European Week for Waste Reduction

European Week for Waste Reduction

Join us for this year’s European Week for Waste Reduction which will take place from 21st to 29th of November 2026. This initiative brings together schools, public administrations, companies, NGOs, and passionate citizens from all across Europe who are united by the same goal: promoting awareness-raising activities on sustainable resources and waste management.

The theme for this year is Material Suffiency! This means using resources more wisely, avoiding waste from the very beginning, and making the best use of what we already have. Not only to recycle better, but above all to consume less and in a more responsible way.

As you plan your action, you can still choose to focus on another topic as long as your action aligns with the principles of reducing, reusing, or recycling.

Show us your original ideas with broad educational outreach and a lasting impact, and you could be one step closer to winning a prize of €1,000 in one of the seven categories. This webpage will give you a lot of ideas and inspiration. Please take a moment to read through the rules of participation.

The registration for the 2026 edition will open in September!

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About the Awards

Every year, WasteServ awards the best actions of the European Week for Waste Reduction during the Malta Waste Reduction Awards!

Through actions and projects aimed at reducing, reusing, and recycling waste, participants get to showcase their initiatives to raise awareness.

Finalists are selected by a panel of independent experts, and the winners are announced during the Malta Waste Reduction Awards. Each winning action will receive funding to help participants in their efforts at reducing waste. The winners also get to represent Malta in the European Waste Reduction Awards, which bring together the best participants in the field from all over Europe.

Winners will receive a prize valued at €1,000.

In the case of the Waste Reduction Award for best practices in Educational Establishments, the top three actions will be rewarded. This initiative aims to foster sustainable habits and values among students, urging them to become agents of positive change and laying a strong foundation for lifelong environmental stewardship. The winners in this category will be granted prizes ranging from €1,000 to €3,000.

2026 Winners

Clean-up Category
- Vikings Sailing Club

Most Innovative Category
- MSPCA Charity Shops

Educational Establishment Finalists Category
- 1st: St Augustine College Primary School
- 2nd: Sacred Heart College Junior School
- 3rd: St Benedict's College Pietru Pawl Saydon Kirkop Secondary School

Business Category
- Malta Freeport Terminals

Associations Category
- Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Honey Bee

Public Admin Category
- Kunsill Lokali Is-Siġġiewi

Individual Citizen Category
- Margaret Cutajar