1. 23/06/2015 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM PAGE 1 Environment and Health Administration, City of Stockholm, Sweden together with Lian Scholes Middlesex University, London, UK & André Lecloux, ENVICAT Consulting, Wavre, Belgium International Dissemination Workshop 3 February 2010 The ScorePP-project Voluntary initiatives to reduce releases of priority pollutants Tonie Wickman

2. 23/06/2015 PAGE 2 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Table of contents  Voluntary initiatives  Examples  Efficiency  Some findings on success  Conclusions

3. 23/06/2015 PAGE 3 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Voluntary initiatives  Initiatives that are not forced by legislation  Initiatives by … –Governments –Municipalities –Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) –“Grass roots” –Industries (André Lecloux)  Address production, use patterns and recycling…  Information campaigns  Eco-labelling  Economic incentives  Green procurement  City planning  Policy instruments  Monitoring  Technical development  Substitution  …

4. 23/06/2015 PAGE 4 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Di(ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) major source: PVC waste in the environment Take care of waste? Substitute DEHP (or PVC) new products and existing products Initiatives:  Green procurement, Eco-labelling, Information campaigns  Treatment options for wastewater and stormwater

5. 23/06/2015 PAGE 5 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Cadmium (Cd) major source: long range transport Substitute Cd in new and existing products Initiatives:  Green procurement, Eco-labelling, Information campaigns  Treatment options for wastewater and stormwater

6. 23/06/2015 PAGE 6 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Mercury (Hg) major source: Tyres?, roads? and amalgam fillings Substitute Hg in new and existing products Initiatives:  Green procurement, Information campaigns  Treatment options for wastewater and stormwater

7. 23/06/2015 PAGE 7 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Benzo[a]pyrene – PAH major source: domestic greywater? (Cooking, smoked food and cigarette ash) Initiatives:  Treatment options for wastewater and stormwater

8. 23/06/2015 PAGE 8 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Octylphenol/Nonylphenol and ethoxylates major source: textiles imported to Europe Substitute in new products Initiatives:  Green procurement, Eco-labelling, Information campaigns  Treatment options for wastewater and stormwater

9. 23/06/2015 PAGE 9 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Make it easy Several substances – same distribution route Information campaigns to change behaviour Yellow Fish Project: www.sepa.org.uk/yellowfishwww.sepa.org.uk/yellowfish

10. 23/06/2015 PAGE 10 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Make it easy Several substances – consumption Eco-labelling to change behaviour EU flower and Nordic Swan: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel

11. 23/06/2015 PAGE 11 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Make it easy Several substances – in “waste” Economic incentives or polluter pays principle (or good recycling systems) Cartridge World Initiative: www.cartridgeworld.orgwww.cartridgeworld.org Congestion charging in the City of Stockholm

12. 23/06/2015 PAGE 12 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Evaluate voluntary initiatives  Difficult to evaluate single initiatives as data on efficiency and cost is seldom given. Scale, time, timing and type also differs a lot  Industry is often better in evaluating their initiatives  Important to plan an abatement measure so it is possible to evaluate

13. 23/06/2015 PAGE 13 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Some findings on success  Personal commitment to environmental issues  Clear message – no contradicting messages  Goals – midterm targets – progressive revision  Information campaigns need to be repeated and give feed-back  Avoid administrative, technical and economical constraints  Cities keep dialogue with industrial or trade organisations  Green procurement and lists of unwanted substances potential for significant impact WFD list of substances, REACH candidate list, ChemSec’s SIN- list Guide to non-toxic products: www.miljobaromete rn. www.miljobaromete rn. stockholm.se

14. 23/06/2015 PAGE 14 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Conclusions  A broad range of initiatives and stakeholders – not so easy to fit into a structured database  Voluntary initiatives have great potential for significant impact  To evaluate them need to design them to make it possible  Substance flow analysis, detailed source data – Information needed for most efficient measures to be applied  Might need collaboration with researchers  Both major sources, pathways and main stakeholders should be assessed before decisions on measures are taken

15. 23/06/2015 PAGE 15 THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM Thank you for your attention! tonie.wickman@miljo.stockholm.se