This study seeks to quantify the potential plastic marine debris inputs that would reasonably occur if the City of Hamburg were selected to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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Olympia in Hamburg: managing plastic marine debris
1. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman00
2. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman01
288 million tonnes plastic produced per year
40% packaging
5 – 13 million tonnes entering ocean per year
Problems: microplastics, persistent pollutants, litter
3. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman02
Threats
4. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman03
Threats
5. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman04
Threats
6. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman05
Waste Projections
8,000 tonnes of waste ⎪ London 2012 Olympic Games, 19.4 million attendees
1,093,899 tonnes of waste ⎪ Hamburg annual total ⎪ 21,037 tonnes/week
18,000 lbs (apx. 8 tonnes) beach litter ⎪ 34th American Cup, 1 million attendees
200 tonnes beach litter at Hamburg Games ⎪ projection
78% plastic marine litter in German North Sea ⎪ Öko-Institute e.V., 2006
156 tonnes of plastic marine debris entering the Elbe ⎪ projection, business as usual
25% annual household waste
7. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman06
Elbe to North Sea
Source: Hamburg Port Authority 2015
8. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman07
Elbe Tidal Flows
Source: Hamburg Port Authority 2015
9. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman08
Ocean Currents
Source: NOAA 2013
10. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman09
Case Study
London: Impetus
“there is no such thing as a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games unless it is possible
to demonstrate in some way that the resources used to stage the Games are in some way
compensated for by more sustainable practices inspired by, or as a direct result of the
Games.”
Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2013)
11. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman10
Best Practices
Producer Partnership
12. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman11
Best Practices
Obvious Signage
Source: WRAP 2012
13. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman13
Case Study
Sydney: Best Practices
• Merchandising contracts that require companies to provide information on their
manufacture, use and disposal practices
• Avoiding products that have a short useful life or use unnecessary packaging
• Unique waste management plan for every venue
• Waste education seminars for venue and sponsor employees
• Using non-disposable cutlery REUSABLE ITEMS
Challenge à permanent vendors
14. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman14
Case Study
Sydney
Acceptable
• Cardboard
• Fiber bags
• Compostable plastics
• Metal/ceramic/cutlery
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and
high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
• Aluminum and steel cans
• Liquid paperboard
• Timber or cardboard pallets.
Non-Acceptable
• Polystyrene
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic foodware
• Shrink and cling wrap
• Composite material containers
• Glass (in public areas)
15. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman15
Best Practices
Diverse Management
Waste Generating Areas
• Spectator concourse
• Spectator area (seated)
• Spectator area (non-seated)
• Field of play
• Athletes/officials marshalling area
• Operation comound/loading areas
• Media/administration/offices
• Sponsor hospitality
• Medical center
• Quarantine area
• Residential area
• Common domain
Waste Generating Activities
• Public waste importation
• Catering: sit down, take-out, office kitchens
• Warehousing, delivery and storage
• Medical/veterinary/quarantine
• Merchandising
• Office activities
16. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman16
Best Practices
Free Water
17. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman17
Case Study
Rio: Best Practices
The shutdown of the operations at the Gramacho landfill represented an end to the only
source of income for an estimated population of 1,700 waste pickers, who, over many
years, had scavenged materials on the site that represented subsistence for them and
their families. With the decommissioning of Gramacho, COMLURB deposited a single
payment into a Waste Pickers Fund, which was scheduled for disbursement over a period
of 15 years, distributed equally among the group of waste pickers registered on a list
that was certified by their leaders. (Rio 2016, p.51)
18. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman18
Challenges
Source: WRAP 2012
19. Olympia in Hamburg
Urban Material Cycles
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta
REAP – SoSe 2015
Managing Plastic Marine Debris
Heather Troutman19
Resources
America’s Cup (2013) 34th America’s Cup Earns Highest Level Clean Regattas Certification
<http://www.americascup.com/en/34th-americas-cup/18544_34th-americas-cup-earns-highest-level-clean-regattas-certification.html>
Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2010) No time to waste: A review of Waste and Resource Management across the London 2012 programme
Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (2013) Making a Difference: Post-Games Report
Hamburg Port Authority (2015) “Tidal River Development: The Elbe River Estuary” <http://tide-project.eu/downloads/0_Elbe_Factsheet.pdf>
International Olympic Committee (2012) “Factsheet: London 2012 Facts and Figures” <http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/London_2012_Facts_and_Figures-eng.pdf>
ISO 20121: Event Sustainability Management System <http://www.iso20121.org/>
London 2012 (2015) “Olympic Information” <http://www.london-2012.co.uk/link/>
London Legacy Development Cooperation (2014) Environmental Sustainability Report 2014
London Waste and Recycling Board (2015) Resource London http://www.lwarb.gov.uk/what-we-do/london-waste-authority-support/the-resource-london-programme/
The National Archives “Records of the London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C13273031
Official Website of the Olympic Movement (2015) London 2012 <http://www.olympic.org/london-2012-summer-olympics>
Olympic Delivery Authority (2014) Final Repot <http://www.london-2012.co.uk/link/>
Rio2016 (2013) “Sustainability Management Plan: Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games <http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/Plano_Gestao_Sustentabilidade_EN.pdf>
Waste Resources and Action Programme [WRAP] (2012) London 2012 Legacy Transfer Report: Event Waste Management