Recycling is enough?

● Why should I recycle if everything is mixed

up in the truck?
● Why should I recycle if everything is mixed
up in the truck?

Well … I have a spoiler…

● Why should I recycle if everything is mixed
up in the truck?

Well … I have a spoiler…

Because it makes you more conscious!

● Why should I recycle if everything is mixed
up in the truck?

Well … I have a spoiler…

Because it makes you more conscious!

But ...
The materials economy
The materials economy

Extraction
The materials economy

Natural resource exploitation

The resources are limited
Extraction Rich countries use most of the resources
And produces most of the waste
The materials economy
Production
 The materials economy
Production

Use natural resources Produces “goods”

Use energy Produce waste
Use toxic chemicals Produce toxic chemicals
 The materials economy
Production

Use natural resources Produces “goods”

Use energy Produce waste
Use toxic chemicals Produce toxic chemicals
Erodes the local economies
The materials economy
Distribution
 The materials economy
Distribution

Selling all the stuff as quickly as possible

Keep the prices down
Keep us buying
 The materials economy
Distribution

Selling all the stuff as quickly as possible

Keep the prices down
Keep us buying

Externalize costs
The materials economy
Consumption
 The materials economy
Consumption

Main part of the system

Make consumption a way of life:
 The materials economy
Consumption

Main part of the system

Make consumption a way of life:
Planned obsolescence
Perceived obsolescence
The materials economy
Disposal
 The materials economy
Disposal

99% of the stuff in this system is trashed

within 6 months
In Argentina:
 The materials economy
Disposal

99% of the stuff in this system is trashed

within 6 months
In Argentina: ½ Ton of waste per second
45 millions of Kg of waste per day
Every argentinian 1.03 Kg of waste per day
What about recycling?
●

Reduces the garbage

Reduces the pressure to mine and produce new things
Makes people aware of all the stuff they consume and
garbage that they produce

But...
What about recycling?
●

Reduces the garbage

Reduces the pressure to mine and produce new things
Makes people aware of all the stuff they consume and
garbage that they produce

But...
it's not enough!
What about recycling?
●

Reduces the garbage

Reduces the pressure to mine and produce new things
Makes people aware of all the stuff they consume and
garbage that they produce

But...
it's not enough!
Top of the iceberg
For each can wasted, 70 cans were made
upstream
● What can we do?

Save the forests

Clean production
Labour rights
Fair trade
Demand our government
Donate
● What can we do?

Save forests Conscious consumption

Clean production Circular economy
Labour rights No to disposable
Fair trade Simplify
Demand our government Buy local
Donate Sign petitions
 Message for the home
●
Do I need that thing?
●
Do I need it new?
●
Buy a thing is endorse a company and its
practices
 Message for the home
●
Do I need that thing?
●
Do I need it new?
●
Buy a thing is endorse a company and its
practices

We are together in this!