The 3rd International Zero Waste Summit and Award Ceremony organized by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change on 23 December 2022 at Haliç Congress Center was held under the theme of ‘Climate and Youth’.

University students from different regions of Turkey, climate ambassador youth, environmental volunteers, artists, athletes, NGOs, business world and university representatives, local administrations and all environmentally sensitive stakeholders participated in the summit.

In the fifth year of the Zero Waste Project, which was launched in 2017, Yıldız Technical University was granted the “Zero Waste Best Practice” award in the university category.

In addition to its R&D studies on circular economy and environmentally friendly production models, our university has proved with this award that it is the pioneer of responsible consumption with its zero-waste management on its campuses. Yıldız Technical University continues to develop new approaches in sustainable waste management by making choices to reduce and prevent waste in its activities.