PVC Recycling in SA. Annabé Pretorius. 17 April 2012

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1 PVC Recycling in SA Annabé Pretorius 17 April

2 Discussion points for today 1. Introduction 2. Plastics Industry in SA 3. Recycled materials in What drives recycling in SA 5. What should be available for recycling 6. IWMP for Paper and Packaging 7. Questions / Discussion

3 SAPRO South African Plastics Recycling Organisation Official spokes body of the recyclers / reprocessors Since Apr 2008 Funded by members (37) Section 21 company 3

4 Annabé Pretorius Stellenbosch B.Sc Hons Polymer Science CSIR Textile research AECI Explosives manufacturing PFSA Technical Support Manager Trading as Plastix 911 since 2007 Plastics advice, information, assistance & training Service provider to SAPRO, Plastics SA

5 Plastics Industry in South Africa

6 Other 11% Building 7% Elect/Electronic 6% Medical 4% Mech Engineering 4% Agriculture 4% 4% Auto/Transport 4% Other 8% Market Sectors 2005 Furniture 2% Housewares 2% Toys, Leisure & Sport 2% Clothing & Footwear 2% Packaging 52% Source: Plastics SA

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8 Plastics consumption in SA Thousands of metric tons

9 Polymer consumption 1000 tons PE-LD/LLD PP PE-HD PVC PET Styrene PUR PA 0, ,3 11,5 Total

10 Locally produced materials PE-LD PE-LLD PVC PP PE-HD PET

11 Polymer Consumption 2011 PP PE-LD/LLD POM POLYCARBONATES UF & MF & PF EPOXIDES Other POLYAMIDES ABS & SAN PE-HD UNSAT. POLYESTERS ACRYLICS OTHER PET PVC PS & EPS POLYURETHANES Source: Plastics SA 11

12 Recycling of waste Recycling is not collection! Waste re-utilisation Most common form of recycling in SA is mechanical recycling

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14 Recycling process 1. Collection 2. Sorting 3. Compaction 4. Transport 5. Granulation 6. Washing & Drying 7. Pelletising 8. Bagging 9. Distribution 14

15 Plastics Recycling in SA tons of plastics recycled in 2010, i.e. 18,0% of plastics made in same year tons of packaging recycled 30,1% of all packaging was recycled 15

16 Plastics tonnages recycled (2010) PET ,5% PE-HD % PP % PVC-P % PVC-U % PS & PS-E % ABS PMMA Other PE-LD % PA 16

17 PVC products recycled Flexible PVC Cables Gumboots Hoses & Tubing Strip curtains and other unsupported cloth Factory scrap and post consumer materials! 17

18 PVC products recycled Rigid PVC Pipes and pipe fittings Stationery films Bottles factory scrap Sheeting factory scrap Mainly factory scrap and pre-consumer! 18

19 PVC figures (2010) PVC-P PVC-U 12 % tons tons Does not include: Re-use and Up-cycle 19

20 E Yako Plastics 20

21 What drives recycling? 21

22 What drives recycling? 1. Raw material suppliers Extended producer responsibility Keep legislators off their backs EPR is a strategy designed to promote the integration of environmental costs associated with products throughout their life cycles into the market price of the products 22

23 What drives recycling? 2. End-users / Brand owners / Consumers Feel good Look what we ve done! Right thing to do Green Carbon footprint Genuinely environmentally concerned few... 23

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25 What drives recycling? 3. Recyclers Contract work Economically viable Return on investment Can afford to get out... 25

26 What drives recycling? 4. Convertors Reduce the cost of raw materials Least amount of effort 26

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28 Raw material supplier Recycler End user, Consumer Brand owner Convertor 28

29 Recycler Raw material supplier Common goal? End user, Consumer Brand owner Convertor 29

30 Common goal? For the good of the industry (my business) Associations 30

31 POLYCO EPSASA 31

32 Discussion points for today 1. Introduction 2. Plastics Industry in SA 3. Recycled materials in What drives recycling in SA 5. What should be available for recycling 6. IWMP for Paper and Packaging 7. Questions / Discussion

33 Available for recycling tons converted in tons in

34 PVC markets in SA (2001) Footwear Other Blow Mouldings Film Flooring Rigid extrusions Flexible extrusions Flexible sheet Pipe Rigid sheet Cable

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39 Recycling history Tonnages Tonnages PVC-P PVC-U Total recycled 39

40 Increase recycling rates Increase awareness SAVA initiatives Reduce cost of collection Grades Distances Degree of contamination IWMP for paper and packaging 40

41 Comments?? 41

42 Thank you!! Annabé Pretorius Tel