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Turkey plans zero-waste measures for COP31
Turkey plans to make zero waste a central part of COP31, the UN climate conference it is hosting.
The plans include a zero-waste museum in the conference’s Blue Zone and practical workshops for children and young people in the Green Zone.
Solak, Demirciler and Ormana villages will also take part, with Solak already using a compost machine to process food scraps.
Residents say the changes have encouraged them to sort and reuse waste and to teach these habits to children.
A 2,000-square-metre Turkey Pavilion will present the country’s climate policies, energy transition and sustainable city projects.
Officials say the village work is intended to continue after the conference and offer a model for other communities.
Turkey plans to make zero waste a priority at COP31 and part of how the conference is run.
The approach is among Turkey’s 10 priority action agenda items and its implementation targets for 2035.
Zero-waste measures are planned for the conference’s Blue and Green Zones and for three villages.
A 2,000-square-metre Türkiye Pavilion will present the country’s climate policies and sustainability projects.
- Who
- Turkey, with COP31 President Murat Kurum promoting the measures.
- What
- Zero-waste measures are planned for COP31, including facilities at the conference and initiatives in three villages.
- When
- The article was published on November 9, 2026; the conference date is not stated.
- Where
- The COP31 site and Solak, Demirciler and Ormana villages. The article identifies Solak as being in Antalya.
- Why
- To reduce and reuse waste, promote circular-economy practices and present Turkey’s climate initiatives.
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- Priority agenda
- Zero waste is one of Turkey’s 10 COP31 priority action agenda items
- Blue Zone feature
- Five-leaf Time Tunnel, 10,000 square metres, planned as a Zero Waste Museum
- Türkiye Pavilion
- 2,000 square metres
- Zero-waste villages
- Solak, Demirciler and Ormana
- Solak initiative
- A compost machine is being used for food waste
What people are saying
A flower-like village. In the Zero Waste Village, everything is transforming for the future, becoming friendly to nature and growing effort and hope.
We now make use of our food waste. We collect it and put it in the compost machine.
We tried to build Solak Zero Waste Village not just as a village that lives on within COP31, but as one that continues after the conference and can be an example to other regions and to the world.