1 Sustainable Consuption and Production: The Costa Rican Experience A joint effort of the Chamber of Industry of Costa Rica, CEGESTI y Technological Institute of Costa Rica with the support of the Swiss Government

2 Costa Rica San Andrés RepúblicaDominicana Nicaragua El Salvador Honduras Panamá Costa Rica EstadosUnidos México Guatemala Belice Population: 4,000,000 Extension: 51,100 Km 2

3 Before the NCPC Central 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

4 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 less cardboard boxes per year.

5 NCPC 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

6  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 Era

7 National Material Handling Report Management Instrument Based in a study of material flow December 2002

8 Opportunities founded in Costa Rica Many material do not have alternative chanels Options may exist for materials with present channels It may identify new neaches for environmental enterprises in Recuperation, Recycling and Reintegration Country needs Management Instruments Policy Instruments Stakeholder dialogue Integrated Product Policy (IPP) and Extended Producer Responsability (EPR)

9 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 MaterialData Imports ton/year lubricating and hydraulic oils Import ton/year 196 million units/year national production+ 948 ton/year imports. Import ton/year Import metric tons in 2000 Import. 5,7 million tons poly- laminated -> TetraPak/PurePak Generation of ton/year to the waste streams

10 8. Electronic / Computer Equipment 9. Fluorescent Lamps 10. Aluminum cans 11. Tires and rubber 12. Industrial sludge MaterialData 2% of waste in landills in the Central Valley ( PCs in 2005) Import. 400 ton/year of lamps Hg: ⇒ 33 kg/year / 8,25 mg per capita 60 ton/month ton/year Aprox ton/year Important data per material

Ferrous materials 14. Organic-biodegradable 15. Paper and cardboard 16. Agricultural Plastic 17. Refrigerants (CFC12) 18. Glass MaterialData Identified ton/year Identified ton/year Imports of ton/year 9800 ton/año provenientes de la actividad bananera, melón (envases, bolsas, plast. cobertura) Average annual Imports Kg. Aproximatly kg/year are disposed Important data per material