The Strategy For Plastic Waste Reduction Zero Plastic to Landfill 100% Recovery

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1 The Strategy For Plastic Waste Reduction Zero Plastic to Landfill 100% Recovery Michel Loubry, Regional Director, PlasticsEurope IUCN, Monaco 09 th May 2016

2 Plastics are part of daily live 2

3 Global plastics production is growing however, Europe remains stable 3

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5 Packaging, Building & Construction and Automotive are the top 3 plastic markets 5

Example: Plastics packaging When more is less On average only 1 to 3% of

plastic film of 2g packages 200g of cheese A plastic Bottle of 35g

5 liter of drinks Inclusive the logistic packaging, it grows up to 3.

6 Example: Plastics packaging When more is less On average only 1 to 3% of the weight of a packaged product in plastics comes from the packaging: A plastic film of 2g packages 200g of cheese A plastic Bottle of 35g packages 1.5 liter of drinks Inclusive the logistic packaging, it grows up to 3.56% on average GLASS JARS 36% IS PACKAGING PLASTIC POUCHES 3.56% IS PACKAGING Without plastics, retailers fleets would make 50% more journeys

7 Packaging becomes lighter for same content Weight of packaging 20 years ago Weight of packaging Today Weight reduction Weight of the Content Yoghurt cup 5,8 g 4,8 g -17 % 125 g Bottled water 40 g 25 g -38 % 1500 g Vegetable bag 20 g 3,5 g -82 % 5000 g Cooked meal tray 40 g 23 g -40 % 300 g PSE fish tray 100 g 87 g -13 % 3000 g Source: Elipso, the French association of flexible packaging 7

landfills à Environmental pollution is a

8 Environmental pollution and its reasons Plastics are too Valuable to be wasted! It is a Resource My Waste is Your Material : Eco-Industry Waste collection systems working Behavior badly Improper use of landfills Behavior Improper use of landfills à Environmental pollution is a behavioral problem and a problem of bad waste management

9 ALL recovery options apply for plastics Materials derived from oil and gas Plastics Consumer Objects Reuse Mechanical Recycling Chemical Recycling Energy Recovery Waste Disposal Prevent Reuse Recycle Recover Landfill

Zero Plastics to Landfill is a challenging but worthwhile objective Post-consumer Plastic waste landfilled in Europe: in million tonnes 16 14 12

10 Zero Plastics to Landfill is a challenging but worthwhile objective Post-consumer Plastic waste landfilled in Europe: in million tonnes % Decrease from Trend-line (extrapolation) Zero Plastics to Landfill Source: Consultic, 2013

11 Plastics recycling is the preferred option 11

Key Message from the Industry: The organizations

plastics do not belong in the world s oceans and

responsibly used, reused, recycled and finally

- Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations

12 Key Message from the Industry: The organizations are firmly committed to the principle that plastics do not belong in the world s oceans and should not be littered -- plastics should be responsibly used, reused, recycled and finally recovered for their energy value. - Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter, since 2011 July 1, 2006 credit: NOAA ONMS 12

Education to prevent Marine Litter 2. Waste Management improvement 3.

13 Plastics Industry is part of the solution Global Action Plan of the plastics industry committed to around 185 projects targeting mainly at 1. Education to prevent Marine Litter 2. Waste Management improvement 3. Research for solutions 4. Plastic pellet containment

14 Prevent marine litter at source by Proper waste collection Mindful Product Design Conscious people behavior Plastics Industry supports 40+ projects in Europe today. Supporting actions: Research Projects Knowledge Sharing 14

15 Raise awareness and achieve responsible people behaviour Vacation Effective tools for awareness & education Educate school kids Into the neighborhood Outdoor Sports 15

16 Plastics industry is taking responsibility for proper plastic pellet containment 16

17 Pellet Loss Prevention in Europe Milestones and signatories of OCS Converter & other companies > 40 > 60 > 100 Associations in EU: UK: 2 DK: 1 EU: 1 AT: 1 GER: 1 FI: 1 FR: 2 NL: 1 SE: 1 Producer Companies Q2: 0 Q4: 11 Q1: 16 Q4: 8 Q4: 14 Q1: J.V. Franecker conducts first Pellet Reports in Sea Birds EPA, USA, pellet loss preventio n report Start OCS in US BPF, UK 1 st EU OCS Marine Litter Declaration, 34 associations sign Start in EU w. internal Zero Pellet Loss Producer start in Pan-EU w. Operation Clean Sweep

18 Microplastics (incl. Plastic Pellets) in Fulmar Guts, Franeker

Conclusions A combination of Resource Efficiency, Waste Management and Litter Prevention are key to

Improved waste management: proper waste collection, a phase out of landfills for plastics by 2025 will

Prevention of littering during use of goods is key: Provide the right collection capacities & educate

19 Conclusions A combination of Resource Efficiency, Waste Management and Litter Prevention are key to create a sustainable use of our resources. Improved waste management: proper waste collection, a phase out of landfills for plastics by 2025 will drive value of plastics, open up opportunities for further recovery and induce reduction of littering. Prevention of littering during use of goods is key: Provide the right collection capacities & educate to enable responsible individual behavior Industry emissions are equally unacceptable: Pellet Loss Prevention measures like OCS is taking place country by country. 19