Turkish first lady calls for global responsibility on International Zero Waste Day

Turkish first lady calls for global responsibility on International Zero Waste Day

‘Just as the world is our common home, it must be our common struggle to save this home from the fire that has engulfed it,' Emine Erdogan says on X - Anadolu Ajansı

The UN marked International Zero Waste Day on March 30, highlighting that humanity’s unsustainable production and consumption practices are leading the planet to destruction. Packaging, electronic products, plastics and food generate billions of tons of waste every year. To overcome this reality, we need to transform our habits and […]

Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles is the theme of the international Zero Waste Day that occurs on March 30, jointly promoted by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Program for Human Settlements (UN-Habitat). For the first time, this year, the day focuses on the urgent need to adopt measures to reduce the impact of waste in fashion and textiles and promote sustainability and circularity, and therefore sus…

Over 92 million tons of textile waste are produced annually, the equivalent of a garbage truck full of discarded or incinerated clothes every second, and, despite the fact that clothing production has doubled, the useful life of clothes has decreased by 36%, draws the attention of InfoCons Consumer Protection, on the occasion of the International Day of ‘Zero […] The post International Day of ‘Zero Waste’ – March 30: Over 92 million tons of text…

Over 90 million tons of textile waste are produced annually, which means that every second, in the world, clothes that could fill a truck are thrown away or burned – draws the attention of InfoCons Consumer Protection, on the occasion of the International “Zero Waste” Day, celebrated on Sunday. For the first time, this year’s edition […]

Mr Samed Agirbas President of the Zero Waste Foundation on International Zero Waste Day

Community Action needed to tackle global waste challenge ISTAMBUL, TURKEY, March 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On International Zero Waste Day, the global waste challenge has reached unsustainable proportions. According to the United Nations, the world generates between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste every year. The global direct cost of managing this waste is a staggering USD 252 billion. The indirect cost resultin…