Sustainability Victoria: influencing resource use, towards zero waste and sustainable production and consumption

Clay, Simon; Gibson, Diana; Ward, Jon V.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.06.021

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“…Many studies have been done in different cities to design effective waste management systems aiming at zero waste, including studies in Masdar City [27], Tshwane [28], Taiwan [29], India [30], Australia [31], Greece [32], and England [33]. However, there have been very few studies on a holistic approach to zero waste cities.…”

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Challenges and Opportunities in Transforming a City into a “Zero Waste City”

2011

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The currently consumption-driven society produces an enormous volume of waste every day. Continuous depletion of natural finite resources by urban populations is leading the globe to an uncertain future. Therefore, to prevent further depletion of global resources, sustainable consumption and a strategic waste management system would be required. It is evident that a significant number of global non-renewable resources such as cadmium, mercury and tellurium will experience permanent shortfall in global supply within the next two to three decades. Astonishingly, the current recycling rate of these very scarce metals is significantly low in all cities around the globe. The concept of the zero waste city includes a 100% recycling of municipal solid waste and a 100% recovery of all resources from waste materials. However, transforming currently over-consuming cities into zero waste cities is challenging. Therefore, this study aims to understand the key factors waste management systems in cities such as consumption, resource depletion and possible decoupling opportunity through implementing the “zero waste city” concept. The study proposes five significant principles for transforming current cities into zero waste cities in the context of long-term sustainability. A simultaneous and harmonized application of sustainable behaviour and consumption, product stewardship, a 100% recycling and recovery of resources, legislated zero landfill and incineration are required to transform current city into a zero waste city

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“…Empirically, however, less than onethird of the material inputs to the first company are anticipated to leave the fourth company as finished goods. This hypothesis is supported by a research work conducted by Sustainability Victoria on two adjacent companies in an automotive supply chain, which showed only 50 per cent of the material purchased by the first company ended up as a product sold by the second [2].…”

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“…The Victorian Government's policies and programs for cleaner production have assisted many firms in improving their resource efficiency, which resulted in cost savings and at the same time addressed environmental concerns [2]. These support grants to measure materials efficiencies were based on the hypothesis that whilst businesses were getting smarter at recycling, the lack of good information on material efficiency incapacitates many companies to assess the cost of material loss from processes due to inefficient use.…”

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Making resources work more efficiently – the importance of supply chain partnerships

Schliephake

Stevens

Clay³

2009

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Given current and emerging environmental and climate change challenges and the need to reverse harmful effects of unsustainable consumption and production patterns ( Clay et al., 2007 ; Akenji and Bengtsson, 2014 ; Brizga et al., 2014 ), the potential of the FT model as an alternative trade movement that prioritizes sustainable development is worthy of examination. In the FT model, a percentage of their floor price – a price that is higher than the market price – is intended to address sustainability targets such as environmental protection and socio-economic development.…”

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Fair trade and staple foods: A systematic review

Ribeiro-Duthie

Gale

Murphy‐Gregory

2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Sustainability certification schemes such as FAIRTRADE, FLO, WFTO and FT-USA have gained increasing markets. The significant growth of the fair trade (FT) movement in the last decades draws attention to ethical consumption. FT’s aim at improving the livelihoods of producers in developing countries and promotion of social change is considered a model that shows the benefits of trade to development. Although conveying a large number of publications, important questions about the movement remain under-explored. The literature is prolific on coffee, cacao, flowers, wine, and gold. In contrast, the engagement with staple foods – a prominent globally traded food category – seems minor. The primary objective of this review was to map the existing literature about FT and staple foods; then, to investigate the role of staple foods in the FT movement. The search strategy was designed to retrieve publications on the intersection of FT and staple foods. To date, there is no review about FT and staple foods nexus. Our systematic review addressed this gap considering FT as an alternative capable of addressing unsustainable food consumption and production impacts. Our research protocol included keywords searching across four databases, screening, and comparative analysis. From 283 documents retrieved, 49 were deemed relevant to reflect the role of staple foods in the FT movement. This systematic review discusses challenges and opportunities for the FT model to further engage with staples and recommends improvement of its environmental credentials. The present study can contribute by informing decision makers, policy makers, businesses, NGOs, producers, and consumers.

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Sustainability Victoria: influencing resource use, towards zero waste and sustainable production and consumption

Cited by 30 publications

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Challenges and Opportunities in Transforming a City into a “Zero Waste City”

Challenges and Opportunities in Transforming a City into a “Zero Waste City”

Making resources work more efficiently – the importance of supply chain partnerships

Fair trade and staple foods: A systematic review

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