Zero waste
Zero wasteBANGKOK — The diplomat chairing talks on a world-first treaty to limit plastic pollution says countries are less divided than before, and a deal could be adopted at the next formal round of negotiations in March 2027. Chilean ambassador Julio Cordano, who took over as chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee earlier this year after
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Zero wastePlastic Bank, the Canadian social enterprise behind one of the world's largest bottle collection networks, is courting more Philippine companies to join its plastic waste collection drive, pitching the partnership as a practical route for firms to meet their extended producer responsibility targets. Founder and chief executive David Katz made the appeal to reporters on
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Zero wasteMalaysia has set one of Southeast Asia's most ambitious municipal-waste targets: diverting 53 per cent of solid waste from landfills by 2035 under its zero waste 2035 plan, up from 42 per cent this year. The announcement was made by Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming during an oral question session in the
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Zero wastePhase 2 of Alberta's extended producer responsibility program took effect on 1 October 2026, adding glass containers, foam packaging, flexible plastics, aerosol cans and laminated packaging to curbside recycling for about 1.4 million households across 287 communities.
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Zero wastePlastic waste is on course to almost triple by 2060 while only 9% is recycled, and wasted food generates 8–10% of global emissions. This explainer sets out why zero waste has become a practical climate strategy — from Türkiye's Zero Waste movement to the road to COP31 in Antalya.
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Zero wasteThe Zero Waste Foundation's two-day Türkiye Plastic Waste Workshop in Istanbul brought 15 working groups together to draft a life-cycle plastic policy framework ahead of COP31 in Antalya.
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Zero wasteINC chair Julio Cordano told AFP after closed-door talks in Bangkok that the global plastics treaty could be adopted at INC-5.4 in March 2027, saying countries are closer to agreement than before.
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Zero wasteTürkiye is turning its zero waste philosophy into a national strategy against plastic pollution, as the Zero Waste Foundation brought around 600 representatives from government, industry, academia and civil society together in Istanbul for a two-day Türkiye Plastic Waste Workshop. The meeting, held on 31 August and 1 September 2026, is designed to feed directly
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Zero wasteUNEP says an estimated 1 million plastic bottles are bought every minute. It gives no yearly total, no daily total and no tonnage for bottle waste.
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Zero wasteGovernments agreed a mandate to negotiate a global plastics treaty in 2022 — but not the treaty text. After two failed rounds, a February 2026 session elected a new chair, with substantive talks set for March 2027.
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Zero wasteTürkiye's Zero Waste Movement turns nine as Antalya prepares to host COP31, with the recycling rate up from 13% to 37.53% since 2017 and zero waste on the summit's agenda.
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Zero wasteThe Zero Waste Foundation and VakıfBank signed a strategic protocol on 15 September 2026, launching a 10 billion TL circular finance package ahead of COP31 in Antalya.
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News, stories and solutions driving change towards a greener and more sustainable planet for future generations.
The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 opens in New Delhi on 2 November, bringing participants from more than 130 countries together as India presses towards 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030.
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Green JournalismCanada and United Nations University experts brief journalists on 2 November 2026, a week before COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye.
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Green JournalismStephanie Wallcraft has won the 2026 AJAC Environmental Journalism Award for her article on Natural Resources Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide, with Nadine Filion as runner-up.
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Green JournalismGrist has launched Distorted, a months-long reporting series on how misinformation spreads before, during and after extreme weather, and how trusted journalism can help communities find the truth.
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Green JournalismThe UN's first comprehensive restoration assessment, published on 29 October 2026, gives climate journalists a verifiable global scorecard: 252 million hectares under restoration across 149 countries, but finance must more than quadruple to meet 2030 targets.
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Green JournalismToxic Ground, a cross-border investigation into hidden landfill sites across Europe, has been shortlisted in the Environment and Energy category of the British Journalism Awards 2026.
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Green JournalismTürkiye's communications chief Burhanettin Duran urges solutions-focused climate reporting ahead of COP31 in Antalya, warning against 'green fatigue', as 1,400 of about 3,000 press accreditations are completed.
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Green JournalismThe Society of Environmental Journalists has opened book entries for its 25th annual awards for reporting on the environment. Books published in 2025 or 2026 are eligible, with the standard deadline on 21 December 2026.
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Green JournalismThe United Nations has called for a broad, joint effort to protect climate information integrity, warning that disinformation, harassment of journalists and AI-driven manipulation now threaten climate action, weeks before COP31 in Antalya.
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