{"id":359586,"date":"2026-04-01T16:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=359586"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:56:20","slug":"20-cities-towards-zero-waste-initiative-and-international-day-of-zero-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/20-cities-towards-zero-waste-initiative-and-international-day-of-zero-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative and International Day of Zero Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste on 30 March, 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative has been initiated.<\/p>\n<h2>About 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative and International Day of Zero Waste<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359592\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-359592 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_1-4-2026_134820_www.unep_.org_.jpeg?resize=390%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative and International Day of Zero Waste\" width=\"390\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_1-4-2026_134820_www.unep_.org_.jpeg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_1-4-2026_134820_www.unep_.org_.jpeg?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_1-4-2026_134820_www.unep_.org_.jpeg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_1-4-2026_134820_www.unep_.org_.jpeg?w=1290&amp;ssl=1 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: UNEP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> highlights<b> cities <\/b>demonstrating<b> ambitious and innovative approaches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reducing waste, advancing circular economy solutions, and building more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Initiative led by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The initiative is led by the <\/span><b>U.N. Secretary-General\u2019s Advisory Board on Zero Waste<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with support from <strong>UN-Habitat and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognise city leadership and innovation<\/li>\n<li>Promote exchange of good practices and lessons learned<\/li>\n<li>Inspire other cities to accelerate their transition toward zero waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contributes directly to the <\/span><b>SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Selected cities: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 cities including cities such as <\/span><b>Accra (Ghana), Bologna (Italy), Chefchaouen (Morocco), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Dehiwala City (Sri Lanka), Florian\u00f3polis (Brazil),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> etc. have been identified.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Varkala, Kerala, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the<\/span><b> identified city in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The selected cities will be<\/span><b> showcased on global platforms to share experiences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and inspire further action.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About International Day of Zero Waste<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"5sk3q3\" data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"293\">The <strong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"112\">United Nations General Assembly<\/strong>\u00a0adopted a resolution on <strong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"197\">14 December 2022<\/strong>, during its <strong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"226\">77th session<\/strong>, declaring <strong data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"250\">30 March<\/strong> as the International Day of Zero Waste.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"sr6a1k\" data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"359\">The Day is observed <strong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"341\">annually on 30 March<\/strong> across the world.<\/li>\n<li>The observance is facilitated by <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United Nations Human Settlements Programme and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United Nations Environment Programme.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"14qylfg\" data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"451\">Its main objective is to <strong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"447\">promote sustainable production and consumption patterns<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1j28isk\" data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"593\">It raises awareness about the importance of <strong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"528\">reducing waste generation<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"551\">reusing materials<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"592\">recycling resources efficiently<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste on 30 March, 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative has been initiated. About 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative and International Day of Zero Waste About 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative It highlights cities demonstrating ambitious and innovative approaches to reducing waste, advancing circular economy&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/20-cities-towards-zero-waste-initiative-and-international-day-of-zero-waste\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Cities Towards Zero Waste Initiative and International Day of Zero Waste<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1236,12039],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-359586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}