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Rimini, October 27 200 5

FROM WASTE PREVENTION TO SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION Challenges & Opportunities for Local and Regional Authorities. International Conference on Waste Prevention Strategies. Rimini, October 27 200 5. ACR+  an international network of Waste Management Actors. More than 80 members 22 countries.

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Rimini, October 27 200 5

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  1. FROM WASTE PREVENTION TO SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION Challenges & Opportunities for Local and Regional Authorities International Conference on Waste Prevention Strategies Rimini, October 27 2005 ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  2. ACR+ an international network of Waste Management Actors • More than 80 members • 22 countries ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  3. ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS FOR RECYCLING AND THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES • 66 LRAs • Aalborg (DK), Agence de l’Energie et de l’Environnement en Poitou-Charentes (APCEDE – F), Amalga (P) • Ancona (Provincia di - I), Andalucia (E), Antwerpen (B), Barcelona (Ayuntamiento - E), Barcelona (Area Metropolitana - E), Basel (CH), Brussels (ABP-B), Brussels (Region-B), Catalunya (E), Charentes (F), Charleroi (ICDI) (B), Chiclana de la Frontera (E), Doncaster (UK), Dublin (Irl), South Dublin County Council (Irl), Dunkerque (F), Fingal County Council (Irl), Gipuzkoa (E), Hasselt (B), Hampshire (UK), Helsingborg (S), IDELUX (B), INTRADEL (B), Kairouan (TN), La Coruna (E), Lausanne (CH), Leiria (Valorlis, P), Liège (B), Lille (F), Lisbon (P), London (UK), Lons-le-Saunier (F), Luxembourg (GDL), Lyon (F), Mahdia (T),Madrid (E), Malaga (E), Mallorca (E), Marche (Regione – I), Marseille (F), Milton Keynes (GB), Nantes (F), Nicosia (Chypre), Odense (DK), Oeiras (P), Oporto (Lipor) (P), OVAM (B), Pamplona (E), Paris (F), Perugia (I), Rabat-Salé (M), Regio Emilia (Provincia di - I), San Boit de Llobregat (E), Settimo Torinese (I), Sousse (TN), Torino (AMIAT & AMIAT TBD, I), Département de Vendée (F), Vienna (A), Wallonia (B), Warszawa (PL), Zagreb (Cr) • 5 Networks • AMORCE (F), Cercle National du Recyclage (F), Club Español de los Residuos (E), AICA (I), AECR (S), • 2 Private companiesSUEZ Environnement, ENVAC • 8 NGOs & Academics • Ecological Recycling Society (Gr), ERICA (I), Espace Environnement (B), Federambiente (I) • Fundacion Traperos de Emaus (E), Green Steps for Environmental Literacy (TR) • RAL Assurance Quality (D), Swansea Institute (UK) ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  4. ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS FOR RECYCLING Cities Regions Provinces NGOs EXCHANGE of information and experience Academics, companies European Commission Regulatory and voluntary instruments Statistics & techniques Financial mechanisms Communication ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  5. ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS FOR RECYCLING Exchange & partnership ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  6. From Waste to Resource management 50.000 kg 16.000kg 3.500 kg 500 kg Industrialwaste Municipal waste Resources Raw material ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  7. Where is the Difference ? • Ecological rucksack : • 1kg steel : 2.3 kg • 1kg zinc : 8 kg • 1kg copper: 15 kg • 1 kg stain : 6,500 Kg • toothbrush: 1.5kg • Mobile : 75 kg • chips 0.09gr : 20 kg • Computer: 1,500 kg Gold ring 5g : 3,000 kg ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  8. Consumption Another vision of the world ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  9. A question of sustainability! ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  10. Resources A Growing Worldwide Concern ! Japan (2004) : 3R STRATEGY China (2002) : CIRCULAR ECONOMY « China can no longer afford to follow the West’s resources-hungry model of development ……and it should encourage its citizens to follow a Chinese model of quality of life before a US style consumerist lifestyle » Pan Yue, Deputy Minister of State Environmental Protection ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  11. Resources A Growing Worldwide Concern ! ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  12. Towards a lifecycle approach ReuseRepair Rethink Redesign Reduce Waste Resource Product Recycling Recovery ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  13. Challenges for LRA’s Increasing waste production 1940 1970 2000 240 kg/inh/a 400kg/inh/a 560kg/inh/a ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  14. Packaging Packaging Packaging Challenges for LRA’s Changing waste production ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  15. Municipal Recycling in EuropeA picture ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  16. Municipal Waste production and Recycling ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  17. Residual waste 150 ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  18. NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR LOCAL & REGIONAL AUTHORITIES ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  19. PROMOTE 2nd HAND Vienna • Repair • 2nd hand • Leasing/renting • Reuse ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  20. PROMOTE REPAIR AND REUSE Munich ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  21. PROMOTE ECO-PRODUCTS • Brussels - Vienna : • OBSERVATORY OF CONSUMPTION ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  22. PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION Rotterdam The « SPAARPAS » ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  23. OFFER FREEDOM TO CHOOSE • Brussels • CAMPAIGN AGAINST FREE PRESS AND ADVERTISING ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  24. ENCOURAGE NEW LIFESTYLES Nuremberg: « 99 GIFTS WITHOUT WASTE» ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  25. Department of Technology and sustainable productmanagement PROMOTE IMMATERIAL SERVICES Number of satisfied customer needs - per employee 1 employee at the printing machine 1 masseur covers covers 68 needs 1,546 needs ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  26. REPLACE PRODUCTS BY SERVICES • Vienna • MOBILE DISH-WASHING ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  27. REPLACE PRODUCTS BY SERVICES • Milton-Keynes • CAMPAIGN FOR REUSABLE NAPPIES • 6% hh waste in volume • Promoting laundry service • Demonstrating savings(360€ in 2 year) ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  28. INFORM ON CONSEQUENCES & LIMITS OF LIFESTYLES London ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  29. INFORM ON CONSEQUENCES & LIMITS OF LIFESTYLES (2) Liege Brussels Lille Malaga Oporto Chateauroux Hampshire Milton-Keynes Charleroi Andorre La corogne ……. ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  30. SUPPORTING IMAGINATION Ayuntamiento de Barcelona CELEBRATIONS WITHOUT WASTE ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  31. AVOIDING BATTERIES Brussels ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  32. SUPPORT IMAGINATION Flanders • Agreements and subsidies to municipalities (240/308) • Support and consulting to companies (PRESTI) (15.000/40.000) ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  33. SHOWING PROPER USE Brussels TO PRINT OR NOT TO PRINT ?” • Office Paper 140 kg/pers/a • Rationalise the use of New technologies ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  34. Brussels – 10 pilot companies Paper Reduction (%) • - 17% • - 44% • - 37% • - 9% • - 7% • - 3% • + 14% • - 11% • - 8% j. - 29% IBGE - BIM ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  35. Brussels 2nd step :multipurpose machines ? IBGE - BIM ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  36. DEMONSTRATE THE INTEREST OF COMPOSTING Porto HORTA DA FORMIGA • Education centre for schools and other groups • Demonstrate the interest of composting • Exemplify composting methods and bins • Free courses in organic agriculture ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  37. PROMOTE HOME COMPOSTING FLANDERS Home composting 1997: 19% 2002: 34% Target : 35% ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  38. PARTNERSHIP WITH RETAILERS Charleroi • “Less Waste” labels • Information leaflets • Message broadcast • Assessment of impact on sales • Supermarket visit ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  39. Savigliano (CN) : information campaign and publicawareness:Sangone Valley (TO):home compostingVillafranca d’Asti (AT) :PAYT system with pay-per-bag:COVAR 14 (TO): PAYT system with transponder: ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  40. ADDRESSING INDUSTRIAL WASTE Kalundborg INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS • Industrial park (6 companies) • By products of one’s(steam, heat,water, gas, gypsum, ash, …) • = resources for other • Overall investment : 80M°€ • Total savings : 180M°€ ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  41. POTENTIAL COST REDUCTION ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  42. TOWARDS LESS 100 KG MUNICIPAL WASTE/CAP. ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

  43. Many other initiatives…….. Thank you for your attention ! Brussels Office Tel. +32.2.775.77.01 +32.2.775.75.85 +32.2.775.78.57 General secretariat Skipton – UK Tel. +44.1.756.709.600 e-mail : acrr@acrr.org http://www.acrr.org ________________________________________________________________ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling

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