Zero Waste Austria is a non-profit association with the aim of promoting waste prevention in Austria. The association is the mouthpiece for the Austrian Zero Waste movement and was founded in 2017. The core competence of Zero Waste Austria is the communication of waste avoidance on different channels, including the social media platforms, press, radio and television. Zero Waste Austria has a total of over 30,000 followers (social media channels and newsletter subscribers), and the website receives around 20,000 hits per month. This wide reach and the active Zero Waste community will ensure high engagement around the pilot activities in Austria and the wide dissemination of the project results. In addition, the organization regularly leads waste prevention projects or stands by as a project partner, which is a strong network to rely on for engaging with different stakeholders for reaching the aim of this project. In addition, the Zero Waste Austria team organizes various events every year to provide information about resource protection. Zero Waste Austria is part of the Zero Waste Europe and Break Free From Plastic network and by that connected to a wide network of Zero Waste experts.
Website: www.zerowasteaustria.at
Daniela Hinteregger
Daniela Hinteregger holds a bilingual bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Project and Process Management. She has been involved with Zero Waste Austria since 2020, serving as deputy chairwoman from 2022 and taking over the role of chairwoman in 2024. Daniela works as a sustainability project manager at ÖBB and has completed a certified training as a Zero Waste Coach. She has contributed as a project assistant in several initiatives, such as “City.Food.Basket,” “Unverpacktes Wissen,” “Waste Reduction at Schools,” and “Unpackaged Shopping.” Within ToNoWaste, she has been responsible for project organization and legal roles.
daniela.hinteregger@zerowasteaustria.at
Nina Perbin
Nina Perbin holds a bachelor’s degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology and a master’s degree in International Development. She moreover has a certificate as a Zero Waste Coach and one as a Project Manager. Since 2022 she has been working at Zero Waste Austria in different roles – coordinating and holding workshops, supporting event, and managing the Zero Waste Austria LinkedIn channel and since January 2025 she is serving as a deputy chairwoman. Within ToNoWaste she is responsible for project organization and project management.
nina.perbin@zerowasteaustria.at
Felicia Dayrit
ResearcherFelicia Dayrit completed her master’s degree in Sustainable Development at the University of Graz in Austria, where she wrote her thesis on the topic of Food Waste Behavioral Intentions of Austrian Households in collaboration with Zero Waste Austria to contribute to the ToNoWaste project. Prior to pursuing her graduate studies in Austria, she worked for the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific under their Zero Waste Cities Program for four years. Within ToNoWaste, she contributes to survey development and administrative support.
felicia.dayrit@zerowasteaustria.at
Henry Melcher
Henry Melcher holds a bachelor’s degree in Environment and Bio-Resources Management and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Digital Management and Sustainability. He works at Zero Waste Austria as a project staff member, where his versatile responsibilities range from back-office management to handling the organization’s LinkedIn channel. Within the team, he also contributes to the ToNoWaste project. His professional and personal interests focus particularly on the circular economy as well as social issues.
henry.melcher@zerowasteaustria.at
Jana Sumin
Jana is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Human-Centered Computing at TU Wien. She joined Zero Waste Austria in September 2024 and has since been primarily responsible for managing private memberships, coordinating external workshops, and supporting other organizational tasks. She is conducting school workshops on the topic of food waste – a responsibility she also holds within the ToNoWaste project. Together with other team members, she is organizing and facilitating these educational sessions as part of WP5. Jana has a strong personal interest in the topic of food waste and is also writing her master’s thesis on tools to reduce household food waste.
jana.sumin@zerowasteaustria.at
Sophia Moser
Sophia Moser holds a bachelor’s degree in Mediatechnology and is now pursuing a second degree in Economics at the University of Economics in Vienna, specializing in Socio- and Ecological Economics. Since May 2026, she has worked as a project assistant for ToNoWaste at Zero Waste Austria. Before joining the association, she primarily worked in media as a production coordinator and editing assistant. Within ToNoWaste her main responsibilities lay in assisting her Team with communication and analysis.
sophia.moser@zerowasteaustria.at