Zero Waste Management System Certification
What's the Zero Waste Management System certification about?
It is the evaluation of the conformity of the International Standard Zero Waste Management Systems by international and independent Conformity Assessment Bodies.
The Zero Waste Management System (ZWMS) is a circular economy tool that promotes continuous improvement in the efficiency of the flow of materials and solid waste through the application of 3R strategies (reduce, reuse and recycle) and 9R of materials and solid waste. It is organized in a harmonized (or high-level) structure, in order to improve the performance of organizations over time.
It allows organizations to voluntarily align themselves with the ISO 59000 circular economy technical guides and achieve excellence in materials and solid waste management with a focus on the international Zero Waste model (Zero Waste, Zero Waste, Zero Waste or Zero Waste). in all industrial and service sectors. According to him Circularity Gap Report 2023 Humanity consumes 100 billion tons of materials, of which only 7.2% are recycled. Through the implementation of the ZWMS, the amount of waste generated daily and its final disposal is reduced.

How to become certified in the Zero Waste Management System?
ZWMS evaluates the implementation of the 9 Rs (reject, rethink, reduce, reuse, repair, restore, remanufacture, repurpose and recycle) in facilities, areas, processes or a specific waste, to promote the closure of technical and biological cycles and the continuous improvement of efficiency in the flow of materials and the integrated management of solid waste, in order to encourage the reduction and recirculation of materials, creating new markets and circular economy services in the world.

How to certify your organization?
a) Learn about the Zero Waste Management System Certification Program and how you can be part of the global organizations that contribute to a sustainable and waste-free world: Video ¿What is the ZWMS?
b) If you have any questions, please consult the frequently asked questions: FAQ or contact the specialized professionals through the channels we have enabled for you: Contact
a) Make the ZWMS Membership payment.
b) Confirm your registration on the Global Zero Waste platform by filling out the registration form and sending your proof of payment: Welcome to ZWMS, within a maximum period of five (5) business days we will be sending you the necessary data for your entry to the platform.
a) The specialized professional assigned by Global Zero Waste will design a personalized work plan for the improvement of the integrated management of materials and waste of your organization and will coordinate a technical assistance meeting to inform you about this roadmap.
b) Once you accept, we will upload your work plan according to the specifications given by Global Zero Waste's specialized professional.
c) If you wish, you can coordinate with a team internal or external to your organization that has competencies in ZWMS design, implementation or auditing, circular economy, integrated waste management or sustainability in order to ensure compliance with the ZWMS International Standard and increase the efficiency of your strategies as indicated in Figure 2.
d) Gain the economic, operational, environmental, social and governance (ESG) benefits of the circular economy in the material flow by implementing your ZWMS.
a) Agenda y programa la auditoría externa e independiente de tu SGZW con los Organismos Internacionales de Evaluación de la Conformidad autorizados por Global Zero Waste, que garantizan una visión integral de la evaluación de cumplimiento y las oportunidades de mejora de tu Organización.
b) Get your ZWMS certified in the appropriate category according to your level of compliance and improvement:
Category | Requirements |
Platinum | Complete the certification cycle of three (3) consecutive years and be in the gold category in the third year. |
Gold | Obtain a score between 80 and 100 points. |
Silver | Obtain a score between 60 and 79 points. |
Bronze | Obtain a score between 40 and 59 points. |
c) Maintain and continuously improve your ZWMS to reduce your costs and achieve the highest possible efficiency in the management of your materials and waste.
d) Obtain reputational benefits and brand visibility through the communication of your achievements in the implementation and certification of the ZWMS.
Start your certification process
Make the payment of the Zero Waste Management System Membership in the savings account No. 009037884 of Itaú bank and attach your payment support through the “Send Voucher” button. If you have any questions or require international payment link please contact an advisor through the Whatsapp channel we have available for you.
Casalimpia
Auteco Mobility
Softys
UPB College
Colombina
El Dorado Airport
Empacor
Santafe Mall
Essentia - Ecopetrol Group
Extrucol
Comfenalco Quindío - Family Compensation Fund
Civil Aviation
Government Entity of Antioquia
Department for Social Prosperity
Blanco y Negro Masivo - (Mass Transit system)
Pontifical Bolivarian University
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about Zero Waste Management System certification.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Zero Waste Organizations Registration
Organization | Country | Status | Certification Category |
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Industria Nacional de Gaseosas Femsa Bucaramanga | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Industria Nacional de Gaseosas Femsa Cali | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Industria Nacional de Gaseosas Femsa Manantial | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Industria Nacional de Gaseosas Femsa Medellín | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Jardinería Pulido S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Mineros Aluvial S.A.S. BIC | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Procaps S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Sodexo | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Softys Colombia S.A. (Drypers) | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Softys Gachancipá S.A. (Protisa) | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Softys Ecuador (Productos Tissue del Ecuador S.A.) | Ecuador | Certified | Gold |
Softys Uruguay (Industria Papelera Uruguaya S.A.) | Uruguay | Certified | Gold |
Sun Chemical Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Campus Medellín y Montería) | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Universidad Simón Bolívar | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Virutex Ilko Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Dragon Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Colombina S.A - La Paila | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Comestibles Ricos - Super Ricas | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Administrative Department of Social Prosperity | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Gases de Occidente S.A. E.S.P. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Grupo Darnel - Ajover (Brasil) | Brasil | Certified | Platinum |
Iberplast S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Pavimentos Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Plásticos y Maderas Reciclables S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Softys Argentina S.A. | Argentina | Certified | Gold |
Flores el Trigal S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Litoplas S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Civil Aviation | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Medellín City Hall | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Auteco Mobility S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Autotécnica Colombiana S.A.S. - Auteco | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Blanco y Negro Masivo - (Mass Transit system) | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Caja de Compensación Familiar de FENALCO - COMFENALCO QUÍNDIO | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Casalimpia S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Atlantis Plaza Mall | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Centro Comercial Santafé - Bogotá | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Colombina del Cauca S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Compañía Energética de Occidente S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Embotelladora de la Sabana S.A.S. Tocancipá | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Esenttia | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Fideicomiso Opain S.A. - Aeropuerto El Dorado | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
COFAI S.A.S. E.S.P. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Government Entity of Antioquia | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Grupo Darnel - Ajover (Colombia) | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Industrias Alimenticias Báez S.A.S. - INDUBÁEZ S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Industria Nacional de Gaseosas Femsa Barranquilla | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Industria Nacional de Gaseosas Femsa Bogotá | Colombia | Certified | Platinum |
Corporación Financiera Davivienda S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Simoniz S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Oleoducto de los Llanos Orientales S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Buen Café - Federación Nacional de Cafeteros | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá - EAAB E.S.P. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Universidad de la Sabana | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Canacol Energy Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Colombiana De Extrusión S A Extrucol | Colombia | Certified | In progress |
Centro Comercial Nuestro Bogotá Propiedad Horizontal | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Cámara de Comercio de Casanare | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Empacor S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Falabella de Colombia S.A. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Promigas S.A. E.S.P. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
TQ- Tecnoquímicas - Tecnosur S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Alsec Alimentos Secos S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Italcol S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Italcol Occidente S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Grupo UMAZF S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Softys Chile S.P.A. (Talagante) | Chile | Certified | Gold |
Organización Terpel S.A. - Planta Lubricantes | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Inversiones GIUNI S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Proenfar | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
AAK Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
INTECPLAST | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
UPL Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Vélez Lab S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
CANPACK Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Servicios Empresariales de Aseo S.A.S. E.S.P. BIC | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
TUBOSA | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
B.altman & Compañía S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Softys Perú | Perú | In progress | In progress |
Gecelca 3 S.A. E.S.P. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Centro Comercial Centro Mayor | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Indugráficas S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Centro Comercial Plaza Central - Multiplika | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Christus Sinergia Clínica Farallones | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Hospital Universitario del Valle Evaristo García | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Clínica de los Remedios | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Clínica de Occidente | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Gmóvil S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
GENFAR Desarrollo y Manufactura S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
PGI Colombia LTDA - Berry Global | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Banco de Bogotá | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Colcerámica S.A.S. - Planta Madrid | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Centro Comercial Grupo Viva Envigado | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Centro Comercial Grupo Viva Sincelejo | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Centro Comercial Grupo Viva Las Palmas | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Centro Comercial Grupo Viva La Ceja | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Centro Comercial Grupo Viva Barranquilla | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Francoal S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Centro Integral de Servicios Punto Clave - Propiedad Horizontal | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Cooperativa Multiactiva Reciclaje Inteligente | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Plásticos Rimax S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Premium Plaza P.H. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Ecodiesel Colombia S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Bessac Andina S.A.S. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Fundación Parque Jaime Duque | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
TWM S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Industria Militar INDUMIL | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Softys Brasil LTDA | Brasil | In progress | In progress |
Belleza Express S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao S.A. E.S.P. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Centro Comercial Santafé Medellín P. H. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Alo Sur S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
MTS Consultoría + Gestión S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Guaicaramo S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Surtigas S.A. E.S.P. | Colombia | Certified | Gold |
Coquecol S.A.S. C I | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Decowraps Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Ultracem S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Productos Ramo S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Centro Comercial Plaza de las Americas PH | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Retambores S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
ARpack S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Entrepalmas S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Holcim (Colombia) S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Alimentos del Valle S.A. - Alival | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
CEMEX Nicaragua | Nicaragua | In progress | In progress |
Softys México | México | In progress | In progress |
Caja de Compensación Familiar de Fenalco - Seccional Tolima | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Promioriente S.A. E.S.P. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Cacique El Centro comercial y de Negocios PH | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Droguerías y Farmacias Cruz Verde S.A.S. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Compañía de Puertos Asociados - COMPAS S.A. | Colombia | In progress | In progress |
Salitre Plaza Centro Comercial - Propiedad Horizontal | Colombia | In progress | In progress |