The policies of Zero Waste Canada and the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) are referenced internationally in business and policymaking contexts, guiding decision-making towards Zero Waste. Some local examples include:

• Centre for Civic Governance
• City of Winnipeg
• Earnest Ice Cream
• HSR Canada
• Let’s Talk Trash
• Raven Recycling
• Recycling Council of BC
• Regional District of Nanaimo
• Rethink Red Deer
• Rodolphe Destombes Translations
• Simon Frasier University
• Sunny Start-Up Marketing
• Town of Gibsons
• Walmart
• Zero Waste Yukon

* ZWIA policies are publicly available for organizations, local/national governments, and communities alike to reference and implement. The referencing of ZWIA policies on behalf of an organization or entity does not represent an endorsement of the organization/entity in question, its operations, or its activities, on behalf of Zero Waste Canada or the Zero Waste International Alliance.