Last Wednesday, October
31st, I was invited to participate at an Exposition and Round Table on a
project about solid waste treatment in Buenos Aires City.
The local government has
recently informed of the construction of solid waste treatment centers, that
would handle almost half of the waste produced in Buenos Aires today. Many
people who work collecting recyclable materials, called Recuperadores Urbanos, have been fighting for years to be a part of
the solid waste treatment system in the city. Therefore, with this new
treatment centers’ project, lots of doubts arise. Mainly on how both actors
will work together, the Treatment Centers and the Recuperadores Urbanos. This Exposition and Round Table aims to
gather opinions of every actor and try to generate synergy in their actions.
A synthesis of my presentation:
Consumer rights include
access to basic resources as water, fair commerce, anti-monopoly laws and also
the last part of the consuming process: the treatment of the waste generated by
consumption.
I would like to mention
as an example, that the Union of Users and Consumers in Argentina, is about to
conclude an awareness campaign in alliance with Consumers International and the
Sweedish Society for Nature Conservation. We have contacted neighbors and
organizations in Buenos Aires city, to raise public awareness about the
importance of recycling and reutilization of waste, supporting the collection
and recycling campaign held by Rock&Vida.
Besides, consumer’s
rights include the subject of sustainable consumption, or green consumption.
Though when we mention the subject the first thing that comes to our minds is
the natural environment, we should also consider aspects that would make
consumption a more economic, social and politically sustainable practice. That
is why it is important to care for vulnerable sectors whose work uses values as
solidarity and increases consumption in sectors with extremely limited access to
many privileges other social classes have.
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