Practical Insights and Illustrative Examples on Sustainable Consumption Case Studies from China
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Implementing Sustainable Consumption in Civil Society of Urban China An action under EuropeAid’s SWITCH-Asia Programme Paper No.: 03_ EN/CN Practical insights and illustrative examples on Sustainable Consumption Case Studies from China Yang Haiyan, Zhang Mingshun, Liu Jiangwei, Yuan Donghai School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture Dong Qing, Qu Jianhui, Luo Gang, Cui Qian Beijing Consumer Association Jiajie Wang, Yunkui Chen Tianjin Consumers' Association Meiting Ju, Liuyang Zhan, Chunli Chu, Jikai Shi, Yang Guan, Juan Yang, Xue Bai The College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University July, 2012 To the readers With the support of practice and case, sustainable consumption can be easily understood and promoted. This document discussed 51 case studies from China. The purpose of collecting case studies can be summarized as the following: Providing the China green consumption practice information Showing the great China green consumption achievements Summarizing the China green consumption challenges and difficulties Introducing the government departments of the consumers association which maintains the rights and interests of consumers Case study mainly includes five content: Briefly introducing main participants Basic method of case studies The description of the method process The challenge and its solution Experience and achievement All these case studies are divided into five categories. The purpose of the classification is mainly to display the collected cases systematically, so that the readers can easily understand the general idea of the documents. Case study classification is based on the core information of the case. In addition, classification can't reflect all aspects of the case study. Finally, a case may also belong to two or three other categories. Five case categories of this file are as follows: Ability development : refer to propaganda plan, write training materials and provide training, establish data center, and provide information, etc. Legal framework : refer to the frame structure and relevant laws and regulations issued in the process of sustainable consumption. Organization established : refer to the green consumption organization established in Beijing, Tianjin, introduce the corresponding functions. Environmental specification : include standardized specifications of green product, related standards between retailers and suppliers about green product shelving. Execution tools : include the implementation toolkit, guidance manual and strategic deployment about sustainable consumption at the level of national or municipal. Note that the case study listed in the documents is only the typical implementation experience selected in parts of the cities. They own their particularity, specificity, therefore, are not necessarily the best practice. I Contents To the readers........................................................................................................................................ I Geographical position overview where case occurred.......................................................................... I Consumption classification in the cases................................................................................................ I The Ministry of Health collecting drainage oil testing method ............................................................2 Comparative test report for down jackets by Beijing Consumer Association ......................................5 Comparative test report for 57 kinds of casual pants by Beijing Consumer Association.....................9 Comparative test report for 70 kinds of socks by Beijing Consumer Association..............................13 Comparative test report for women's shoes by Beijing Consumer Association..................................17 Comparative test report for 60 kinds of wooden floors by Beijing Consumer Association................20 Comparative test report for 53 kinds of energy-saving lamps by Beijing Consumer Association .....23 Comparative test report for 31 kinds of mobile phone batteries by Beijing Consumer Association ..27 Comparative test report for 30 kinds of USB flash disks by Beijing Consumer Association.............31 Comparative test report for domestic sanitary insecticide by Beijing Consumer Association ...........34 Market supervision and investigation report for breast-milk substitutes in 2009 by Beijing Consumer Association .................................................................................................................................38 The quality monitoring for wallpaper in Tianjin.................................................................................41 The quality monitoring for ceramic tile in Tianjin..............................................................................43 The quality monitoring for electric bicycle in Tianjin........................................................................45 The quality monitoring for children's toys in Tianjin .........................................................................47 The quality monitoring for children's bicycles in Tianjin...................................................................50 The quality monitoring for adhesive in Tianjin ..................................................................................51 The quality monitoring for athletic footwear in Tianjin .....................................................................54 The quality monitoring for interior wall paints in Tianjin ..................................................................56 The quality monitoring for leather products in Tianjin.......................................................................58 The quality monitoring for tissues in Tianjin......................................................................................61 Beijing Consumers Association of Legal Support Center public support consumer prosecute furniture operators .....................................................................................................................................64 Beijing Consumer Association Suning carry out household appliances free inspection and maintenance activities.................................................................................................................67 Beijing: Collecting unused items and use consumption resources again............................................70 Beijing: The Colliers International Lighting port won the title of "China Green Lights education demonstration base"....................................................................................................................72 Beijing: Advocate green consumption, build better homes ................................................................75 Beijing: Advocate green consumption, the modern concept of the Olympic Green consumption .....78 Beijing Consumers Association held Green Consumption Exposition...............................................83 "Climate Change" consumer survey report held in Beijing ................................................................85 “That some banks stopped passbook service is unreasonable” pointed by Beijing Consumers Association .................................................................................................................................89 Beijing Consumers Association appeals for the “Three Guarantees” for automobiles.......................91 Beijing Consumers Association appeals for improving the socialization level of standing up for consumers’ rights........................................................................................................................93 i Beijing Consumers Association oppose that tobacco can receive national award..............................97 The Interim measures of maintenance, replacement and returns of plasma TV and LCD TV in Tianjin was announced by Tianjin ..........................................................................................................98 Liability provisions of maintenance, replacement and returns of furniture was announced by Tianjin ..................................................................................................................................................101 Management approach of washing and dyeing services was announced by Tianjin Consumers Association ...............................................................................................................................103 The activity of “Discussion about food safety” held by Tianjin Consumers’ Association...............104 The activity of “supporting the genuine and governing the fake” in sales maintenance of household appliances held by Tianjin Consumers’ Association ................................................................107 Tianjin: Citizens collecting package for online shopping as “Green Online Shopping” on World Environment Day......................................................................................................................109 Green consumption was involved into the selection of five-good families in Shanghai ..................111 Shanghai being the first city in China to implement the green power mechanism...........................113 Green Industry International Expo held in Shandong Province........................................................114 Green food exhibition Week in Heilongjiang Province....................................................................116