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r/ZeroWaste↗

Live With A Lower Impact

We are responsible citizens who try to minimize our overall environmental impact.

1.2M subscribers307 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)276 authors / mosince 2013

r/ZeroWaste has 1.2M members (+4.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 307 posts a month from 276 people. Top topics: Food Waste Solutions, Composting Tips & Bin Choices and Meal Prep Containers.

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Size and growth

How r/ZeroWaste has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.3%in 12 months · +0.8% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 20261.2M
Growing1.2M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/ZeroWaste

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026307
QuieterPeaked at 836 in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ZeroWaste

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Food Waste Solutions0.8%
  2. Composting Tips & Bin Choices0.4%
  3. Meal Prep Containers0.4%
  4. City Waste Management0.3%
  5. Razors & Shaving0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. Mention Me
  3. Walmart
  4. Instructables
  5. ScienceDirect

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research