activities and challenges to put into practice everything we have learned in the campaign. 

Prizes for the best participants

We are raffling off €50 gift cards to spend in local businesses among the best participants. 

Why is recycling important?

Conservación de recursos naturales_

Conservation of natural resources

When we recycle, we avoid extracting new raw materials. 

Ahorro energia

Energy saving

Manufacturing a product from scratch (with virgin materials) consumes much more energy than manufacturing it with recycled materials. 

Reducción de residuos

Waste reduction

Products that are not recycled end up in landfills or in the environment. 

What are the objectives of a recycling campaign?

Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible nº 11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles

SDG 11 | Cities and

sustainable communities

Reducción de residuos

Improve environmental management

To make our environment a cleaner, safer, and more resilient place to live. 

Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible nº 12 Producción y consumo responsables

ODS 12 | Producción y

consumo responsables

Impulsar la economía circular

Promote the circular economy

By recycling, we ensure that resources remain useful instead of being wasted.

Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible nº 13 Acción por el clima

ODS 13 | Acción por el clima

 

Mitigar el cambio climático

Mitigating climate change

Recycling is a direct and daily way to fight global warming

How does the campaign work?

We work with  local councils ,  environmental departments and environmental NGOs to design an action plan focused on promoting recycling among the population. 

1

Situation Analysis

We conducted an audit of the waste generated by the population to identify opportunities for improvement.

2

Strategy design

We devised a plan for campaign preparation, execution and post-campaign

3

Communication design

We create the necessary communication materials both online and offline

4

Campaign Implementation

We present the challenges and activities that will help promote recycling.

5

Monitoring and promotion

During the campaign we accompanied the participants and businesses to achieve maximum participation. 

6

Closing ceremony and awards presentation

We are raffling off €50 gift cards to spend in local businesses. 

Impact of our recycling campaigns

+35

Municipalities have carried out recycling campaigns.

+120

Environmental activities that promote recycling carried out.

+25.000

Challenges overcome by the citizens.

Where do we conduct our recycling campaigns?

Villages

  • In villages we create challenges designed to be done as a community or activities that promote recycling in a creative way. 

  • We add establishments that promote the circular economy and zero waste and explain their good practices.
     
  • We hold competitions in the village schools where we propose creating artistic works with recycled objects. 

Comercio local en pueblos

Cities

  • We collaborate with trade associations to coordinate the campaign and co-create the challenges . 

  • We do reports on the businesses most committed to sustainability in the city.

  • We organize activities like  plogging to raise awareness about the importance of reducing waste.
     
  •  Campaigns with local influencers on social media and on the campaign website. 

Promocion Comercio Local en Ciudades

Joint municipalities

  • We devised activities that can be carried out simultaneously in all the towns of the association.

  • Social media campaigns with a single message. 

  • Meetings between people and associations to share good practices. 

  • Transparency and traceability : allowing customers to see the positive impact of recycled products. 

Promocion comercio local en Mancomunidades

Testimonials

Testimonio 1
A good initiative to boost commerce, promoting and energizing to bring us closer to a more responsible and conscious society.
Ayuntamiento de Igualada
Josep Ustrell
Trade Technician, Igualada City Council
Testimonio 4
The guidelines and actions carried out jointly helped us to boost activities promoting local commerce and reducing waste
Ayuntamiento de Blanes
Olga Jalil
Business Area, Blanes Town Hall
Testimonio 2
The Go Zero Waste team adapted perfectly to the moment and the level of maturity of the municipal campaign, contributing professionalism and innovation.
Ay. Vilafranca
Laura Carbó
Environmental Technician Vilafranca del Penedés City Council
Testimonio 5
For our City Council and Municipality, it was an innovative campaign; nothing of this kind had ever been done before. Despite the difficulty in getting people involved in this type of campaign, we managed to mobilize a lot of people for the different activities. It was a great experience.
Ayuntamiento de Les Cabanyes
Maria Carme Olaya
Councillor, Les Cabanyes Town Hall
Testimonio 3
The "Moving Towards Zero" campaign has helped us move towards reducing waste at the local level and to increase the number of citizens aware of the need for a change in habits that promote more conscious consumption.
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Mariona Bigas
Environment Department of the La Plana Association of Municipalities
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Why implement recycling campaigns?

Reduce the impropers

We promote a better understanding among the population of where each product goes.

Municipal economic savings

The more tons of waste sent to the landfill, the more the city council will pay, and consequently, the citizens. 

Meeting European targets

If local councils do not recycle 55% or 60% by 2030, they face multimillion-dollar fines. 

Social cohesion

Uniting citizens, schools, and businesses under a common goal. 

Guaranteeing the future

Habits take time to form. What is an effort for an adult today can be automatic for a child if they are taught well.

Help with digitization

Through our app, people can discover establishments near them and the good practices they implement. 

FAQS

It is a campaign that uses climate action and gamification to promote recycling in a fun and practical way. 

The campaigns are designed for different types of audiences: people of all ages, local establishments and businesses, and the entire education system where the recyclers of today and tomorrow are located. 

As part of the campaigns we offer a catalog of practical and educational activities related to the challenges we pose, such as recycling workshops, creation of works with recycled products and awareness activities such as  plogging  where they see with their own eyes the waste that is in the activities.

We propose challenges related to recycling and responsible consumption. For example: zero-waste shopping or food waste reduction.

Each campaign has a fixed price based on its duration, the number of challenges, and the activities included. The shortest campaigns last one month, and the longest last one year.

In many cities, the campaign can be subsidized thanks to the support of  provincial councils  or  intermunicipal associations . For example, in the province of Barcelona, ​​the campaign can be carried out through the   Barcelona Provincial Council’s  Services Catalogue under the Environmental Education category . 

If you are interested in learning more about our campaigns, write to us at  info@gozerowaste.es  or call us at  +34 635 42 51 28 .

You can also contact us using the form at the bottom of this page.

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Let’s talk

We are ready to organize a recycling campaign that suits the needs of your town council or association of municipalities.