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Zubaida calls for turning waste into resources

Published : Wednesday, 11 November, 2026 at 9:13 PM

Observer Online Report

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Bangladesh's First Spouse Dr Zubaida Rahman has called for turning waste into resources, clean energy and economic opportunities, stressing the need for global cooperation to build a zero-waste world.

She made the call at a high-level meeting of world leaders' spouses on the Global Zero Waste Alliance on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, on Wednesday (November 11).

Zubaida said Bangladesh supported the alliance and highlighted its 3R strategy—reduce, reuse and recycle. Under its NDC 3.0, the country aims to cut waste-sector emissions by 1.78 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2035.

She also said a waste-to-energy project in Dhaka would process 3,000 tonnes of household waste daily to generate 42.5 megawatts of electricity, with plans to expand similar initiatives to other major cities.

Highlighting jute as an alternative to plastic, she called for affordable climate finance, technology transfer, private-sector participation and protection for informal waste workers.

-AH

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