The Zero Waste Kovalam Project is an on-going program of Thanal Conservation Action and Information Network, a voluntary public interest research, action and advocacy group based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

This project is a multi stakeholder program jointly supported by Greenpeace, GAIA (Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives), KHRA (Kerala Hotels and Restaurants Association) - Kovalam Unit, the Department of Tourism, Kerala and the Venganoor Grama Panchayat.

The Zero Waste Kovalam Project aims to tackle the waste issue through the globally invigorating process of Zero Waste that is changing the way communities use materials and resources. Zero Waste is an ethical, economical, and efficient way of looking at material use and in the process eliminating the concept of waste and waste management.