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Sustainable Consuption Sustainable Consuption and Production:and Production:
The Costa Rican The Costa Rican ExperienceExperience
A joint effort of theChamber of Industry of Costa Rica,
CEGESTI y Technological Institute of Costa Ricawith the support of the Swiss Government
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Costa RicaCosta Rica
San AndrésSan Andrés
RepúblicaRepúblicaDominicanaDominicana
NicaraguaNicaragua
El SalvadorEl Salvador
HondurasHonduras
PanamáPanamáCosta RicaCosta Rica
Estados Estados UnidosUnidos
MéxicoMéxico
GuatemalaGuatemala
BeliceBelice
Costa RicaCosta Rica
Population: 4,000,000Extension: 51,100 Km2
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Before the NCPCBefore the NCPCCentral American EcoDesign Project executed by CEGESTI and Technological Institute of Costa Rica with the support of Delft University
5 Case Studies in Costa Rica•Food Industry •Metalmechanic •Ornamental Plants exports•Furniture
Training workshops on the EcoDesign methodology
Industrial Design degree at the ITCR
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Case: EcoDesign
CEGESTI and ITCR carried out the Central American EcoDesign Project with the support of Delft University
Benefits:20% reduction of polyethylene in secondary packaging.3% reduction in primary packaging.7 000 less cardboard boxes per year.
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NCPC EraNCPC Era Awareness raising on Sustainable Consumption as part of the promotion of CP Training of government officials, academics and technicians from companies in EcoDesign, LCA and Sustainable Consumption
EcoDesign LCA using the EMIS Software tool Improving Competitiveness and decision making using LCA Sustainable Consumption and Production Workshop
Development of a National CP Policy that includes Sustainable Consumption and Production concepts
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Special Project development: National Material Handling Report (2002) LCA of BioDiesel Production from Palm Oil (2003) LCA and EcoDesign in the Plastic Industry (2004) Residual and Industrial By-Products Market – MERSI (2004)
Sustainable Consumption as part of the CP – IPA’s
Several CP Options identified in more than 50 enterprises with an IPA have Sustainable Consumption objectives
NCPC EraNCPC Era
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National Material Handling National Material Handling ReportReport
Management InstrumentBased in a study of material
flowDecember 2002
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Opportunities founded in Costa Rica
Many material do not have alternative chanels
Options may exist for materials with present channels
It may identiffy new neaches for environmental enterprises in Recuperation, Recycling and Reintegration
Country neads
Management Instruments
Policy Instruments Stackeholder
Dialogo de Actores Integrated Product
Policy (IPP) and Extenden Producer Responsability (EPR)
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Important data per material
1. Used Oils
2. Batteries (Lead-Acid)
3. Dry batteries
4. Solvents
5. PET
6. Poly-laminated packaging
7. Packages /containers of high and low density polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, PVC suspension / emulsion
Material Data
Imports 36.500 ton/year lubricating and hydraulic oils
Import. 2.666 ton/year
196 million units/year national production+ 948 ton/year imports.
Import. 15.627 ton/year
Import. 8.000 metric tons in 2000
Import. 5,7 million tons poly-laminated -> TetraPak/PurePak
Generation of 54.495 ton/year to the waste streams
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8. Electronic / Computer Equipment
9. Fluorescent Lamps
10. Aluminum cans
11. Tires and rubber
12. Industrial sludge
Material Data
2% of waste in landills in the Central Valley (130.000 PCs in 2005)
Import. 400 ton/year of lamps Hg: ⇒33 kg/year / 8,25 mg per capita
60 ton/month
9.000 ton/year Aprox. 43.800 ton/year
Important data per material
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13. Ferrous materials
14. Organic-biodegradable
15. Paper and cardboard
16. Agricultural Plastic
17. Refrigerants (CFC12)
18. Glass
Material Data
Identified 43.000 ton/year
Identified 510.000 ton/year
Imports of 330.000 ton/year
9800 ton/año provenientes de la actividad bananera, melón (envases, bolsas, plast. cobertura)
Average annual Imports 132.395 Kg.
Aproximatly 15.670 kg/year are disposed
Important data per material
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“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most of the people don´t recognize them” -Ann Landers
Tel: (506) 281-0006Fax: (506) 234-6163
e-mail: [email protected]: www.cnpml.or.cr
