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Establishing local recycling centres
Description:
Neighbourhood centres where consumers can bring their appliances and equipment for simple repairs, second-hand use or, if necessary, to return the product to the manufacturer for dismantling so that the elements can be re-used.
Broader:
Intensifying existing resource use
Creating waste recycling structures
Recovering product for local consumption
Including resource recovery in local authority waste management plans
Creating domestic waste recycling schemes
Narrower:
Creating local repair services
Facilitates:
Recycling oils
Managing plastic wastes
Using recycled materials
Recycling organic wastes
Increasing product use intensity
Improving hazardous waste management
Facilitated by:
Making easy-to-repair items
Introducing recycling deposit on durable goods
Values:
Nonlocal
Subjects:
Society
→
Local
Economics
→
Resource utilization
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: