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HUGE INTEREST IN GLOBAL ZERO WASTE

DECLARATION OF GOODWILL AT COP29

The Global Zero Board of Eminent Persons on Over 40 First Ladies
Waste Declaration of Zero Waste. and International

Goodwill attracted Visitors from various countries
took an interest in the screens
a huge interest at the that displayed the Global Zero Representatives
Waste Declaration of Goodwill Ratified the
Türkiye pavilion set drawn up in an effort to protect
up by the Directorate the environment, minimise was- Global Zero Waste
te, and improve the efficiency of
of Communications recycling. Declaration of
under the theme Reading and ratifying the dec- Goodwill So Far the UN’s 78th General Assemb- tainable waste management pra-
ctices. We commit to promote
ly, President Erdoğan was the
of ‘Zero Waste’ on laration of goodwill, thousands Emine Erdoğan met with the first one to sign the Global Zero zero waste around the world and
of visitors added to the initiative
the occasion of the intended to hand down a cleaner UN Secretary General Antonio Waste Declaration of Goodwill, exchange best practices for wider
Guterres at the UN Headquar-
which was rolled out for indi-
recognition and implementati-
and habitable planet to the next
29th Conference generations. ters in New York, USA back in vidual ratification on a digital on. In addition, we commit to
2022 and signed the declaration
promote initiatives, campaigns,
platform.
of the Parties to With young people taking a par- of goodwill to mainstream ‘the programs, projects, and actions
the United Nations ticular interest in the pavilion, Zero Waste Project’ around the The declaration has been backed that advocate for zero waste to
world.
and ratified by over 40 first
encourage responsible waste
they made a promise to serve as
(UN) Framework a zero waste volunteer, ratifying Having paid a visit to New York ladies and international repre- generation and consumption.
sentatives so far.
We pledge to exchange best pra-
Convention on Climate the declaration. last year in September to attend ctices and lessons from projects
The Global Zero Waste Dec- including the Zero Waste Project
Change (COP29). laration of Goodwill reads as of Türkiye, and promote the
follows: development of similar policies
Serving as one of the top global for waste management.
events where various key aspects "Acknowledging that it is
of climate change are tackled, the essential to promote the effi- We hereby call upon the UN
COP29 was attended by 72,000 cient use of limited resources, member states, UN organiza-
people from 169 countries. and reduce and eliminate waste tions, and civil society, private
Through Türkiye pavilion set up through prevention, mitigation, sector, press members, and local
by the Directorate of Communi- recycling, and reuse in order to administrations to expedite the
cations under the theme of ‘Zero achieve the goals of the Paris global transition to a circular
Waste’ at the COP29’s Green Agreement and 2030 Sustai- economy and to harmonize their
Zone, the visitors were informed nable Development Agenda, we strategies, methods, and prog-
of the Zero Waste Project kicked recognize the strong correlation rams that would help mitigate
off under the auspices of Emine between sustainable waste ma- the adverse effects of waste on
Erdoğan, the First Lady to Presi- nagement, resource efficiency, climate change."
dent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and and climate change, and hereby
Chairperson of United Nations undertake to set in motion sus-
Secretary General's Advisory