Turkish FM holds phone call with UN Chief

According to Turkish diplomatic sources, Cavusoglu and Guterres discussed Türkiye's zero-waste project.

They also exchanged views on the Black Sea grain deal to enable the free flow of grain to world markets despite the Russia-Ukraine war.

Zero Waste Project which was initiated in 2017 under the auspices of Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan, aims to contain waste under sustainable development principles, leaving a clean Türkiye and a liveable world to future generations.

Between 2017 to 2020, the project helped save 397 million tons of raw material, 315 million kilowatt-hour of energy, 345 million cubic meters of water and 50 million barrels of oil. In the same period, 17 million tons of usable waste was collected, 2 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions were prevented, and 209 million trees were saved by the project.

Türkiye uses about 10 million tons of glass, plastic, aluminium and metal packaging every year according to figures and plans to increase the recycling rate for packaging to 65 percent by 2026. (ILKHA)