Emine Erdoğan, chair of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Zero Waste, opened the Zero Waste Museum established by the Zero Waste Foundation in the Turkish city of Antalya as part of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31). Erdoğan cut the opening ribbon alongside leaders’ spouses, representatives of international organizations and members of the UN advisory board.
Erdoğan said the museum traces the progress of the Zero Waste project, which she launched in 2017 at the national and international levels. The project seeks to raise awareness of how our daily choices can make a difference, from extending the life of the things we use to protecting natural resources.
She expressed hope that the experience shared in Antalya would help launch new initiatives that place the concept of zero waste at the heart of policymaking in different countries.

On Wednesday, Erdoğan hosted the high-level meeting of leaders’ spouses within the Global Zero Waste Alliance. On Thursday, she also took part in the leaders’ roundtable on zero waste, the circular economy and methane, attended by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.