Atiq Zaman is a Lecturer at the School of Design and the Built Environment and an early carrier researcher at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Australia. He has more than eight years of research experiences in the area of sustainable waste management and environmental assessment. He is an active advocate for ZW philosophy, activities, and practices. His research interests include sustainable waste management, collaborative consumption, circular economy, and sustainability in the built environment.

Tahmina Ahsan is a casual academic at the School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Australia. She is an architect with a master's in environmental engineering and sustainable infrastructure from KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; and a PhD degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia. She has a keen interest in sustainable practices and design.

Introduction: zero-waste and beyond Part 1: The anatomy of zero-waste: zero-waste and beyond Chapter 1: Background of waste management system Chapter 2: Plastics and the throwaway society Chapter 3: Production, consumption, and waste management: the missing link Chapter 4: Zero-waste in urban system Part 2: Case studies of zero-waste Chapter 5: Zero-waste practices in our society Chapter 6: Zero-ewaste Chapter 7: The whole house reuse project Chapter 8: Zero-waste in the global cities Part 3: Zero-waste strategy and tool Chapter 9: Zero-waste strategy Chapter 10: Smart zero-waste tracking system Chapter 11: Measuring tool for zero-waste Chapter 12: Application of the zero-waste Conclusion Index