Strategies for recycling new materials in the waste stream

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1 Strategies for recycling new materials in the waste stream 1

2 Who we are World s first and largest bioplastics producer World-scale plastics facility 2002 Winner - Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Proprietary portfolio of Ingeo biopolymers & intermediates Peer reviewed, strong eco-profile Global customer base and product adaption Ingeo applications breadth across markets, geographies, and retail applications 2

3 NatureWorks is in the business of turning greenhouse gases into performance products CO 2 CO 2 CO 2 CO 2 CO 2 CO 2 + H 2 O 1st Generation Ag feedstocks are a short term Bridging Tool Resins Intermediates Additives (Modifiers) Adhesives Coatings Printing Toners Specialty Lactates Surfactants Plant Sugars Plants Manufacture 3

4 We are committed to feedstock diversification: Performance materials made by transforming whatever are the right, abundant, local resources Investment in innovation and R&D collaboration to grow our Ingeo feedstock portfolio. GENERATION I: 1st step GENERATION I: 2nd step GENERATION II GENERATION NEXT Where we are today Where we are going now Next 3-5 years And next? Dextrose from corn starch Bridging Crops Sucrose from locally abundant materials such as sugar cane Lignocellulosics: Sugars from bagasse, wood chips, switch grass or straw. CO 2 to lactic acid technology? CH 4 to lactic acid technology? 4

5 What these carbon credentials mean Ingeo PP US Producers EU Producers PET GPPS PC Cradle to gate GHG emissions [kg CO 2 eq. / kg] Data on EU production from Plastics Europe ( Data on US production: American Chemistry Council ( 5

6 Where is Ingeo in the Market? Rigids Food Serviceware Films Nonwovens / Fibers Durables Lactides Incubator 6

7 Plastics Producer Nature Works Ingeo PLA Where is NatureWorks in the supply chain? Primary manufacturer Secondary manufacturer Brand Retailer 7

8 Plastics Producer Nature Works Ingeo PLA PP PS PET Where is NatureWorks in the supply chain? Primary manufacturer Secondary manufacturer Brand Retailer 8

9 Where are we geographically? Global-scale adoption Which means then, when it comes to recovery, that for us, it s about being cognizant of all relevant end-of-life opportunities, for all applications, in all geographies we sell into... 9

10 Ingeo From A Cradle-to-Cradle Perspective Nature doesn t have a design problem, people do William McDonough and Michael Braungart, 2002 Technical nutrients basically inorganic or synthetic materials manufactured by humans such as plastics and metals-- that can be used many times over without any loss in quality, staying in a continuous cycle. Ingeo recycle Biological nutrients Biological nutrients and materials are organic materials that can decompose into the natural environment, soil, water, etc. without affecting it in a negative way, providing food for bacteria and microbiological life Ingeo composting Source: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough & Michael Braungart 10

11 Incumbent Plastics Ingeo Ingeo Cradle to Cradle Options Mechanical Recycle Feedstock Recovery Compost Anaerobic Digestion Energy Recovery Landfill X X 11

12 Incumbent Plastics Ingeo Recycle Options Mechanical Recycle Feedstock Recovery Compost Anaerobic Digestion Energy Recovery Landfill X X 12

13 What s needed for the recycle of a new material to occur Identification & sortation methods Sufficient volume in the market End markets Sustainable economics 13

14 For Plastics in the Post-Consumer Collection & Recycling space Not all MRFs have NIR optical sorters and those that do, typically use them for existing plastics commodity materials PET, HDPE Many plastics are not in sufficient volumes in the waste stream to warrant widespread, economically viable sortation at the MRF level. 14

15 In a nutshell - NatureWorks approach for PLA Develop Business by: Selling Ingeo PLA grades into consumer products where the potential for recycle stream contamination is minimal Targeting products which today, have little or no recycle yet occurring Achieving scale safely 15

16 In a nutshell - NatureWorks approach for PLA Develop Business by: Selling Ingeo grades into consumer products where the potential for recycle stream contamination is minimal Targeting products which today, have little or no recycle yet occurring Achieving scale safely Implications... No sales into certain applications & geographies 16

17 In a nutshell - NatureWorks approach for PLA Develop Business by: Selling Ingeo grades into consumer products where the potential for recycle stream contamination is minimal Targeting products which today, have little or no recycle yet occurring Achieving scale safely All the while simultaneously 1. Developing end markets 2. Characterizing PLA presence in recyling system today where is it, (which streams), how much is there what s the economic potential 3. Working with recycling community to initiate collection 17

18 NatureWorks Approach to the Post-Consumer PLA Collection & Recycling Challenge Closed Loop Public Venue Collection Programs Sports Venues Concerts/Music Festivals Other Events/Venues Corporate Campuses Municipal Recycling Initiatives Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) Plastics Recovery Group AMERIPEN Secondary Processing of Mixed Plastics and MRF Residuals 18

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20 PLEASE RECYCLE your cups at this festival they ll be made into cool new stuff! 20

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26 NatureWorks Approach to the Post-Consumer PLA Collection & Recycling Challenge Closed Loop Public Venue Collection Programs Sports Venues Concerts/Music Festivals Other Events/Venues Corporate Campuses Municipal Recycling Initiatives Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) Plastics Recovery Group AMERIPEN Secondary Processing of Mixed Plastics and MRF Residuals 26

27 Consumer Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Existing Post Consumer Recycling Model Municipal Collection & Recycling Model Venues Residential Curbside MRF Recycler Cleaning & Sizing Facility End Market Commercial Collection The MRF As a PLA Recovery Point? Smaller geographic reach for recovery efforts. Smaller quantities recovered. Long-term economies of scale questionable. No Interest from MRF Operator 27

28 Consumer Rethinking the MRF-Centric Model Municipal Collection & Recycling Model MRF Venues MRF Residential Curbside Commercial Collection MRF MRF MRF Secondary MRF Recycler Cleaning & Sizing Facility End Market Rethinking the PLA Recovery Point Larger geographic reach for recovery efforts. Larger quantities recovered. Long-term economies of scale improved. 28

29 Consumer Rethinking the MRF-Centric Model Municipal Collection & Recycling Model MRF Venues MRF Residential Curbside MRF Secondary MRF Operating Business Model Commercial Collection MRF MRF 29

30 Why a secondary MRF scheme Complements existing recycling system infrastructure. Improves the recovery of incumbent materials Provides for the recovery of new materials that have not yet reached scale. Able to mine any remaining Traditional Materials -Paper -PP -PET -Aluminum -HDPE -Ferrous Metal Able to mine new materials such as: -PLA -PETG -PS/EPS -PVC -Cartons 30

31 MRF Residuals PLA Sort From MRF Residuals & Mixed Plastics Mixed Plastics 31

32 Completing the Value Chain NatureWorks taking the lead to be the Market Maker We ve developed bale specifications and pricing Currently working on the development of: RPLA flake specifications Strategic partnerships for washing, separation and flaking of the RPLA End use applications and markets 32

33 Addressing the Challenge of Recyclate Availability: Volume Availability Post Industrial Initial use of post industrial to prime the pump Post Consumer Short Term Long Term 33

34 Questions? Strategies for recycling new materials in the waste stream Steve Davies Director Public Affairs NatureWorks LLC 34