The role of consumers

SUSTAINABLE RAW
MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT AND
CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN
THE IBERICAN
PENINSULA
The role of consumers
Belén Ramos Alcalde
COBALT regional dialogue, 12nd June 2014
INDEX
1.- Consumers behaviour in Spain (shopping and recycling)
2.- Challenges for increasing resource efficiency
3.- How OCU works in sustainability
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CONSUMERS
BEHAVIOUR/
PERCEPTION
SHOPPING
D 92% agreed lifespan of products should be indicated
Flash Eurobarometer 367 (2013)
OCU Salud nº 110, octubre-noviembre 2013
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RECYCLING
OCU Compra Maestra nº 375, noviembre 2012
OCU Compra Maestra nº 393, junio 2014
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CHALLENGES FOR
INCREASING
RESOURCE
EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTION
Ecodesign, something more than energy.
Less materials….
…much sustainable...
Avoid overpackaging
Too accessories
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…and more recyclable goods
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Durability
Obsolescence
Re-used markets
Repairing sector
Up to138 euros for
re-connecting a cable
from keyboard to
circuit board!
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste has not “value” in current management
Nobody asks if products run at collection points
No enough information about special collection
systems for re-using.
Low quality standards of collection processes
(sometimes you throw them)
Lack of protection of waste in treatment instalations
(thefts, derivation to recycle without dismantling
treatment…)
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INFORMATION
Flash Eurobarometer 367 (2013)
Spaniards do not rely on environmental messages
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Waste information quality assesment in municipal webs
OCU Compra Maestra nº 389, febrero 2014
☺
Treatment squeme at Las Palmas
(www.laspalmasgc.es )
Collection points at Pamplona
(www.mcp.es )
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OCU WORKS IN
SUSTAINABILITY
ARTICLES
Are sustainable products with good quality/price ratio?
What are the most sustainaible alternatives to do…?
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TOOLS
What can I do with my residues?
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LOBBY ACTIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT SITUATION
Waste infraestructures
Citizen cooperation
Data reliability
Quality controls
Transparency and information
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Thanks for your
attention
Belén Ramos Alcalde
Área Medio Ambiente de OCU
[email protected]
www.ocu.org