{"id":259601,"date":"2024-04-01T11:31:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T03:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=259601"},"modified":"2024-04-01T11:31:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T03:31:25","slug":"un-chief-calls-for-global-actions-to-combat-waste-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=259601","title":{"rendered":"UN chief calls for global actions to combat waste crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.newswav.com\/1000x0,q50=\/https:\/\/thesun.my\/binrepository\/antonio-guterres-afp_4003492_20240331185634.jpg\" alt=\"UN chief calls for global actions to combat waste crisis\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (NNN-XINHUA) &#8212; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for worldwide efforts to tackle the waste crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a video message for the International Day of Zero Waste, the UN chief highlighted the perilous state of the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our planet is drowning under a torrent of trash,&#8221; Guterres said, painting a dire picture of the environmental degradation caused by humanity&#8217;s overconsumption and waste production. With &#8220;more than 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste&#8221; produced every year, the consequences are devastating for the earth&#8217;s climate, ecosystems and human health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the urgency of addressing overconsumption, stating &#8220;overconsumption is killing us. Humanity needs an intervention.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guterres praised the efforts of the Advisory Board on Zero Waste for its role in uniting various stakeholders around the mission of achieving zero waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To combat this crisis, the top UN official outlined a multifaceted approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Businesses must rethink their products to minimize wasteful packaging and maximize longevity and lifecycle,&#8221; he said, urging a shift toward sustainable production practices. Consumers are also called upon to &#8220;think twice about the goods and products they purchase, and recycle or reuse wherever possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guterres underscored the importance of government action in fostering circular economies that prioritize &#8220;reuse, remanufacturing, recovery, and waste prevention.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out the need for modern waste-management programs that can significantly mitigate the impacts of resource depletion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On this Zero Waste Day, let&#8217;s pledge to end the destructive cycle of waste, once and for all,&#8221; said Guterres, urging global citizens to commit to sustainable practices that protect the planet for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Dec. 14, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution at its 77th session to proclaim March 30 as International Day of Zero Waste to be observed annually. &#8212; NNN-XINHUA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (NNN-XINHUA) &#8212; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for worldwide efforts to tackle the waste crisis. In a video message for the International Day of Zero Waste, the UN chief highlighted the perilous state of the planet. &#8220;Our planet is drowning under a torrent of trash,&#8221; Guterres said, painting a dire picture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":259605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213,208,215,209,217],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259601"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=259601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259606,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259601\/revisions\/259606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/259605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=259601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=259601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=259601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}