International Zero Waste Day highlights the importance of strengthening global waste management and the need to promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production. Millions of people around the world commemorated the inaugural International Zero Waste Day in 2023, raising awareness of national, regional, regional and local zero waste initiatives and their contribution to achieving sustainable development.
Zero waste initiatives can promote proper waste management and minimize and prevent waste generation. If you want #BeatWastePollution, we need to strengthen waste management while improving resource recovery and substantially reducing waste generation. Prevention, reduction, reuse, reuse and recycling are critical to this effort. (More on unep.org)