annual report | ARC 2008 INTRODUCTION "TBTPDJFUZXFGBDFUSFNFOEPVTFOWJSPONFOUBM UJWFXBTUFDPMMFDUJPO )FSFXFSFDZDMF DIBMMFOHFTJOTVTUBJOBCMFXBTUFNBOBHFNFOU Studies reveal that the vast majority of the po- WASTE PREVENTION, OUR BEST OPTION be it municipal, industrial or construction pulation in Catalonia (almost 90%) say they XBTUFXFIBWFUPSFEVDFXBTUFDSFBUJPO QSJP- TFQBSBUFPVUUIFEJGGFSFOULJOETPGXBTUFBU *OXFNBEFBDMFBSDPNNJUNFOUUPXIBUJT ritise ecodesign and optimise the use of mate- IPNF CVUXFTUJMMIBWFMPUTPGXPSLUPEPUP UPCFPVSHVJEJOHQSJODJQMFGPSXBTUFNBOBHFNFOU rials in the production of goods and services, SFEVDFUIFBNPVOUPGXBTUFDSFBUFE JOUIFGVUVSFQSFWFOUJPO5IJTNJHIUOPUCFBOFX increase recycling and reuse, promote the use concept, but it is playing a bigger and bigger role PGOFXFBTJMZSFDZDMBCMFPSSFVTBCMFNBUFSJBMT .PSFTVQQPSUGPSQSFWFOUJPO every day. We have also introduced individual and BOEPQFOVQOFX NBSLFUTGPSUIFTFNBUFSJBMT DPMMFDUJWFNFBTVSFTUPSFEVDFXBTUFQSPEVDUJPO BTBOFXTPVSDFGPSDSFBUJOHFDPOPNJDBDUJWJUZ The different prevention projects carried and jobs during this current period of econo- out by local organisations and civic groups 1SFWFOUJWFNFBTVSFTXJMMTIBQFUIFXIPMFTFRVFO- NJDEPXOUVSO throughout Catalonia and financed by the DF PG XBTUF NBOBHFNFOU GSPN QSFWFOUJPO BOE Agència de Residus de Catalunya through di- reduction to reuse, recycling, energy evaluation "DU PG+VMZ POGJOBODJOHXBTUF fferent kinds of financial aid have helped sta- and final removal. treatment facilities and taxes on disposal of refuse CJMJTFUIFBNPVOUPGNVOJDJQBMXBTUFDSFBUFE GSPNXBTUF per capita at 1.64 kg per person per day. In order to help promote prevention, 2008 also Act 9/2008 of 10 July 2008, modifying Act BMTPTBXUIFTJYUI.VOJDJQBM8BTUF1SF- TBX UIF GJSTU JOTUJUVUJPOBM DBNQBJHO PO XBTUF PG+VMZ SFHVMBUJOHXBTUF WFOUJPO $POGFSFODF XIJDI GPDVTFE PO UIF QSFWFOUJPO6OEFSUIFTMPHBO3FEVDJOHXBTUF QJMPU &VSPQFBO FEJUJPO PG XBTUF SFEVDUJPO JTUIFGJSTUTUFQ JUTIPXFEIPXCZNBLJOHTNBMM Francesc Baltasar i Albesa XFFLDPPSEJOBUFECZUIF"TTPDJBUJPOPG$JUJFT DIBOHFTUPPVSEBJMZIBCJUTXFDBOSFEVDFXBTUF Conseller de Medi Ambient i Habitatge and Regions for Recycling and Sustainable BOEEPPVSCJUUPIFMQDVSCUIFHSPXJOHBNPVOU Resource Management. PGXBTUFCFJOHDSFBUFE$IBOHJOHTPDJBMBUUJUVEFT and consumption habits is a tough challenge and 2008 OVERVIEW 1SPHSFTTXBTNBEFJOTFUUJOHVQXBTUFQSFWFO- the government’s role is to provide the necessary UJPONFBTVSFT XIFSFPOFPGUIFGJFMETPGBDUJPO tools to do this. A YEAR CLOSER is reducing the use of plastic bags. We signed TO OUR GOALS BHSFFNFOU BO BHSFFNFOU XJUI UIF #PO 1SFV 5IFTFUPPMTJODMVEFXBTUFNBOBHFNFOUQSPHSBN- group designed to cut the use of single-use plas- NFT XIJDIQSJPSJUJTFQSJPSUSFBUNFOUCFGPSFGJOBM This document aims to summarise the se- tic bags in the group’s supermarkets by 20% disposal, and the 2007-2012 Municipal Waste ries of actions carried out day after day to over the course of a year. Management Programme in Catalonia (PRO- bring us closer to achieving the goals set out (3&.*$ XIJDIXPSLTUPXBSET&VSPQFBOTUBO- JOUIFOFXNPEFMPGXBTUFNBOBHFNFOUJO Pioneering regulations EBSETJOTFMFDUJWFXBTUFDPMMFDUJPO Catalonia. 5IF $BUBMBO QBSMJBNFOU QBTTFE UXP CJMMT UIBU $BUBMBOJOEVTUSZIBTBMTPNBEFQSPHSFTTJOXBTUF XBTBLFZZFBSGPSMBZJOHUIFGPVOEBUJPOT XJMMIFMQQSPNPUFNPSFFGGJDJFOUXBTUFNBOBHF- management: the 2007-2012 Industrial Waste PGUIJTOFXNPEFM XIJDIBJNTUPNBLFNBYJ- NFOUUIFCJMMNPEJGZJOH"DUPOXBTUFBOE Management Programme (PROGRIC) aims to NVNVTFPGXBTUFBTBSFTPVSDF CBTFEPOUISFF UIFCJMMPOGJOBODJOHXBTUFNBOBHFNFOUJOGSBT- NJOJNJTF XBTUF DSFBUJPO JODSFBTF FWBMVBUJPO successive layers: tructure and taxes on refuse disposal. promote regional self-sufficiency and applied re- 'PSUIFGJSTUUJNF TFMFDUJWFDPMMFDUJPOPGBMMXBTUF search, reduce the fractions for refuse disposal, 1. Applying prevention criteria JTOPXTUJQVMBUFECZMBXGPSBMM$BUBMBONVOJDJ- encourage better separation at source, develop a 3FDPWFSJOHUIFNBYJNVNBNPVOUPGXBTUF palities, regardless of the number of inhabitants, strategy to clean up contaminated soil and intro- CZHJWJOHQSJPSJUZUPTFMFDUJWFXBTUFDPMMFDUJPO including the introduction of the selective co- duce economic incentives. 5SFBUJOHBMMXBTUF JODMVEJOHUIFOPOTFHSF- llection of the organic fraction and treating it to gated fraction obtain high-quality compost. The Construction Waste Management Progra- These changes have brought Catalan legislation mme has a number of goals in different areas Getting society on board POXBTUFJOMJOFXJUI&VSPQFBOEJSFDUJWFTPOTFMFD- of action: prevention, evaluation and controlled UJWFXBTUFDPMMFDUJPOBOEUSFBUNFOU FNQIBTJTJOH disposal, introducing the management model, These goals can only be achieved if everyone prevention, reuse and recovery in terms of both developing infrastructure, and research and tech- JTBDUJWFMZJOWPMWFEBUBMMUIFTFUISFFMFWFMTXF materials and energy before final treatment. nological innovation. need to get society on board to bring about a change in people’s consumption habits and Rationalising facilities We also need cutting-edge legislation such as the FODPVSBHFTFMFDUJWFXBTUFDPMMFDUJPO*O acts recently passed by the Catalan parliament , XFSBOUXPDBNQBJHOTUPQSPNPUFXBTUFSF- We rolled out the sector-specific territorial plan XIJDIOPXHVBSBOUFFDPMMFDUJPOPGBMMLJOETPGXBTUF duction and increase selective collection of GPSNVOJDJQBMXBTUFNBOBHFNFOUGBDJMJUJFT XIJDI in municipalities throughout Catalonia, regardless different fractions: the first institutional cam- BJNTUPSBUJPOBMJTFQMBOOJOHGPSXBTUFUSFBUNFOU of the number of inhabitants. They also rationalise QBJHOPOXBTUFQSFWFOUJPO VOEFSUIFTMPHBO BOEGJOBMEJTQPTBMGBDJMJUJFT JOPSEFSUPSFEVDFXBTUF QMBOOJOHGPSXBTUFUSFBUNFOUQMBOUT UISPVHIUIF 3FEVDJOHXBTUFJTUIFGJSTUTUFQ BOEUIFTF- USBOTQPSUBOESFPSEFSDVSSFOUGMPXT*OXPSL sector-specific territorial infrastructure plan. cond phase of the campaign to promote selec- at the Granollers organic matter treatment plant, 160 annual report | ARC 2008 UIF#PUBSFMMNFDIBOJDBMCJPMPHJDBMXBTUFUSFBUNFOU ble Management of Resources), and in collabo- subsidised and monitored: plant and the Vallès Occidental non-segregated SBUJPO XJUI EJGGFSFOU DPVOUSJFT BOE SFHJPOT JO 'PVS11(TUVEJFTGPSUIFGPMMPXJOHPSHBOJTB- BOEPSHBOJDGSBDUJPOUSFBUNFOUQMBOU OFXXBTUF &VSPQF UIF8BTUF3FEVDUJPO8FFLXBTIFMEUP tions: Artesa de Lleida, Sant Andreu de Llava- USFBUNFOUDFOUSF XBTNPOJUPSFE BTXFMMBTUIF GPDVTBUUFOUJPOPOXBTUFQSFWFOUJPO SBJTFQVCMJD OFSFT 7BMMTBOE4BOUB&VMËMJBEF3POÎBOB5PXO JNNJOFOUXPSLBU&DPQBSDBU)PTUBMFUTEF1JFSP- BXBSFOFTTPGUIJTTVCKFDUBOETUSFTTJUTLFZSPMF Councils. MB5IFGJSTUTUPOFXBTMBJEBUUIFGVUVSF.BSFTNF in sustainable development and the fight against - Four projects for implementing PPG at the fo- Integral Waste Evaluation Centre in Mataró. climate change. MMPXJOHPSHBOJTBUJPOT"SHFOUPOB $BCBOFTBOE Achievements of Waste Reduction Week in Ca- $BOFUEF.BS5PXO$PVODJMTBOE"MU$BNQ 5IFHPBMTHFUDMPTFSFWFSZEBZ CVUXFBSF talonia included: County Council. NBLJOHHPPEQSPHSFTT*GXBTUFQSFWFOUJPOJTUIF - Launch of the communication campaign: GJSTUTUFQ XFMMNBLFFWFSZFGGPSUUPBDIJFWFJU i)FSFXFSFDZDMFXBTUFw 130.05*/(5)&3&$:$-*/(."3,&5 5IFDBMMGPSBDUJWJUJFTCZPSHBOJTBUJPOTXJUI Genoveva Català i Bosch subsidised projects and projects in progress, as #6:3&$:$-&%/&5803,ǝ9$3Ǟ Directora de l’Agència de Residus de Catalunya XFMMBTPUIFSCPEJFT 'PVOEBUJPOGPS1SFWFOUJPO and Responsible Consumption, Barcelona Food 8JUIJOUIFGJFMEPGUIF#VZ3FDZDMFE/FUXPSL Bank Foundation, etc...), to be carried out du- UIFGPMMPXJOHBDUJPOTXFSFDBSSJFEPVUJO SJOHUIFXFFL 5IF9$3XFCTJUFIBTCFFOSFWBNQFEUPVQ- 1. REDUCTION AND PREVENTION - Promoting information (data, place and con- date content and create a more dynamic, visual, Two key pillars for our action. UBDUEFUBJMT PGUIFBMNPTUNVOJDJQBMXBTUF practical site that is easier for users to access prevention activities (street actions, talks, etc.) m8JUIJOUIFGSBNFXPSLPGUIFTU#VZ3FDZDMFE A consumption model based on efficient use of QVUGPSXBSECZMPDBMPSHBOJTBUJPOTBOECPEJFT /FUXPSL IFMEPO+VMZ UIFSFXBTBO SFTPVSDFTIFMQTQSFWFOUBOESFEVDFXBTUF*OUIJT UISPVHIPVUUIFXFFL official presentation of the Buy Recycled Net- XBZXFTBWFNBUFSJBMSFTPVSDFT BWPJEQSPEVDJOH XPSLXJUIUBMLT HVJEFEUPVSTBOEBOFYIJCJUJPO negative effects on the environment and redu- SUPPORT PGQSPEVDUTBOENBUFSJBMTBOEJOUFSWJFXT ce the amount spent on managing and treating - The XCR comprises 27 offering organisations these effects. Every year, support is made available to local or- and 24 requesting organisations. 2008 closed The Agència de Residus de Catalunya (ARC), HBOJTBUJPOTGPSNVOJDJQBMXBTUFQSFWFOUJPOQSP- XJUIPGGFSJOHPSHBOJTBUJPOTBOESFRVFT- through the Centre Català del Reciclatge jects. These subsidies are a tool that gives local ting organisations and 282 products in the Re- (CCR), promotes prevention programmes and organisations the chance to implement a muni- cycled Products Catalogue. actions to help reduce consumption and promo- DJQBMXBTUFQSFWFOUJPOTUSBUFHZUPJNQSPWFUIFJS - We carried out a study on recycled paper exa- te more rational use of resources in accordance environmental performance and strengthen mining questions such as collecting and ma- XJUIUIFQSJODJQMFTPGTVTUBJOBCJMJUZ their commitment to sustainability and saving nufacturing processes, the different kinds and natural resources. characteristics of recycled paper and its applica- ARC CHALLENGES tions. We tried to expose false beliefs about this > Saving and using resources efficiently SUPPORT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE: product and rebut them. > Waste prevention and reduction of refuse dis- 8F QSFQBSFE B EPTTJFS XJUI PWFS GJMFT PO posal 5IFGPMMPXJOHQSPKFDUTVOEFSXBZIBWFCFFOUF- construction