The upcoming (ICZWST-26) at Istanbul, Turkey has been organized on 29th – 30th April 2026 and scheduled to alleviate this exact challenge by serving as a focal point for reseachers in the discipline of Zero Waste Cities and Sustainable Transitions from the world over to gather together, learn from one another, impart and propagate their expertise, and put in place policies and mechanisms that will safeguard the stedfast growth and advancement of Zero Waste Cities and Sustainable Transitions. In addition, participants of this event will be privileged with numerous opportunities to ensure their own personal advancement – be it in their studies, research work, career, or entrepreneurial endeavors.

When it comes to research in any academic discipline, the underlying values of knowledge, professionalism, ethics, mutuality and stewardship, all remain the same. Today, more than ever, owing to the saturation of research projects and experimental studies being conducted on diverse topics all across the planet, and the stringent as well as convoluted nature of research funding and grant allocations, research professionals, scholars, scientists, and others are finding it pretty hard to cultivate and hone these values