1. SUSTAINABLE
CONSUMERISM

2. I get plastic would follow
Of course, I bags all the time.
Why wouldn’t I?
a recycling system
HOUSEHOLDER

3. I get plastic bags all the time.
Why wouldn’t I?
HOUSEHOLDER

4. “
The mayor has really fixed
some areas of Borj Hamoud
but I would like to see more
garbage bins, public toilets…
HOUSEHOLDER

5. “
Of course, we are proud of our
handmade manufacturers
in our community
SHOP OWNER

6. “
I would pay more taxes
if the municipality did
something to solve the
problems related to garbage
ARTISAN

7. “
Why don’t people relate
their actions to the smell
of the garbage?
ARTISAN

8. WE WANT TO DEAL WITH
PLASTIC BAGS PLASTIC CUPS CAR TIRES

9. PROBLEMS
PLASTIC BAGS

10. MAIN PROBLEMS
PLASTIC BAGS
! A plastic bag for everything

11. ! People use plastic bags to
put their garbage

12. IDEA 1
REDUCING
1. Work with artisans to produce textile bags
2. Make textile bags available in shops
3. Create a system to encourage people to take and bring back
textile bags
4. Reward consumers

13. BENEFITS
ARTISANS SHOPS CONSUMERS NATURE
Advertising Costumer loyalty Nice and Less open dumped
practical bag and landfills
Discounts
Reward

15. IDEA 2
RECYCLING/REUSE
1. "Public bag bank": creation of containers at the entrance of
every building or shops
2. Possibility of reusing bags from the public container
3. Weekly recollecting of the plastic bags from the public container
for recycling purposes

16. BENEFITS
SHOPS CONSUMERS NATURE
Less plastic Relief from storing Less open dumps
bag to buy plastic bags and landfills

18. PROBLEMS
PLASTIC CUPS

19. ! Coffee is always served in
plastic cups

20. IDEA
REDUCING
1. Use ceramic cups created by artisans while drinking in the shop
2. Use paper cups for take away

21. BENEFITS
ARTISANS SHOPS CONSUMERS NATURE
Monetary Less expenses on Discounts Less open dumped
compensation plastic cups and landfills

22. PROBLEMS
CAR TIRES
+ LACK OF PUBLIC FURNITURE

25. IDEA
RECYCLING/REUSE
1. Collection of car tires
2. Make them available to artisans
3. Co-creation of public furniture (e.g. trash bins and flower pots)

27. BENEFITS
ARTISANS CONSUMERS NATURE
Monetary More public Less open dumps
compensation furniture and landfills

28. HOW?
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES

29. WHO IS INVOLVED?
ARTISANS DESIGNERS CITIZENS
MUNICIPALITY OTHER NGOS SHOPS OWNERS

30. WHERE?
Public space
for the artisan community
and the citizens

31. WHERE?
Any public space
in Bourj Hammoud
Public space
for the artisan community
and the citizens

32. TO DO WHAT?
CO-CREATION
PROMOTE
WORKSHOPS OTHER INITIATIVES
LOCAL ACTIVITIES
ABOUT (Green markets, etc.)
AND PRODUCTS
UPCYCLING
CREATE FIND SUSTAINABLE
AWARENESS SOLUTIONS

33. CO-
PROMOTE
CREATION OTHER
LOCAL
WORKSHOPS INITIATIVES
ACTIVITIES
ABOUT
CREATE FIND
AWARENES SUSTAINABLE
THINK BIGGER

34. CO-
PROMOTE
CREATION OTHER
LOCAL
WORKSHOPS INITIATIVES
ACTIVITIES
ABOUT
CREATE FIND
AWARENES SUSTAINABLE
THINK BIGGER
=
Promote a recycling system unique to Bourj Hammoud

35. Recycling system unique to Bourj Hammoud
1. Easy guidelines to sort the domestic waste
2. Daily collecting of the sorted trash bags from home
3. Drop out spots around the neighborhood
3. Drop out spots around the neighborhood

36. THANK YOU!
Marwa Boukarim
Mary Rizk
Nisrine Sarkis
Giorgio Uboldi