Materials Maanagement and Climate Change Presentation

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MaterialsManagement and

Climate ChangeAn Introduction


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Overview

1) Consumption patterns

2) Greenhouse gas connection to

materials3) Role of materials management

4) a!s to reduce material"relatedgreenhouse gases

a) Rec!cling

#) $%tended producer responsi#ilit!c) &imits of rec!cling

d) 'roduct stewardship

e) $nvironmentall! prefera#lepurchasing

f) Consuming lessg) Government actions

h) Additional resources for local(stategovernments


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.aterials Consumption


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Residential >uilding: ?;

Agriculture: 9; aste: 2;

/ Greenhouse Gas $missions 72556)


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/ource0 -/- Inventor! of GG $missions and /ins 0 15"25567/ $'A8 2559)

/ Greenhouse Gas $missions 72556)


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/ource0 Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissionsthrough Materials and Land Management Practices- -/- $'A-

>uilding @AC &ighting: 2?;

Infrastructure: 1;

Appliances evices: 9;

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/ource0 Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissionsthrough Materials and Land Management Practices- -/- $'A

>uilding @AC &ighting: 2?;

Infrastructure: 1;

Appliances evices: 9;

'assenger


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Disp

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Recovery

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&ifec!cle of /teel

Use

Recycling Distribution

ManufacturingProcessingResource$%traction


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Materials management is an approach tousing and reusing resources mostefciently and sustainably throughouttheir liecycles. It sees to minimi!ematerials used and all associated

en"ironmental impacts.# Brom $'A8

Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas $missions through .aterials and &and .anagement 'ractices 7'B)79pp8 1-?.>)

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HP eliminated 90% of waste$870,564 saved

P!"# got to ero waste$00,000 saved


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'roduct /tewardship


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greenhouse gas emissions

recycled content

water consumption

energy efficiency
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Relative greenhouse gas emissions of water comsumption options5;

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Colla#orative Consumption


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Colla#orative Consumption


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&ending &i#raries


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/tate and &ocal Government Actions


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/tate and &ocal Government Actions

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/ummar!

1) Connection #etween productconsumption and greenhouse gasemissions

2) Role of materials management

3) a!s to reduce material"relatedgreenhouse gases

a) Rec!cling

#) $%tended producer responsi#ilit!c) &imits of rec!cling

d) 'roduct stewardship

e) $nvironmentall! prefera#lepurchasing

f) Reuse

g) Consuming less

h) Government actions

i) Additional resources for local(stategovernments


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