International Day of Zero Waste, observed for the first time on 30 March 2023 and jointly facilitated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), aims to raise awareness of the importance of zero waste and responsible consumption and production. The Day calls on rethinking our practices and for embracing a circular economy, which means reducing resource use and emissions to the environment throughout all stages of products’ life cycles, as a key for addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, and pollution, and putting the planet, and humanity, on a path to health and prosperity. Learn more:
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