Sustainable Consumerism - Research and Ideas

SUSTAINABLECONSUMERISM

I get plastic bags all the time. Why wouldn’t I?““ HOUSEHOLDER

Of course, I would follow a recycling system““ HOUSEHOLDER

I get plastic bags all the time. Why wouldn’t I?““ HOUSEHOLDER

The mayor has really fixed some areas of Borj Hamoud but I would like to see more garbage bins, public toilets…““HOUSEHOLDER

Of course, we are proud of our handmade manufacturers in our community““ SHOP OWNER

I would pay more taxes if the municipality did something to solve theproblems related to garbage““ARTISAN

Why don’t people relatetheir actions to the smell of the garbage?““ ARTISAN

PLASTIC CUPSPLASTIC BAGS CAR TIRES

WE WANT TO DEAL WITH

PLASTIC BAGSPROBLEMS

PLASTIC BAGSMAIN PROBLEMS

A plastic bag for everything!!

People use plastic bags toput their garbage

!!

1. Work with artisans to produce textile bags

2. Make textile bags available in shops

3. Create a system to encourage people to take and bring back textile bags

4. Reward consumers

IDEA 1REDUCING

Advertising

Discounts

Costumer loyalty Nice and practical bag

Reward

Less open dumped and landfills

ARTISANS SHOPS CONSUMERS NATURE

BENEFITS

1. "Public bag bank": creation of containers at the entrance of every building or shops

2. Possibility of reusing bags from the public container

3. Weekly recollecting of the plastic bags from the public container for recycling purposes

IDEA 2RECYCLING/REUSE

Less plasticbag to buy

Relief from storingplastic bags

Less open dumps and landfills

SHOPS CONSUMERS NATURE

BENEFITS

PLASTIC CUPSPROBLEMS

Co!ee is always served inplastic cups

!!

IDEAREDUCING

1. Use ceramic cups created by artisans while drinking in the shop

2. Use paper cups for take away

Monetary compensation

Less expenses on plastic cups

Discounts Less open dumped and landfills

ARTISANS SHOPS CONSUMERS NATURE

BENEFITS

CAR TIRESPROBLEMS

+ LACK OF PUBLIC FURNITURE

1. Collection of car tires

2. Make them available to artisans

3. Co-creation of public furniture (e.g. trash bins and flower pots)

IDEARECYCLING/REUSE

More publicfurniture

Less open dumps and landfills

BENEFITS

CONSUMERS NATUREARTISANSMonetary

compensation

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

HOW?

WHO IS INVOLVED?

SHOPS OWNERS

CITIZENS

MUNICIPALITY OTHER NGOS

ARTISANS DESIGNERS

Public space for the artisan community

and the citizens

WHERE?

Public space for the artisan community

and the citizens

WHERE?

Any public spacein Bourj Hammoud

TO DO WHAT?

FIND SUSTAINABLESOLUTIONS

PROMOTELOCAL ACTIVITIES

AND PRODUCTS

CO-CREATIONWORKSHOPS

ABOUT UPCYCLING

CREATEAWARENESS

OTHER INITIATIVES(Green markets, etc.)

FIND SUSTAINABLE

PROMOTELOCAL

ACTIVITIES

CO-CREATION

WORKSHOPSABOUT

CREATEAWARENES

OTHER INITIATIVES

THINK BIGGER

FIND SUSTAINABLE

PROMOTELOCAL

ACTIVITIES

CO-CREATION

WORKSHOPSABOUT

CREATEAWARENES

OTHER INITIATIVES

THINK BIGGER=

Promote a recycling system unique to Bourj Hammoud

Recycling system unique to Bourj Hammoud

1. Easy guidelines to sort the domestic waste

2. Daily collecting of the sorted trash bags from home

3. Drop out spots around the neighborhood

3. Drop out spots around the neighborhood

THANK YOU!Marwa Boukarim

Mary RizkNisrine SarkisGiorgio Uboldi