EXPLORE EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
The Zero Waste Forum Experience
Join Race to Zero Waste (R20W) and partners for the Zero Waste Forum. The Forum will include seven engaging days of zero waste collaboration, education, and fun, while building on conversations from the International Day of Zero Waste!
The Zero Waste Forum is an extension of R20W’s mission to foster discussions that build an equitable and accessible circular economy. The Zero Waste Forum is a platform to discuss and address the challenges of the next decade, bringing together diverse voices for conversations on equity, accessibility, and environmental impact.
The Forum & International Dialogue will be a hybrid event, available for online participation on April 4th & 5th.
Zero Waste Forum
Join Race to Zero Waste and partners for the Zero Waste Forum & International Dialogue. The Forum included four engaging days of zero waste collaboration, education, and fun, while building on conversations from the International Day of Zero Waste! This event included the Zero Waste USA Intro to Zero Waste course, esteemed international speakers affiliated with the Zero Waste International Alliance, local Bay Area zero waste businesses and organizations, tours, a resource fair, and more! We ended the event with family-friendly finale, Zero Waste Fest: a cup-free 1-mile walk, water activities with City Surf Project, Yoga, bird watching, and education stations, all located at the West Bluff Picnic Area!
See the Agenda
National and international speakers shared their knowledge and experience with an engaged audience working towards zero waste solutions. Speakers for the 2024 Zero Waste Forum and International Dialogue are listed on the Zero Waste Forum website, www.zerowasteforum.org.
Forum Sponsorship
Make a difference for speakers and attendees!
Race to Zero Waste is actively seeking sponsors to assist speakers and attendees through scholarships. We are providing scholarships and sliding scale pricing to as many attendees as we can, both in-person and virtual. With your sponsorship, we can continue to expand the perspectives and experiences that are shared at the #ZeroWasteForum, contributing to learning and progress for all.
Contact us if you’re able to sponsor scholarships!
As a sponsor of the Zero Waste Forum & International Dialogue, you will be recognized and celebrated by the diverse and inclusive community of Race to Zero Waste. Your contribution will be acknowledged by over 300 attendees during the event, in event materials, on our website, social media, and in our community e-newsletter, reaching a broad audience of sustainability advocates. Every contribution, no matter the size, will be deeply appreciated. We look forward to collaborating with you for a more sustainable future. Don’t wait, join the Race to Zero Waste today and let’s make a difference together!
Your sponsorship enables us to fund scholarships, providing entry to the Zero Waste Forum for local community members and organizations who might otherwise find it difficult to attend. Race to Zero Waste is in the process of conducting outreach to our partners to identify scholarship candidates. Your sponsorship helps spread the message of zero waste throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Furthermore, your support facilitates the participation of national and international speakers, allowing them to share their experience, thus enriching the event with their insights and contributing to the collaborative nature of the Forum.
Contact us to discuss sponsorship options. We would love to work with you!
2024 Zero Waste Forum Sponsors:
Bay Area Bin Support, Recology, Klean Kanteen, Green Education, NCRA (Northern California Recycling Association), Rainbow Grocery, SCS Engineers, Zero Waste Sonoma, The Story of Stuff Project, Green Waste, Zero Waste Marin, Envirolutions Consulting, R3 Consulting Group, CRRA (California Resource Recovery Association), Zero Waste San Diego, Biagini Waste Reduction Sytems, Inc., Guayakí Yerba Mate, Plastic Free Future, Tpui.
Zero Waste Forum Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
Click each sponsorship level to expand and view benefits information.
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Zero Waste Hero - $10,000
As a lead sponsor of the Zero Waste Forum & International Dialogue, your organization will take center stage with exceptional recognition in all event materials. The following benefits come with this distinguished title:
- High-Profile Exposure: Your company name and logo will be prominently displayed on all marketing materials, websites, social media, and on-site branding.
- Featured Speaker: You will have the opportunity to take the stage and speak as a featured speaker or keynote speaker on the day of your choosing.
- Special Recognition: Your organization will receive special recognition via a thank-you email featured in our newsletter, as well as a prominent write-up about your business on our website, complete with your name, logo, and a direct link to your website.
- Scholarship recognition: Your sponsorship funds 6 scholarships.
- Product Integration: You will have the opportunity to showcase your product as part of the event, or through the inclusion of plastic-free take-home gifts.
- VIP Treatment: Your guests will receive VIP plastic-free gifts, and you will receive 20 event tickets.
- Educational Opportunities: Your organization will also have the opportunity to participate in an educational booth to share your sustainability efforts and knowledge with attendees.
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Zero Waste Champion - $5,000
A high-level sponsorship, offering maximum visibility. Benefits include:
- Logo placement on all event collateral.
- Education booth & speaking opportunity at the event.
- Prominent display of company name/logo on event website and on-site branding.
- Sponsor highlight on social media.
- 10 complimentary event tickets.
- Funds 3 scholarships.
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Conservationist - $2,000
A mid-level sponsorship, offering significant visibility. Benefits include:
- Logo placement on event collateral.
- Education booth & speaking opportunity at the event.
- Listing of company name/logo on event website and on-site branding.
- Social media recognition.
- 4 complimentary event tickets.
- Funds 2 scholarships.
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Community Leader - $1,000
A mid-level sponsorship, offering significant visibility. Benefits include:
- Logo placement on event collateral and educational booth.
- Listing of company name/logo on event website and on-site branding.
- Social media recognition.
- 2 complimentary event tickets.
- Funds 1 scholarship.
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Friends of R20W - $500
A moderate-level sponsorship, offering some visibility. Benefits include:
- Listing of company name/logo on event materials, website, and on-site branding.
- Educational booth and 1 complimentary event ticket.
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Product / In-kind Donations
- Donate a product or In-Kind gift for our silent auction or VIP packages.
- The value donated in-kind equates to one of the listed sponsorship packages above.
EXPLORE EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
The Zero Waste Forum Experience
Join Race to Zero Waste (R20W) and partners for the Zero Waste Forum. The Forum will include seven engaging days of zero waste collaboration, education, and fun, while building on conversations from the International Day of Zero Waste!
The Zero Waste Forum is an extension of R20W’s mission to foster discussions that build an equitable and accessible circular economy. The Zero Waste Forum is a platform to discuss and address the challenges of the next decade, bringing together diverse voices for conversations on equity, accessibility, and environmental impact.
The Forum & International Dialogue will be a hybrid event, available for online participation on April 4th & 5th.
Who is Race to Zero Waste?
Meet the Host
Race to Zero Waste is a woman-founded and -run 501(c)(3) environmental conservation non-profit organization dedicated to reducing consumption, implementing reuse, and promoting an equitable circular economy. The Race to Zero Waste is an urgent call to reduce waste in all sectors. The impact of zero waste efforts on the environment and global greenhouse gas emissions is significant, and with the urgency of climate change, it has never been more critical to take action.
In 2023 alone, Race to Zero Waste employed over 50 Zero Waste Trainees, conducted outreach at over 20 Zero Waste Pop-ups, implemented reusables at a university in California, provided SB: 1383 compliance for two municipalities, conducted 8 waste audits, diverted over 100 tons of waste from landfills, reached over 57,000 accounts on social media, and educated over 85,000 people at events and in public spaces.
Race to Zero Waste is an affiliate of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) and follows the organization's peer-reviewed definition of zero waste.
Sponsorship Opportunities
As a sponsor of the Zero Waste Forum & International Dialogue, you will be recognized and celebrated by the diverse and inclusive community of Race to Zero Waste.
Your contribution will be acknowledged by over 300 attendees during the event, in event materials, on our website, social media, and in our community e-newsletter, reaching a broad audience of sustainability advocates.
Every contribution, no matter the size, will be deeply appreciated. We look forward to collaborating with you for a more sustainable future.
Don't wait, join the Race to Zero Waste today and let’s make a difference together!
Zero Waste Forum Goals
- Reach the youth, student groups, and others leading the way towards a Zero Waste future.
- Showcase success stories, challenges, and other sticking points in zero waste.
- Highlight organizations moving toward a just and equitable economy.
- Shift the narrative away from recycling and create a narrative surrounding rethink, redesign, reuse, re-earth, and the reduction of resources.
- Promote an open dialogue for challenges in zero waste.
