Cities across the country are aiming towards Zero Waste to address decarbonization and climate crisis. At the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, countries including governments in Asian countries have pledged to reduce the temperature rise by reducing waste and pollution, the main source of GHG emissions by fast-tracking zero-waste system adoption to reduce environmental impacts. Zero Waste Cities is about a design thinking principle for sustainable solid waste management of the 21st Century.
 Achieving Zero-Waste Cities will require radical changes to the cradle-to-grave concept, a product lifecycle process from product creation to product usage and to product disposal. The efficacy of the Zero-Waste Cities strategy lies in a multi-stakeholder commitment from manufacturers in sourcing materials that preserve value, minimize environmental impacts and conserve natural resources; to industry playing the stewardship role of purchasing responsibly; and finally, cities to lead by devising public policies and stakeholder incentives that encourage the adoption of the zero-waste system.
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