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Zero-waste event design · Gurugram

Leave memories.
Not waste.

Zirow helps weddings, festivals and gatherings prevent waste before it begins—then recover what remains with care.

The overlooked aftermath

An event lasts a day. Its mixed waste can outlive the memory.

Globally, municipal solid waste is projected to rise from 2.1 billion tonnes in 2023 to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050.

+80%

Projected increase by 2050

UNEP Global Waste Management Outlook 2024

Our way of working

Design out the bin.

Zero waste is not a cleanup plan. It starts with every choice made before the doors open.

01

Design

Map materials, suppliers and guest journeys before procurement.

02

Deliver

Train teams, place clear systems and manage recovery on site.

03

Report

Measure each stream and share an honest post-event account.

See how Zirow works
Materials being carefully separated after an event

Follow the material

Nothing simply disappears.

Mixed event waste moves through bins, transport and sorting—or directly to disposal. Zirow works upstream, where thoughtful decisions can prevent that journey entirely.

Explore the waste cycle

Selected work

Proof in practice.

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Rituals, reimagined

Weddings

Rituals, reimagined

Tables without throwaways

Celebrations

Tables without throwaways

Recovery, made visible

Operations

Recovery, made visible

Plan before you procure

What might your event leave behind?

350

Estimated waste without a prevention plan

686

kilograms

Food133 kg
Décor & floral70 kg
Serviceware63 kg
Other materials420 kg

What that really looks like

49 sq ft

of land buried one metre deep — for a single event

10 adults

is what this pile weighs

469 km

of car driving — the methane-equivalent warming from rotting food alone

Up to 50 yrs

for plastic serviceware and floral foam to break down — outliving every guest

Host this every weekend for a year…

35.7 tonnes — as heavy as 29.7 cars. Stacked on a one-metre square, it would rise 238 m, 3.3× taller than the Qutub Minar.

Qutub 72.5 m
Your waste

Assumes loose waste at ~150 kg/m³, a 4-tonne elephant, a 42.6-tonne empty A320, ~0.6 kg CO₂e per kg landfilled food and 0.17 kg CO₂ per car-km. Illustrative only.

This is an illustrative planning estimate, not an audited footprint. Final results depend on vendors, menus, materials and venue practices.

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