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SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTIONS
                     – finding solutions together

                     Sustainable consumption means fulfilling our needs for
                     food, shelter, clothing and services while protecting the
                   earth’s natural resources. This is an enormous challenge
                      as it requires us to put aside narrow interests and share
                      the earth’s resources.

It requires us to preserve nature’s capital to provide an adequate standard of
living for those alive today as well as for generation to come. Addressing
the twin challenges of poverty and environmental degradation requires
changing how goods are produced, consumed and distributed. It also
requires people to use resources more efficiently as well as thinking of the
environmental impact of their consumption and acting to preserve the
environment. Consumers have the responsibility to help to push our society
towards economic prosperity, environmental quality and social justice. In
other words, we have to move in the direction of sustainable consumption.


                     Watch Your Waste …
                 Did you know?

 That solid waste (garbage) continues to build up in dump sites,
  landfills, rivers and the sea, long after you think you’ve disposed
  of it.

 That some of the things you throw away today will still be
  clogging drains, polluting drinking water and creating major health
  problems for your children and future generations.

 Disposable diapers and plastic bottles thrown into the sea take 450
  years to degrade.

 Aluminum cans take 200 years to degrade and tin cans take 50.
 A Styrofoam cup takes 50 years to breakdown and a wax juice box
  takes 6 months.

 Glass bottles and jars can take more than 300 years to breakdown.

 Bio-degradable disposable diapers take 1 year.



      Promoting Sustainable Consumption
The CAC is playing an important role in advising consumers on the
steps they can take to ensure more sustainable patterns of
consumption by:

      Disseminating information on environmentally safe
      consumption

      Speaking at public events, seminars and lecturers about
      methods of sustainable consumption.

      Publishing educational material on the environment and on
      consumption practices that preserve the environment.

      Participating in radio discussion and interviews on the issue of
      environmentally-safe consumption.

      Participating in exhibitions and other events held by
      environmental NGOs.

      Participating in the work of the National Environmental
      Educational Committee and other groups working on
      sustainable development issues.

      Targeting focus groups focus groups for discussion on
      environmental issues as they relate to the consumer.

      Participating in meetings of the national committee over-seeing
      the phase-out of leaded gasoline.
We cannot maintain current
                                         patterns of energy
                                         consumption without
Carbon dioxide                           causing further damage to
emissions are                            the earth’s delicate climatic
                                         balance and leaving our                        80% of carbon
causing an
                                         children a future without                      dioxide is
imbalance in the
                                         energy.                                        produced when
earth’s atmosphere
                                                                                        fossil fuels and
resulting in climate
                                                                                        tropical forests
changes.
                                                                                        are burned.
                                           Global Warming is
                                           already affecting world
                                           food production patterns
                                           and causing increases in
                                           infectious diseases.
Fossil fuels, such as oil,                                                       Illegal mining
gas and coal, are not                                                            activity in Jamaica is
renewable. They also                                                             causing river bed
contribute to global                                                             erosion.
warming. Most of our
energy comes from
burning fossil fuels.
                                                  97% of fuel used
                                                  worldwide in transport is
                                                  non-renewable fossil fuel.
                                                  In Jamaica, 99% of the
                                                  commercial energy
                                                  demand is met by
                                                  imported petroleum and
The clearing of unstable                          coal.
slopes for cultivation, slash
and burn methods, and
poor farming practices are
leading to soil erosion and                                           Jamaica generates over 10,000
causing fires.                                                        metric tones of solid waste per
                                                                      week. 20% of household waste
                                                                      is collected privately and often
                                                                      dumped in open areas. Final
                                                                      disposal of all waste consists of
                                                                      open dumping and burning.
                                                                      This is impacting negatively on
                                                                      the soil and air.
                             1 percent of the
                             world’s tropical forest
                             is lost every year.


                Here are some things we can do
Energy
  Be informed about the effects on the environment of non-renewable
   fossil fuels e.g. gas, coal, petroleum.

  Learn about the legislation governing protection of the environment
   and if you think it is inadequate, lobby through consumer groups,
   community organizations or any other avenue for amendments to be
   made

  Get information on current regulations and guidelines to prevent
   unsafe practices by producers and importers of fuels and alert relevant
   authorities, consumer organizations or the media when they are
   breached.

  Keep lights and appliances off when not needed.

  Use energy efficient lighting, for example, fluorescent bulbs, they cost
   more initially but last many times longer and pay for themselves in
   energy saved.

  Use solar and other low-impact renewable energy systems, wherever
   possible.

  Check regularly for leaking gas if you use a gas stove.

  Reduce your dependence on the car – walk, ride, use public transport
   or become part of a car pool

  Keep tyres at correct pressure to increase fuel conversation.



 SOLID WASTE AND LAND PRESERVATION

  Know how your purchases of goods and services affect the
   environment
 Through consumer organizations, lobby for government incentives for
  the production of goods using recycled products.

 Advise environmental groups when anti-littering regulations are
  breached.

 Report beach and mining whenever it is observed.

 Mined out limestone quarries are found all over Jamaica. Community
  groups can work with landowners to explore ways to redeem and use
  these abandoned quarries.

 Farmers can adopt soil conversation techniques.

 Plant a tree for everyone that is burned for fuel and cut down to clear
  farmland.

 Repair rather than replace.

 Take your own bags when shopping to reduce use of plastic bags, use
  less plastic bottles. Avoid Styrofoam.

 Avoid product designed specifically for a short life span.

 Collect waste and help to establish community centers where it can be
  pooled and sorted for re-use.
More than 1 billion
  people in the world                                            In Jamaica, air quality is being
  live below the                                                 affected by increased emissions
  poverty line. 2          In Jamaica, deforestation,            from industrial sources and
  billion lack access to   poor land use and                     increasingly from motor
  safe water.              construction practices in             vehicles. Major contributing
  3.1 billion have no      the watersheds have                   industries include oil refining,
  sanitation.              changed the flow of rivers            bauxite-alumina processing,
                           and accelerated soil                  mining and quarrying, cement
                           erosion, causing siltation of         manufacturing, sugar
                           reservoirs and damage to              processing and power plants.
                           water treatment works.



More than 2 million
deaths worldwide a         In Jamaica, interior
year can be traced                                           Air pollution in Kingston continues
                           and coastal waters               to create health problems with the
back to water              are being adversely
scarcity and                                                local population. Indications are that
                           affected by the                  the concentration of lead in the air is
pollution.                 discharge of sewage,             higher than the limit set by the World
                           industrial effluents,            Health Organization.
                           solid wastes and
                           agricultural run-off.




                                                                   Lead can cause
  Ground water is                        Sewage effluent           circulatory, digestive and
  being polluted by                      and industrial            nervous disorders,
  filtration from sewage                 waste are                 especially among children.
  and the leakage of                     contaminating             Although use of lead in
  caustic residues from                  aquifers at an            paints, pipes and food
  the older red mud                      increasing rate.          packaging has gradually
  disposal sites. In
                                                                   been stopped, this has not
  Kingston and St.
                                                                   happened to the same
  Andrew, aquifers
                                                                   extent with lead in fuel.
  have been extensively
  contaminated by
  sewage. Pollution of
  surface water is much
  more significant.
        Water
 Learn more about proper disposal techniques, never throw garbage
   into empty lots – these lead to water contamination – or into a gully; it
   all ends up into the sea.

  Recycle engine oil. Never throw it down the drain. One litre of oil will
   contaminate up to two million litres of water!

  Never use pesticides or fertilizers near water sources, and never pour
   chemicals down the drain, this contaminates supplies.

  Combine plants that protect each other – acting as natural insecticides
   (e.g. marigolds, neem trees).

  Install an irrigation system and ensure that the water goes where
   needed and is not wasted.

  Much to reduce water needs and avoid watering in wind or in the heat
   of the day since the water will only evaporate.

  Water plants with leftover cold tea or coffee.

  Report odours, emissions that occur regularly in your area; they may
   reflect contamination of the water supply.

  Fix leaks and use low volume shower fixtures and low volume flush
   toilets.


Air

  Tune your car regularly.

  Stop burning garbage. severe threat due to a land clearing
             Forests are under
               For cultivation, fuelwood, and charcoal production.
              Forest cover is disappearing at a rate of 3.3% per year.

              Fish catches are being reduce by increasing numbers of
                           Did you know?….
            fishermen, poor fishing techniques in which fine mesh nets
             trap immature fish, and illegal dynamiting and poisoning.

           Coastal mangroves, wetland areas and sea grass beds which
           Provide breeding, feeding and nursery grounds for fish and
              shrimp are being destroyed. Harbours and nearshore
                    water bodies are becoming more polluted
Nearly one in                                   Toxic
    three people in                            substances in
    the developing                             accumulared
    world do not                                 solid waste
    have access to                              increase the
    a safe and                                     risk of
    reliable water                             contaminatio
    supply.                                     n of the soil
                                                 and water.




                      90% of the
                      world’s drinking
                      water comes from
                      underground. This
                      source is
Large areas of land   threatened with
in Jamaica are        depletion and
being used as         contamination,
landfills in which                    Incinerating plastic
                      particularly from
non-biodegradable     heavy metals andwaste pollutes the
materials are         farm chemicals.air and creates
being dumped.                         health hazards.

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Sustainable Consumption

  • 1. SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTIONS – finding solutions together Sustainable consumption means fulfilling our needs for food, shelter, clothing and services while protecting the earth’s natural resources. This is an enormous challenge as it requires us to put aside narrow interests and share the earth’s resources. It requires us to preserve nature’s capital to provide an adequate standard of living for those alive today as well as for generation to come. Addressing the twin challenges of poverty and environmental degradation requires changing how goods are produced, consumed and distributed. It also requires people to use resources more efficiently as well as thinking of the environmental impact of their consumption and acting to preserve the environment. Consumers have the responsibility to help to push our society towards economic prosperity, environmental quality and social justice. In other words, we have to move in the direction of sustainable consumption. Watch Your Waste … Did you know?  That solid waste (garbage) continues to build up in dump sites, landfills, rivers and the sea, long after you think you’ve disposed of it.  That some of the things you throw away today will still be clogging drains, polluting drinking water and creating major health problems for your children and future generations.  Disposable diapers and plastic bottles thrown into the sea take 450 years to degrade.  Aluminum cans take 200 years to degrade and tin cans take 50.
  • 2.  A Styrofoam cup takes 50 years to breakdown and a wax juice box takes 6 months.  Glass bottles and jars can take more than 300 years to breakdown.  Bio-degradable disposable diapers take 1 year. Promoting Sustainable Consumption The CAC is playing an important role in advising consumers on the steps they can take to ensure more sustainable patterns of consumption by: Disseminating information on environmentally safe consumption Speaking at public events, seminars and lecturers about methods of sustainable consumption. Publishing educational material on the environment and on consumption practices that preserve the environment. Participating in radio discussion and interviews on the issue of environmentally-safe consumption. Participating in exhibitions and other events held by environmental NGOs. Participating in the work of the National Environmental Educational Committee and other groups working on sustainable development issues. Targeting focus groups focus groups for discussion on environmental issues as they relate to the consumer. Participating in meetings of the national committee over-seeing the phase-out of leaded gasoline.
  • 3. We cannot maintain current patterns of energy consumption without Carbon dioxide causing further damage to emissions are the earth’s delicate climatic balance and leaving our 80% of carbon causing an children a future without dioxide is imbalance in the energy. produced when earth’s atmosphere fossil fuels and resulting in climate tropical forests changes. are burned. Global Warming is already affecting world food production patterns and causing increases in infectious diseases. Fossil fuels, such as oil, Illegal mining gas and coal, are not activity in Jamaica is renewable. They also causing river bed contribute to global erosion. warming. Most of our energy comes from burning fossil fuels. 97% of fuel used worldwide in transport is non-renewable fossil fuel. In Jamaica, 99% of the commercial energy demand is met by imported petroleum and The clearing of unstable coal. slopes for cultivation, slash and burn methods, and poor farming practices are leading to soil erosion and Jamaica generates over 10,000 causing fires. metric tones of solid waste per week. 20% of household waste is collected privately and often dumped in open areas. Final disposal of all waste consists of open dumping and burning. This is impacting negatively on the soil and air. 1 percent of the world’s tropical forest is lost every year. Here are some things we can do
  • 4. Energy  Be informed about the effects on the environment of non-renewable fossil fuels e.g. gas, coal, petroleum.  Learn about the legislation governing protection of the environment and if you think it is inadequate, lobby through consumer groups, community organizations or any other avenue for amendments to be made  Get information on current regulations and guidelines to prevent unsafe practices by producers and importers of fuels and alert relevant authorities, consumer organizations or the media when they are breached.  Keep lights and appliances off when not needed.  Use energy efficient lighting, for example, fluorescent bulbs, they cost more initially but last many times longer and pay for themselves in energy saved.  Use solar and other low-impact renewable energy systems, wherever possible.  Check regularly for leaking gas if you use a gas stove.  Reduce your dependence on the car – walk, ride, use public transport or become part of a car pool  Keep tyres at correct pressure to increase fuel conversation. SOLID WASTE AND LAND PRESERVATION  Know how your purchases of goods and services affect the environment
  • 5.  Through consumer organizations, lobby for government incentives for the production of goods using recycled products.  Advise environmental groups when anti-littering regulations are breached.  Report beach and mining whenever it is observed.  Mined out limestone quarries are found all over Jamaica. Community groups can work with landowners to explore ways to redeem and use these abandoned quarries.  Farmers can adopt soil conversation techniques.  Plant a tree for everyone that is burned for fuel and cut down to clear farmland.  Repair rather than replace.  Take your own bags when shopping to reduce use of plastic bags, use less plastic bottles. Avoid Styrofoam.  Avoid product designed specifically for a short life span.  Collect waste and help to establish community centers where it can be pooled and sorted for re-use.
  • 6. More than 1 billion people in the world In Jamaica, air quality is being live below the affected by increased emissions poverty line. 2 In Jamaica, deforestation, from industrial sources and billion lack access to poor land use and increasingly from motor safe water. construction practices in vehicles. Major contributing 3.1 billion have no the watersheds have industries include oil refining, sanitation. changed the flow of rivers bauxite-alumina processing, and accelerated soil mining and quarrying, cement erosion, causing siltation of manufacturing, sugar reservoirs and damage to processing and power plants. water treatment works. More than 2 million deaths worldwide a In Jamaica, interior year can be traced Air pollution in Kingston continues and coastal waters to create health problems with the back to water are being adversely scarcity and local population. Indications are that affected by the the concentration of lead in the air is pollution. discharge of sewage, higher than the limit set by the World industrial effluents, Health Organization. solid wastes and agricultural run-off. Lead can cause Ground water is Sewage effluent circulatory, digestive and being polluted by and industrial nervous disorders, filtration from sewage waste are especially among children. and the leakage of contaminating Although use of lead in caustic residues from aquifers at an paints, pipes and food the older red mud increasing rate. packaging has gradually disposal sites. In been stopped, this has not Kingston and St. happened to the same Andrew, aquifers extent with lead in fuel. have been extensively contaminated by sewage. Pollution of surface water is much more significant. Water
  • 7.  Learn more about proper disposal techniques, never throw garbage into empty lots – these lead to water contamination – or into a gully; it all ends up into the sea.  Recycle engine oil. Never throw it down the drain. One litre of oil will contaminate up to two million litres of water!  Never use pesticides or fertilizers near water sources, and never pour chemicals down the drain, this contaminates supplies.  Combine plants that protect each other – acting as natural insecticides (e.g. marigolds, neem trees).  Install an irrigation system and ensure that the water goes where needed and is not wasted.  Much to reduce water needs and avoid watering in wind or in the heat of the day since the water will only evaporate.  Water plants with leftover cold tea or coffee.  Report odours, emissions that occur regularly in your area; they may reflect contamination of the water supply.  Fix leaks and use low volume shower fixtures and low volume flush toilets. Air  Tune your car regularly.  Stop burning garbage. severe threat due to a land clearing Forests are under For cultivation, fuelwood, and charcoal production. Forest cover is disappearing at a rate of 3.3% per year. Fish catches are being reduce by increasing numbers of Did you know?…. fishermen, poor fishing techniques in which fine mesh nets trap immature fish, and illegal dynamiting and poisoning. Coastal mangroves, wetland areas and sea grass beds which Provide breeding, feeding and nursery grounds for fish and shrimp are being destroyed. Harbours and nearshore water bodies are becoming more polluted
  • 8. Nearly one in Toxic three people in substances in the developing accumulared world do not solid waste have access to increase the a safe and risk of reliable water contaminatio supply. n of the soil and water. 90% of the world’s drinking water comes from underground. This source is Large areas of land threatened with in Jamaica are depletion and being used as contamination, landfills in which Incinerating plastic particularly from non-biodegradable heavy metals andwaste pollutes the materials are farm chemicals.air and creates being dumped. health hazards.