Over the past three days in Istanbul, over 26 ministers and 24 high-level representatives from 50 countries met on the sidelines of the Zero Waste Forum to discuss how they could tackle the global waste challenge.
On 30 March 2025, we celebrated International Zero Waste Day at the United Nations in New York. Last week, we celebrated World Clean Up Day on 20 September.
The scale of the world’s waste crisis is staggering. According to the UN, humanity produces around 2.2 billion tons of municipal solid waste each year. Without urgent action, that figure could rise to 3.8 billion tons by 2050.
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