SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR CONSUMPTION IN OSLO

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1 Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy Cities Forum workshop Rotterdam November 27th 2017 SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR CONSUMPTION IN OSLO Cecilie Hirsch, advisor Agency for Urban Environment, City of Oslo

2 Forutsetninger for det grønne skiftet i Oslo: Sustainable and circular consumption - from a city perspective

3 OSLO Oslo is the capital of Norway and the country s largest city with approximately 660,000 inhabitants. It is a compact capital city surrounded by the nationally protected forest Marka and by the Oslo Fjord. One of Europe s fastest growing cities

4 15 LOCAL DISTRICTS (BYDELER)

5 PUBLIC HEARING CONSUMPTION FOR THE FUTURE Strategy for a sustainable and circular consumption in Oslo Presented for public hearing 22nd of November Hearing until 15th of January 2018

6 CITY GOVERNMENT PLATFORM Lower consumption and ecological footprint Reduced material consumption will reduce Oslo s global ecological footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. The City Government s vision is for 100% materials recovery in Oslo and we will thus facilitate ever more recycling, re-use, and sharing. The City Government will: Develop a strategy for reducing consumption in Oslo, including initiatives for increased sharing, sorting of waste, consumption-minimising public procurement, more second-hand markets and less food waste Serve only vegetarian food at least one day a week in City canteens Establish a centre for urban ecological innovation

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8 New waste strategy New procurement strategy

9 Oslo and Akershus highest consumption per capita in the country (2012: EURO) Ca. ⅔ of non-recycled waste could have been recycled reused or eaten ELECTRONICS: 26 kg EE-waste per capita per year in Oslo (2014) CLOTHES: 1/3 of clothes waste bin, could have been reused FOOD: 40 kg food waste per capita per year could have been eaten MEAT: We eat 76 kg meat per capita per year

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11 VISION: Oslo is a circular and resource effective city which reduces its climate and environmental footprint

12 SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR CONSUMPTION Sustainable consumption "the use of services and related products, which respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life while minimizing the use of natural resources and toxic materials as well as the emissions of waste and pollutants over the life cycle of the service or product so as not to jeopardize the needs of further generations. Circular consumption Reduce material consumption: reduce the use of material resources in economic processes, in different phases in a life cycle perspective

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14 1. KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATION and INVOLVEMENT 2. LOCAL FACILITATION 3. CIRCULAR SYSTEMS 4. ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE CITY

15 1. KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATION and INVOLVEMENT Knowledge and competence building Develop and promote circular solutions and sharing Working through libraries, schools and kindergardens Cooperation across business, city and citizens Create arenas for knowledge sharing and changing practice Digital solutions

16 2. LOCAL FACILITATION Local swapping arenas in all districts: clothes, toys, equipment, tools etc. Joint use of facilities + temporary use of buildings Facilitate for sharing and lending Improve conditions for second hand and fleee markets Facilitate and incentivise for repair Improve reuse facilities

17 3. CIRCULAR SYSTEMS ELECTRONICS systems for repair FOOD reduce food waste TEXTILES systems for reuse BUILDING MATERIALS, furniture and components systems for reuse Reduce use of PLASTICS Improve systems for sharing and lending

18 4. ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE CITY Procurements Internal systems for reuse Certifications Sustainable food serving food in elderly homes, kindergardens, schools, cafeterias Innovative cooperation Facilitate arenas

19 BYKUBEN Centre for urban ecological innovation

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21 Local reuse facilities

22 Lending of sports equipment

23 Lending of tools

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25 Give it a new life: reuse and repair!

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34 Welcome to Oslo 2019!