Project Beacon Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility (APRF) Project Beacon, Innovation and Cross Sectoral Solutions

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1 Project Beacon Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility (APRF) Project Beacon, Innovation and Cross Sectoral Solutions CRNS Annual Conference 15 th November 2018 Edinburgh John Ferguson: EcoideaM Ltd / Pi Polymer Recycling Ltd/ Binn Group

2 The Problem Why is such a remarkable material such a problem? Over 300m tonnes of new plastics annually! Over consumption. Failure in global recycling systems to adequately value plastic waste resulting in large flows of fugitive plastics Lack of global concordat on use and management of plastics The public and businesses are confused about plastics recycling Wholly inadequate level of UK and Global infrastructure!!

3 The Solutions!!..Are complex, global and multi-factorial.for example: Reduce consumption Move away from single use Improve valorisation (local supply chains Producer Responsibility / PRNS / Deposit Return on the raw material Ocean cleaning Investment in global water infrastructure Investment in bio-polymers caution!!! MANDATORY recycled content!!! Global approach

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5 Project Beacon Scotland

6 Project Beacon in Summary A Collaboration Between EcoideaM Ltd and Recycling Technologies Ltd and Grant Aid Supported by Zero Waste Scotland Phase 1 ZWS Funding 1.7m Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility APRF - Co-located mechanical and chemical recycling. Building 1: Mechanical sorting of large plastics and upcycling to washed regrind. Pi Polymer Ltd Building 2: Chemical Recycling Facility. Recycling Technologies Ltd Phase 2 Tay Cities Deal Funding - 5m (awaiting confirmation) Building 3: Advanced Plastics Sorting Facility (APSF) Phase 3 Addition of other specialist plastics recycling systems including pelletising and manufacturing back ends DRS systems - R&D.

7 The Binn Eco Park - Tayside

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9 The Proposed Beacon System

10 More circularity from technical integration

11 Target Material (Phase 1 Mechanical and Chemical Recycling) Large rigid plastics UK flows (uncertain) 400,000 1,200,000 tonnes per annum data nomenclature? Mixed un-sortable plastics (e.g. AD de-pack material), foils and films, black un-sortables et al..the almost impossible to mechanically recycle stuff

12 The Technology: Pi Polymer - PlasSort 3000 Global first optical sorting system for whole large rigid plastics Offering significantly improved sorting efficiency Very high output polymer purity Using well established NIR sorting technology as part of a fully integrated waste plastics processing system.

13 Pi Large Rigids - Process Flows PI POLYMER RECYCLING LTD LARGE RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING FACILITY Reception-Primary sorting-polymer sorting-granulating-washing-de-dusting INPUTS Large Mixed Rigid Plastics Recycling Facility 6.5 tph PROCESSES BOSS (black plastics and copolymer components separation) - 35% PlasSort Optical sorting of coloured plastics - 46% OUTPUTS Washed granulate: Black/ Jazz PE and PP/Mixed - 12% Heavy Fraction - 23% Washed Granuate: PE/PP/PET/PVC /PS/ ABS/PC - 46% Incidental recyclates - 5% Disposals: To SRF or Landfill - 14%

14 Feedstock Recycling the RT7000 Plastic Waste 7000t pa Mass Producible Transportable Globally Scalable Makes Waste Plastic Valuable Chemical Feedstocks 5200t pa

15 Impact Recycling - BOSS

16 Binn Group - Supply Chain Partner

17 Beacon APRF - Benefits Decentralised integrated mechanical and chemical technology solution with global applicability Enables a single all plastics collection system (via APSF) Supports local regional national and international supply chain development Stimulates technology innovation - clustering

18 Ocean Plastics Initiatives Ellen MacArthur New Plastics Economy UN Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics Big Blue Ocean Clean Up KIMO Fishing for Litter Project Marine Conservation Society (campaigns, lobbying, DRS etc) Running list of Not-for-Profit activities FIDRA E. Lothian Great Nurdles Hunt etc Plastics Free Perthshire Et al et al et al et al

19 One final thing that will take your breath away!! The oceans play a VITAL role in the cycle of life: food chain carbon sink and..the air we breath Thousands of species of micro and macro algae and cyanobacteria produce our over 70% of our oxygen in our marine and fresh-water aquatic environment There are very clear signs this eco-system is under stress from rising global temepartures and marine pollution! We re all invested in this! We Want to Breath!

20 Thank you It has been my privilege to present to you. Thank you. John Ferguson / john.ferguson@ecoideam.co.uk