Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal

What Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal does

Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal (AZDS) is a Senegalese non-profit environmental association founded in 2018 and headquartered in Dakar, with activities extending to Saint-Louis and the Petite Côte region. The association's stated mission is to advocate for waste reduction and more sustainable waste management in Senegal, delivered through three operational pillars: informing and sensitizing the public on waste issues and zero-waste philosophy, training and accompanying collectives, entrepreneurs, businesses, and citizens in their waste reduction projects, and building community through a Facebook group and membership program.

AZDS's service portfolio consists of programmatic offerings rather than technology products. Its core initiatives include Mon Restaurant Zéro Déchet (a restaurant labeling program to eliminate single-use plastics, claimed as the first of its kind in West Africa), Ecole Zéro Déchet (a school-based zero-waste pilot), Formation Zéro Déchet (regular training sessions), the Bonnes Pratiques & Bonnes Adresses directory (60+ listed businesses), and Loi Plastique advocacy (coordinating civil society recommendations around Plastic Law No. 2020-04). The 2025 Eco-fusion project extends programming into youth climate engagement, supported by Fondation Roi Baudoin and Concentrix Sénégal. The organization does not operate a proprietary technology platform — its "technology" is pedagogical content, training curricula, and field-based demonstration projects.

AZDS's business model is a hybrid of individual membership dues (recurring), online donations via a dedicated portal, and discrete project grants from international foundations and bilateral partners (Fondation Roi Baudoin, Fondation Heinrich Böll, Portuguese Embassy/Camoes IP). The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, organized around 4 thematic "poles" and executed by 8 employees supported by ~170 paying members. Strategic positioning is anchored in coalition leadership (spokesperson for the Andandoo Bayii Plastik coalition of ~20 civil society actors) and international network memberships (GAIA, WIEGO), rather than commercial sales.

Name

Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal

Legal name

Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal

Website

https://zerowastesenegal.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal is a Dakar-based non-profit founded in 2018 that trains citizens, restaurants, schools, and businesses in zero-waste practices, advocates for implementation of Senegal's plastic law, and runs the West African first 'Mon Restaurant Zéro Déchet' labeling program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy and Sustainability Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Prevention & Toxics Reduction (BPAGAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL)

Keywords

• Zero waste advocacy
• Environmental training
• Waste management education
• Sustainability consulting
• Community environmental programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Members pay dues to join the association, providing a recurring revenue stream that funds the organization's operations, training activities, and outreach programs.
2. Donations: The association accepts donations through a dedicated online donation portal (mytouchpoint.net/associationzerodechetsenegal), supplementing membership revenue.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal is a non-profit environmental association that sensitizes and trains citizens, schools, restaurants, and businesses on zero-waste practices adapted to the Senegalese context. It runs community-driven programs including zero-waste training, the 'Mon Restaurant Zéro Déchet' restaurant labeling initiative, the 'Ecole Zéro Déchet' school program, a 'Bonnes Pratiques & Bonnes Adresses' resource directory, and advocacy work on Senegal's plastic law. Members pay dues and the association accepts donations to fund its operations and community projects.

Product overview

Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal is an environmental protection NGO that operates as a community platform rather than a traditional product company. Its portfolio consists of advocacy programs, training services, and certification initiatives centered on waste reduction and sustainable waste management in Senegal. The main offerings include: Mon Restaurant Zéro Déchet (a restaurant labeling program), Ecole Zéro Déchet (a school-based zero waste program), Formation Zéro Déchet (training services), Bonnes Pratiques & Bonnes Adresses (a resource directory), and advocacy work on plastic legislation. The organization also runs the Eco-fusion project for youth climate action.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 543 participants trained in 2019; approximately 120 people sensitized in early 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Concentrix SénégalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Concentrix Sénégal is a co-implementing partner in the Eco-fusion project alongside AZDS and the Fondation Roi Baudoin. Concentrix provides operational implementation support for the youth program.
• LOOKAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021AZDS partnered with LOOKA to conduct an unprecedented study on the perceptions and expectations of Dakar's population and traders regarding the plastic law (Loi Plastique n°2020-04), in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. LOOKA provided research support for the study.
• Coalition Andandoo Bayii PlastikcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021AZDS serves as the spokesperson for this coalition of approximately 20 Senegalese civil society actors working to accompany the implementation of the plastic law n°2020-04. The coalition produced 13 civil society recommendations presented to the Minister and Parliamentarians.
• MakeSense / Makesense SénégalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019MakeSense, specifically the 'Future of Waste' community, partnered with AZDS to design and implement the Copacabana Zéro Déchet pilot project. MakeSense took charge of project management from conception to completion and contributed volunteers.
• Copacabana Surf Village (Babacar Thiaw)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019Babacar Thiaw, owner of Copacabana Surf Village, partnered with AZDS and MakeSense to transform his restaurant into the first zero-waste restaurant in Senegal, serving as the flagship pilot project.
• WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment – Globalizing and Organizing)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019AZDS was invited by WIEGO to participate in workshops on a socio-economic study of waste pickers at the Mbeubeuss landfill and a planning workshop for structuring waste pickers. Organized in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Environment.
• GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019AZDS is a member of GAIA, a network of 800+ organizations fighting incineration and promoting better waste management. AZDS participated in a GAIA Africa meeting in Cape Town (May 2019) with representatives from 13 organizations across 10 countries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oceana: Oceana is a major international ocean conservation organization running campaigns against single-use plastics globally. AZDS's ocean-focused restaurant certification ('Mon Restaurant Zéro Déchet' for ocean protection) and INC5 plastic treaty advocacy parallel Oceana's marine-focused plastic reduction strategy.
• Surfrider Foundation: Surfrider is a global ocean-protection nonprofit that campaigns against plastic pollution and partners with local chapters worldwide. AZDS's 'Mon Restaurant Zéro Déchet' program explicitly cites ocean protection as its mission, directly mirroring Surfrider's ocean-friendly restaurant and business certification initiatives.
• Zero Waste Europe: Zero Waste Europe is the leading European zero-waste advocacy network promoting circular economy policies and community action. As a counterpart organization, ZWE shares AZDS's zero-waste philosophy, training model, and policy advocacy approach, though focused on European rather than African contexts.
• Greenpeace Africa: Greenpeace Africa is the regional arm of Greenpeace operating across the continent on environmental issues including plastic pollution and waste. It offers an analogous advocacy-and-campaign model to AZDS in Senegal, though at substantially greater scale and with global brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Plastic Pollution Coalition: Plastic Pollution Coalition is a global alliance working toward a world free of plastic pollution, focused on advocacy, education, and policy reform. AZDS's coalition-building around Senegal's plastic law and INC5 advocacy mirrors Plastic Pollution Coalition's model of grassroots-to-global plastic policy engagement.
• GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives): GAIA is a global network of 800+ organizations working on zero-waste and against incineration, of which AZDS is a member. Both organizations advocate for sustainable waste management and plastic pollution reduction in the Global South, with overlapping goals in policy reform and grassroots movement-building.
• WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing): WIEGO works with informal workers, including waste pickers, on policy and economic inclusion. AZDS collaborated with WIEGO on workshops about waste pickers at the Mbeubeuss landfill, indicating overlapping constituencies, methodologies, and advocacy channels in the informal waste economy.

Emerging players

• EcoAct: EcoAct is a climate consultancy helping organizations develop net-zero strategies and sustainability programs. While commercial rather than advocacy-driven, EcoAct's training and corporate transition services overlap with AZDS's enterprise zero-waste training offerings for companies like Delta Irrigation and IFPRI.

Others

• Heinrich Böll Foundation (West Africa): The Heinrich Böll Foundation West Africa office is a current financial and institutional partner of AZDS, supporting the plastic law analysis and 13 civil society recommendations. The foundation's regional environmental governance work overlaps with AZDS's policy and capacity-building activities in Senegal.

Regional players

• Fondation Heinrich Böll Sénégal: The Senegalese office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation supports environmental and democratic governance initiatives in the country. As AZDS's backer on the Loi Plastique analysis, it operates in the same Senegalese policy ecosystem, with overlapping stakeholder relationships in civil society and government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/zerodechetsenegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/z%C3%A9ro-d%C3%A9chet-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal

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Profiles2 records

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