RezeroLab

This report provides data to reflect on the state, natural resource consumption and waste generation trends in Catalunya and for the formulation of proposals to move quickly and decisively towards a model of sustainable production and consumption. and circular.

Autorship: Rezero

This report analyzes the design, implementation and results of a pilot test of the Disposable Packaging Return System carried out in the municipality of Cadaqués (Girona). The temporary implementation of a deposit and return system in Cadaqués aims to demonstrate the viability of a packaging management model that already works successfully in over 40 countries and regions around the world.

Autorship: Rezero i Retorna

The study consists in analyzing the recycling of certain small aluminum containers (especially NESPRESSO coffee capsules) using the conventional recycling system – yellow containers – in Catalunya, as a pilot test which could be exportable in the future to the rest of Spain.

Autorship: Rezero i Acció Natura

The aim of the study is to determine the proportion of municipal (domestic) packaging waste that is selectively collected, as well as the amount generated and the most packaging items found. The study was conducted in four Spanish territories.

Autorship: Rezero, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Amigos de la Tierra i Retorna

This study analyzes the degree of application of the extended producer responsibility principle at European level, analyzing which products are subject to these schemes and which are not and how effective they are. Based on the results obtained, the study justifies the need to design a new model to move towards the circular economy.

Autorship: Rezero i Zero Waste Europe

The purchasing decisions we make as consumers are directly related to the production of waste and the economic expenditure of households. This study takes an approach to the economic savings associated with waste prevention practices for a standard Catalan family, analyzing the consumption and waste generation habits of five families in the metropolitan area of Barcelona for a few months.

The study establishes four main indicators that allow to evaluate the recycling process of household packaging waste in Spain. The four indicators follow four phases of the packaging waste flow, from consumption to recycling.

Autorship: Rezero

The report analyzes the Extended Producer Responsibility as an instrument of progress towards Zero Waste, studying in particular the case of the city of Barcelona, and includes a series of action measures for the correct implementation of such schemes.

Autorship: Rezero

This study presents an analysis of the current situation of the packaged beverage sector in the Balearic Islands with the aim of identifying the main barriers and the territory’s existing potential for the promotion of reusable packaging. Measures are also proposed for administrations, packers, entrepreneurs and third sector organizations from which to build on the infrastructures for the reuse of beverage packaging, as well as give visibility and value to returnable packaging in order to increase its demand.

Autorship: Rezero per a la Conselleria de Medi Ambient, Agricultura i Pesca. Direcció General Educació Ambiental, Qualitat Ambiental i Residus

Autoria: Rezero

The study evaluates the impact of the implementation of a deposit and return system in the different areas that affect waste management by local authorities: collection and treatment costs, fee return, road and beach cleaning.

Autorship: Rezero i Retorna

The study, which is part of the basic studies carried out for PREMET25, analyzes the current reuse and potential for reuse in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area and provides the conceptual and technical elements to facilitate, both at municipal as well as metropolitan levels, the move towards a waste management model focused on zero waste, where reuse and preparation for reuse play a key role.

Autorship: Rezero per a Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona, AMB