How to save our daily resources - Food, Water, Energy - HHW France 20140621

How to save our daily resourcesAttila Nyikos, Krisztián Dallos (MKM Consulting – Hungary)

06.21.2014

Our most important natural resources

•Food•Water•Energy

How do we use food?

•Do we waste food? •Why do we waste food? •How do we waste food?•How can we save food waste?

Source: FAO 2012

30-50% of food produced is wasted

yet 870 million people are starving

by 2050 another 2 billion will need to be fed

environmental resources are limited

Food wasting facts - Global

Food wasting facts - Global

Source: European Union Commission

• 50% of editable food gets wasted in EU households, supermarkets, restaurants, etc. annually

• 79 million EU citizen live below poverty line

• 16 million EU citizen depend on food aid

• 89 million tones food waste per year in EU 27 (179 kg/capita)

by 2020 40% increase reaching

126 million tones

Food wasting facts - EU

Source: FAO 2012

Food wasting factsEU Food waste by categories

HauseholdsRetail/wholesaleManufacturingFood/Service

5%

42%14%

39%

Source: Eurostat 2011

The amount of municipal waste generated varies significantly across Member States. Denmark, with 718 kg per person, had the highest amount of waste generated in 2011, followed by Luxembourg, Cyprus and Ireland with values between 600 and 700 kg per person, and Germany, the Netherlands, Malta, Austria, Italy, Spain, France, the United Kingdom and Finland with values between 500 and 600 kg.

Greece, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Lithuania and Slovenia had values between 400 and 500 kg, while values of below 400 kg per person were recorded in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia.

Municipal waste by countries

EU 27 kg per person Denmark 718Luxemburg 687Cyprus 658Ireland 623Germany 597Netherlands 596Malta 584Austria 552Italy 535Spain 531France 526United Kingdom 518Finland 505Greece 496Portugal 487Belgium 465Sweden 460Lithuania 441Slovenia 411Hungary 382Bulgaria 375Romania 365Latvia 350Slovakia 327Czech Republic 320Poland 315Estonia 298

Source: Eurostat 2011

In the EU27, 503 kg of municipal waste was generated

per person in 2011

In the EU27, 179 kg of food waste was generated per person which is 35% of total municipal

waste

Food wasting cycle – dyfunctional circle

Produce

Distribution

Storage

Storage at point of saleTrashing

Transporting waste

Dumping

Half is lost along the way

Food wasting – impacts

Social ImpactPeople

PlanetProfit

EnvironmentalImpact

EfficiencyImpact

Change of thinking

Roadmap to Resource Efficiency

Objectives concerning food waste:

• European Commission’s Roadmap is part of the Europe 2020 strategy and sets further objectives to 2050

• Food is a key sector where resource efficiency should be improved

• Limit food waste throughout the food supply chain

• Seek incentives to halve the disposal of edible food waste in the EU by 2020

Actions taken by the commission:

• Education – „ 10 tips to reduce food waste” in all EU languages, • Labeling – clarification of „best before” and „use by” labels in all EU languages

The Commission is also compiling good practices on food waste reduction initiatives

Europe 2020

What have been done that we can experience:

• Labeling• Education

What have not been done:

• Wider awareness• General discussion with public /private sectors

Europe 2020

Food waste EU promo

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv-Ja1eJMx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv-Ja1eJMx0







Awareness

• Food is overproduced• Current system not sustainable

Change of mindset (private, public, government)

• Education – building knowledge• Long-term thinking – environmental resources • Partnership (private-public) • Governmental measurement (labeling, incentives, promotion, marketing

standards, packaging, storage standards, etc.)

How to sustain

Examples:

• WRAP – integrated awareness campaigns funded by brands, governments, companies (670k tones of waste saved between 2006-2009)

• Sodexo – college campaign to save environment (eat when hungry)

• Tesco – buy one and get one free only when you come back later

• National Federation of Women’s Institute (cooking, storage, shopping, exchange advises)

• Unilever Five steps of change of mindset

Understanding – raise awarenessEasy – make it convenientDesirable – self-image connectionRewarding – save costMake it habit – remind

Change of mindset

How to sustain

Water• What is water?• Water facts • What is water shortage?• How do we use water in Europe?• What European households can do?

What is water?

• Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H20.

A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds.

• H2O - Dehydrogenate monoxide is the scientific name for water, though it is almost never used.

• Water exists in three forms on the Earth:> solid (ice, hail, snow or frost) > liquid (in lakes, oceans, rain, dew, fog or mist) > gas (steam or clouds)- water in the air)

What is water?

• Water is essential for life, with no water, we would not survive. It is used in nearly everything we do, we use it to wash things, heat the houses, have fun and more.

• If water ever became hard to find, the humanity would have major problems, that’s why we must do our best to preserve it!

TIME IS COMMING!

About 97% of the water on earth are oceans It covers most of the planet but only

3% is freshwater

70%ICE & SNOW COVER IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS

0,3%FRESHWATER LAKES & RIVERSREGIONS

30%GROUNDWATERREGIONS

The 3% are Lakes, Rivers Polar Ice, Clouds, Sea ice Groundwater

is readily accessible for human use and only one third of 1% of fresh water is available to drink (0.3%)

Less than 1% of all freshwaterREGIONS

It means that less than 0,007% of all water on Earth is available to drink

• Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other life forms.• There is a clear correlation between access to safe water and GDP per capita.• Approximately 70% of the fresh water used by humans goes to agriculture.• Water plays an important role in the world economy

Water Facts – Fields

Water Facts

Why should we save water?

• To put it another way, if 100 liters represents the world's water, about half a tablespoon of it is

fresh water available for our use

What is water shortage?

• Water shortage happens when an area does not have enough water to meet the needs of the people who live there

• A shortage is caused by too much demand, or not enough supply

What is water shortage? – World

Even today there are many conflicts raised by lacking of water or increasing water demand. Probably the next WORLD WAR will be over WATER

What is water shortage?– World

Most common reasons for increased demand

• Increase in world's population as more people live cities and big towns

• Increase in farming because farmers start growing more crops

• Increase in income because people use a lot more water in their homes for things like dishwashers and lawn sprinklers, ect.

Is it sustainable?

The current water situation in Europe

•20% of all surface water in the EU is seriously threatened with pollution

• Ground water supplies around 65% of all Europe’s drinking water

•60% of European cities overexploit their ground water resources

•50% of wetlands have “endangered status” due to ground water overexploitation

• The area of irrigated land in southern Europe has increased by

20% since 1985 Source:European Commission 2010

Water usage in Europe by sectors

AgricultureEnergyPublic SupplyIndustry

64%Agriculture

4%Industry

12%Public Supply

20%Energy

Water Footprint – Europe is a net water importer! (on industrial and agricultural level)

Water Footprint (WF) indicator, which accounts for direct (domestic) and indirect (agricultural and industrial) water use, and its applicability to EU28 (EU plus Croatia) policy. It finds that 60% of the WF of consumption is internal and 40% is external to Europe. The EU28 is a net virtual water importer.

How do we use water in Europe?

What households can do: Water distribution in households

36%Body Care

7%Garden watering

2%Cooking 11%

Washing machine

6%Dishwasher

5%Other washing

30%Toilet

3%Car washing

What households can do: Sanitation

• Saving water in…• Education•Home•Garden

What households can do: Saving water fields

Saving water – EDUCATION

What can you do in schools or home?

• Paint pictures, • View performances • Present performances • Sing songs

That convey the water conservation message


• Read articles or debate water related issues in your local area

• Write stories about the role that water plays in your life

• Discuss how water quality and quantity can impact the health of the individual and community relations


• Investigate the role that water plays in various cultures

• Understand the amount of water used in your school and home

• Study the water cycle, understand the importance of water for life

What households can do: Saving water - HOMES

• Running water is required for an endless list of uses in and around the home

• Imagine living in a house without running water...for some this might be a nightmare but for many it is reality

• This is because some of us are not careful while using water in our homes!

• So, others suffer because of us.

• There are lots of easy and effective ways to reduce the use of precious drinking water on our gardens.

• Many gardens contain plants inappropriate for our environment and we tend to water far more than necessary, because we don’t know what our plants really need

• We can't afford gardens that require excessive amounts of water

What households can do: Saving water - Gardens

What households can do: RESULT

Water conservation

comes naturally when

• everyone in the family is aware of its importance

• parents take the time to teach children some of the simple water-saving methods

1.Don't use your washing machine until you've got a full load. A full load uses less water than 2 half loads.

What European households can do?Some tips to save water

2.Don’t use the toilet as a waste basket


3.Drip irrigation for plants and shrubs in the garden


Energy

Energy• Types of energies we use in a household?• From where these energies come to Europe?• How do we use these energies?• Renewable energy• What a household can do?

•Gas•Coil•Oil•Electricity•Water•Renewable/Alternative

Energy Facts

What are the main energy sources we use at home?

Source: enerdata, odysee, energy efficiency trends for households in the EU, http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/energy-efficiency-and-energy-consumption-2/assessment

Energy Facts

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/energy-efficiency-and-energy-consumption-2/assessment



• Natural gas is the cheapest and most common way of household heating

• Natural gas is the primer energy consumption source (36%) in EU household’s and expected to grow by 30+% by 2030

Energy FactsMain energy source in households

Source: European Commission, Market Observatory for Energy, Key Figures, June 2011. http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/eu_27_info/doc/key_figures.pdf,http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42405.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/eu_27_info/doc/key_figures.pdf


http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42405.pdf


EU member states are the word’s largest energy

importers – 55% of energy is imported

mainly oil (84%) and gas (64%)

EU will import over 80% of its natural gas needs by 2030

Energy Facts

Where energy come from?

Source: European Commission, Market Observatory for Energy, Key Figures, June 2011. http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/eu_27_info/doc/key_figures.pdf,http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42405.pdf





Energy FactsEU natural gas imports

Europe’s energy security: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42405.pdf


Energy Facts

Electricity

Energy Facts




Heating

Energy Facts




Energy Facts

Renewable energy

Energy - Renewable

Source: http://occ.governee.cere.net/2013/02/renewable-energy-share-in-the-eu/

EU directive on renewable energy targets to reach:

• 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 • 10% share of renewable energy specifically in the transport sector

http://occ.governee.cere.net/2013/02/renewable-energy-share-in-the-eu/


EU renewable energy targets

2020 by countries

Energy - Renewable




EU renewable energy progress

by countries

Energy - Renewable




Some examples

Energy – Renewable


Source: http://www.imbaenergyclub.gr/2012/10/10/2011-european-wind-energy-market-review-offshore-wind-parks/

http://www.imbaenergyclub.gr/2012/10/10/2011-european-wind-energy-market-review-offshore-wind-parks/



Source: Dialka Energia

Actions by local governments:

Location: Pécs, Hungary

Population: 150 000

Heating Energy: 100% Biomass (no fossil fuel)

Energy saved: cost of heat dropped by 12%

Environment: greenhouse gas emission reduced 150 000 CO2/year

Economy: 13 million euro return is invested back to local economies

Energy - Renewable

Actions by local governments:

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Population: 2 million

• Electric car docking system• Electric Taxis• CitiBike system

Energy - Renewable

• Energy Efficiency Plan 2011

Generate financial savings of up to €1000 per household every year.

• European Commission Energy Strategy

Energy consumption needs to be cut down 20% by 2020

Main objectives:

• limiting energy use in Europe; • building a pan-European integrated energy market; • empowering consumers and achieving the highest level of safety and security; • extending Europe’s leadership in the development of energy technology and innovation; • strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy market

Main areas to reform based on consumption:

• Housing 40%• Transportation 32%

Europe 2020

What have been done that we can experience:

• Labeling (Energy Star, Energy Efficiency Chart, etc.); • Replacing conventional light bulbs with energy

friendly bulbs• Liberation of energy suppliers; • Free flow of energy;

What have not been done:

• Energy security; (e.g. Russia-Ukrain crisis)• Source diversification • Debate on Profit-Non Profit Energy Suppliers;

Europe 2020

Energy EU promo

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-g73ty9v04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-g73ty9v04







Examples:

• Cooling• Heating• Lightning• Appliances• Water heating• Electronics• Windows• Roofing• Cycling

How to sustain

Brainstorming

• Share more saving ideas around your household. We know 50 more.

• How about your team?

• Let’s think about it in groups

Ideas for saving food

• Plan your shopping • Use your leftover• Serve/Eat small amounts• Be smart about expiration dates• Smart storage /freeze, reorganizing fridge• Check fridge setting – most fridges are too warm• Buy local – last longer• Grow your own herbs• Shop online and use home delivery services• Make your own drinks

Road to happy family wallettips to save food

Ideas for saving water

House:

• Installing a water meter can save you water and money by monitoring how much you use.

• Insulating hot water pipes results in hotter water coming out of the tap faster, lower water usage and lower power bills

• Lag your pipes to avoid bursts and leave your heating on a low setting while you are out in cold weather to prevent pipes freezing.

• Sweep instead of washing up

• Use fish tank water to feed plants

Road to happy family wallettips to save water

Kitchen:

Cooking

• Every time you boil an egg save the cooled water for your houseplants. They'll benefit from the nutrients released from the shell.

• Kettles should be filled with enough water for your needs but not to the brim

• You can use less water by turning the hot tap down, rather than the cold tap up, if you require cooler water.

• Instead of letting the tap run fill a pan with water and use it to rinse off fruits and vegetables

• Think ahead! Don’t use water to defrost frozen foods. Instead, leave them in the fridge overnight


Kitchen:

Cooking

• Boil food in as little water as possible to save water and cooking fuel. You just need enough to submerge your pasta and potatoes, and with less water you keep more flavor and nutrients in your veggies.

• Use the water left over from boiling to water your plants (just let it cool down first!)

• If you're planning on steaming veggies to go along with rice, potatoes or pasta, put your vegetable steamer right on top of the starchy foods you're boiling. You'll save water, dishes and space on your stove

• Every time you boil an egg save the cooled water for your houseplants. They'll benefit from the nutrients released from the shell.


Kitchen:

Doing dishes

• Very 'water efficient' washing machines and dishwashers are now manufactured

• Let your full dishwasher do its job

• Soak when washing dishes by hand

• Scrape dishes into the trash rather than down the sink.

• When washing dishes by hand, use the least amount of detergent possible - this minimizes the water needed for rinsing


Drinking water:

• Instead of letting the tap run until water is cold enough to drink, fill a pitcher wit water and put it in the refrigerator

• Interesting: we only use 7% of water (of the total water we use per day) in the kitchen to cook . And we use only 1% per day of water to drink, this is not a lot.

• Always choose tap water over bottled - it takes about 1.5 gallons of water to manufacture a single plastic bottle.


Bathroom:

• Newer toilets, water heaters, dishwashers, clothe washers, showers, etc. use less water than older models

At the sink:

• Turn off the tap while you are shaving• Install low-flow faucet aerators in your sinks


In the shower

• Take showers instead of baths

• Just taking a five minute shower very day, instead of a bath, will use a third of the water, saving up to 400 liters a week. Shortening your shower time by as little as 1 minute each day can save as much as 600 liters each month

• Trigger nozzles can save water by using it only when needed.

• Water-efficient showerheads are inexpensive, easy to install and can save hundreds of liters of water

• Turning the tap off when washing your hair

• Put a bucket in the shower while you're waiting for the water to warm up, and use the water you catch for watering plants or cleaning.


Toilets:

• Fit a water saving device in your cistern and save up to three liters a flush.

• Replacing a toilet cistern can save water

Loundry:

• Washing dark-colored clothes in cold water saves water, lowers your power bill and helps those clothes stay vibrant and colorful

• Doing full loads of clothes and dishes can save water and energy

• Over all make sure toilets, facets, sinks, showers, bathtubs and any other household item that uses water aren’t leaking


Outdoor:

Lawns and garden

• Grow your grass a little longer. It will stay greener than a close mown lawn and need less watering.

• Hoeing stimulates the growth of plants, reduces water loss from the soil surface and removes weeds that take up valuable water and nutrients.

• Leave grass clippings on the lawn as you mow grass cycling helps your lawn retain moisture and provides a free source of fertilizer

• Much for moisture for the garden. Adding a layer of tree bark, compost, or even newspaper keeps the sun off the soil and retains precious moisture.

• No further watering is usually required for established trees and shrubs.


Outdoor:

Lawns and garden

• Once a week is all the watering your lawn needs even in the hottest weather.

• Purchasing a water butt will help you to collect rain water for use on the garden.

• Question your local garden centre about the water requirements of different plants. Some thrive in drier conditions.

• Sprinklers can be wasteful. A sprinkler can use as much water in an hour as a family of four will use in a day!


Outdoor:

Lawns and garden • Spreading a layer of organic mulch around flowers and plants saves water, time and

money

• Use the dirty water when cleaning a fish tank on your houseplants. It's rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, which provides an excellent fertilizer.

• Use food waste as free fertilizer rather grinding it up in the garbage disposal and washing it down the drain

• Water your garden at the coolest part of the day to reduce evaporation. Xeriscape means to use plants that require less water.


Outdoor 2.

• Drip irrigation delivers water directly where it’s needed drip irrigation also uses much less water than more traditional sprinkler irrigation.

• Collect rain water for use on the garden.


Washing car:• Commercial car washes recycle water Instead of washing your car at home in the

driveway and watching all of that water run into the sewer system, using a commercial car wash saves water

• If you wash your car at home don’t leave the hose running when you wash your vehicle. Purchase a squeeze (pistol grip) nozzle for your hose so you don’t have to turn the tap to start and stop the flow.

• Drive your car onto your lawn when you wash it by hand - you'll irrigate your lawn and get two jobs done at once!

• By covering your vehicles when not is use, you will use less water to wash them. Washing pet:• Washing your pets outside on a part of your lawn


The end of the list but not the end of water saving ideas - why don’t you tell us of any you've discovered?


Ideas for saving energy

Cooling:

• Use AC only at rooms you really need to cool down/close-open doors• Clean your AC filters – less energy use and more efficiency• Use shades to block sun – less energy needed to cool down the room• Check your household leaks• Plant trees to provide shades• Use light colored curtains to allow sunlight but to block heat

Road to happy family wallettips to save energy

Heating:

• Raise temperature slowly – quick temperature raise use more energy• Lower the temperature during night• Don’t block radiators/air vens with furniture or curtains• Use sun during sunny days by rolling curtains aside – lower the

temperature and let the sun heat• Lower the thermostat every time when you leave home • Cover the floor with carpets


Lightning:

• Replace light bulbs with halogen• Use motion detectors• Switch off the light if you leave the room• No need to have full brightness in every room• Choose one light bulb type of lamps• Roll aside the curtain until it is not fully dark


Appliances:

• Use microwave to heat up food – uses less energy than oven• Replace older refrigerators • Dust your fridge – dust behind the fridge/dust take energy • Keep your freezer full – it uses less energy than an empty one• Choose energy-efficient appliances – they don’t just save you money, but they’re good for

the environment, look for Energy Star logo• Wash and dry several loads at once – so that your dryer isn't completely cooled down when

it heats up for the next load• Hang dress clothing to air dry on portable laundry racks instead of drying in washing

machine - less energy and they will even look better• Set your dishwashers on economy mode - to use less water and electricity• Turn off kitchen and bath fans immediately after use• Match your pot size to the burner on your stove – heat is lost when small pots are used on

large burners.


Electronics:

• Plug electronics into a power strip – then turn the strip off when not in use to save in energy costs.

• Avoid energy vampires – even when they’re turned off, home electronics in “standby” mode use energy to power features like clock displays.

• Consider buying a laptop – they use less energy than desktop computers. Set your computer to sleep or hibernate mode – instead of using a screen saver so it uses less electricity during periods of inactivity.

• Unplug battery chargers – when the batteries are fully charged or the chargers are not in use.


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