Establishing a resource efficient economy is central to achieving green growth. It involves improving resource productivity and putting in place policies that ensure a sustainable resource and materials management building on the principle of the 3Rs — reduce, reuse and recycle, and encouraging more sustainable consumption patterns.
9. BETTER POLICIES FOR BETTER LIVES
For more information:
http://www.oecd.org/env/waste
http://www.oecd.org/env/waste/material-resources-productivity-and-
environment.htm
The OECD works with its member countries and international partners to
further develop resource productivity indicators, and improve information
on material flows, natural resource stocks, and the environmental impacts
and costs of resource use. This is done in collaboration with UNEP and its
International Resource Panel, Eurostat and several research institutes.