08/09/2026
👉Special Award "Mediterranean Zero Waste Award”
The Mediterranean Award for Best Practices in Food Loss and Waste Prevention and Reduction is an international recognition established in 2026 to acknowledge and promote outstanding initiatives contributing to the prevention and reduction of food loss and waste and food system sustainability.
📌For the 2026 edition, applications are eligible only if the proposed project, initiative, or best practice is
implemented in, or primarily concerns, one of the participating countries: Albania, Egypt, or
Tunisia. Applicants are not required to be resident or legally established in one of these countries,
provided that the proposed project meets this geographic eligibility requirement.
The Award is open to individuals and legally registered organizations of all types, including: associations, non-profit organizations, social enterprises, start-ups, companies, universities and research institutions. Individual applicants must be 35 years old or younger on the application deadline ( 20 Spetmeber 2026) . No age requirement applies to organizations.
Download the Call here:https://www.sprecozero.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/call-Premio-Mediterraneo-v.2-1.pdf
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𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 | 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬🖊️
Have you developed a project, initiative or good practice that helps prevent and reduce and and contributes to more ?
📌The Mediterranean Zero Waste Award 2026, launched within the 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭, is an international recognition established to acknowledge and promote outstanding projects, initiatives and good practices contributing to the prevention and reduction of food loss and waste and the sustainability of food systems. The 2026 edition is dedicated to concrete and innovative actions addressing these challenges.
🔗The call is open to individuals and legally registered organisations and focuses on projects implemented in, or primarily concerning, , or . Individual applicants must be 35 years old or younger by the application deadline. No age limit applies to organisations.
🏆The first-ranked project will receive a €2,000 award, while the second- and third-ranked initiatives will receive visibility through the Zero Waste Campaign’s social media channels and events.
⏳𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Find out more and apply:
https://www.sprecozero.it/foot-project/
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Spreco Zero