Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

Managing Plastic Marine Debris Heather Troutman 01

288 million tonnes plastic produced per year 40% packaging 5 – 13 million tonnes entering ocean per year Problems: microplastics, persistent pollutants, litter

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Threats

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Threats

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

Managing Plastic Marine Debris Heather Troutman 04

Threats

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

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Waste Projections 8,000 tonnes of waste ⎪ London 2012 Olympic Games, 19.4 million attendees 1,093,899 tonnes of waste ⎪ Hamburg annual total ⎪ 21,037 tonnes/week 18,000 lbs (apx. 8 tonnes) beach litter ⎪ 34th American Cup, 1 million attendees 200 tonnes beach litter at Hamburg Games ⎪ projection 78% plastic marine litter in German North Sea ⎪ Öko-Institute e.V., 2006 156 tonnes of plastic marine debris entering the Elbe ⎪ projection, business as usual

25% annual household waste

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Elbe to North Sea

Source: Hamburg Port Authority 2015

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

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Elbe Tidal Flows

Source: Hamburg Port Authority 2015

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

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Ocean Currents

Source: NOAA 2013

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Case Study London: Impetus “there is no such thing as a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games unless it is possible to demonstrate in some way that the resources used to stage the Games are in some way compensated for by more sustainable practices inspired by, or as a direct result of the Games.” Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2013)

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Best Practices Producer Partnership

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

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Best Practices Obvious Signage

Source: WRAP 2012

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

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Case Study Sydney: Best Practices •  Merchandising contracts that require companies to provide information on their

manufacture, use and disposal practices •  Avoiding products that have a short useful life or use unnecessary packaging •  Unique waste management plan for every venue •  Waste education seminars for venue and sponsor employees •  Using non-disposable cutlery REUSABLE ITEMS

Challenge à permanent vendors

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

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Case Study Sydney Acceptable •  Cardboard •  Fiber bags •  Compostable plastics •  Metal/ceramic/cutlery •  Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and

high-density polyethylene (HDPE) •  Aluminum and steel cans •  Liquid paperboard •  Timber or cardboard pallets.

Non-Acceptable •  Polystyrene •  Aluminum foil •  Plastic foodware •  Shrink and cling wrap •  Composite material containers •  Glass (in public areas)

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Best Practices Diverse Management Waste Generating Areas •  Spectator concourse •  Spectator area (seated) •  Spectator area (non-seated) •  Field of play •  Athletes/officials marshalling area •  Operation comound/loading areas •  Media/administration/offices •  Sponsor hospitality •  Medical center •  Quarantine area •  Residential area •  Common domain

Waste Generating Activities •  Public waste importation •  Catering: sit down, take-out, office kitchens •  Warehousing, delivery and storage •  Medical/veterinary/quarantine •  Merchandising •  Office activities

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Best Practices Free Water

Olympia in Hamburg Urban Material Cycles Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta

REAP – SoSe 2015

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Case Study Rio: Best Practices The shutdown of the operations at the Gramacho landfill represented an end to the only source of income for an estimated population of 1,700 waste pickers, who, over many years, had scavenged materials on the site that represented subsistence for them and their families. With the decommissioning of Gramacho, COMLURB deposited a single payment into a Waste Pickers Fund, which was scheduled for disbursement over a period of 15 years, distributed equally among the group of waste pickers registered on a list that was certified by their leaders. (Rio 2016, p.51)

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REAP – SoSe 2015

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Challenges

Source: WRAP 2012

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Resources America’s Cup (2013) 34th America’s Cup Earns Highest Level Clean Regattas Certification

<http://www.americascup.com/en/34th-americas-cup/18544_34th-americas-cup-earns-highest-level-clean-regattas-certification.html> Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2010) No time to waste: A review of Waste and Resource Management across the London 2012 programme Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2013) Making a Difference: Post-Games Report Hamburg Port Authority (2015) “Tidal River Development: The Elbe River Estuary” <http://tide-project.eu/downloads/0_Elbe_Factsheet.pdf> International Olympic Committee (2012) “Factsheet: London 2012 Facts and Figures” <http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/London_2012_Facts_and_Figures-eng.pdf> ISO 20121: Event Sustainability Management System <http://www.iso20121.org/> London 2012 (2015) “Olympic Information” <http://www.london-2012.co.uk/link/> London Legacy Development Cooperation (2014) Environmental Sustainability Report 2014 London Waste and Recycling Board (2015) Resource London http://www.lwarb.gov.uk/what-we-do/london-waste-authority-support/the-resource-london-programme/ The National Archives “Records of the London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C13273031 Official Website of the Olympic Movement (2015) London 2012 <http://www.olympic.org/london-2012-summer-olympics> Olympic Delivery Authority (2014) Final Repot <http://www.london-2012.co.uk/link/> Rio2016 (2013) “Sustainability Management Plan: Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games <http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/Plano_Gestao_Sustentabilidade_EN.pdf> Waste Resources and Action Programme [WRAP] (2012) London 2012 Legacy Transfer Report: Event Waste Management