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Rethinking Plastics
The document discusses rethinking plastics production within a circular economy model. It summarizes the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's work developing a blueprint for a circular plastic packaging economy. Plastic production has increased twenty-fold in the last 50 years and is projected to continue growing rapidly. Most plastic packaging is lost after a single use, becoming waste. The document advocates shifting plastic production towards renewable feedstocks and developing recovery systems to keep materials circulating in the economy. It provides examples of companies working on bioplastics and compostable materials that enable diversion of organic waste from landfills.
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Rethinking Plastics
- 1. Rethinking Plastics A CircularEconomy Blueprint Steve Davies Director – Public Affairs NatureWorks
- 2. NatureWorks - SomeQuick Context Play
- 3. Ellen MacArthur Foundation– “The New Plastics Economy” A Circular Economy Blueprint for Packaging Plastics THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY Rethinking the Future of Plastics The Foundation aims: • “to bring together for the first time a comprehensive global perspective of the broader plastic packaging economy, • “to present a vision and propose a roadmap as well as a vehicle for progressing this roadmap • “to provide a much needed global focal point to carry this agenda forward… “looking for systemic change to overcome stalemates in today’s plastics economy in order to move to a more circular model…”
- 4. Plastics Production IncreasedTwenty-Fold Over The Last 50 Years
- 5. • Production expectedto double again in 20 years, and quadruple by 2050 • Plastic Packaging is single largest application (26% of total today) Plastics Production Increased Twenty-Fold Over The Last 50 Years
- 6. “Plastic Packaging isan iconic linear application…” “95% of plastic packaging material value (US$ 80-120 bn) is lost annually after a short first use …
- 7. Ambitions of theNew Plastics Economy Capturing the opportunity
- 8. Sourcing Manufacture Use After Use Definition ofSustainable Packaging
- 9. How the PlasticsIndustry is rethinking itself from a Circular Economy Perspective 0 20 40 60 80 100 plastic characteristics - functionality and performance After Use Sourcing Use Manuf- acture How plastic is recovered How the plastic is made What the plastic is made from… Ideal Material Current, Incumbent Plastics Future… Where do Bioplastics Fit ?
- 10. Let’s talk aboutbioplastics sourcing & manufacture… After Use Sourcing Use Manuf- acture 0 20 40 60 80 100
- 11. Let’s talk aboutbioplastics sourcing & manufacture… After Use Sourcing Use Manuf- acture 0 20 40 60 80 100 “With an expected surge in consumption, negative externalities related to plastics will multiply“ World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company, The New Plastics Economy – Rethinking the future of plastics (2016, http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/publications).
- 12. An Example: NegativeExternality Resulting from Manufacture 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.6 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Polystyrene PET HDPE Polypropylene kg CO2 (eq) generated /kg material produced Source: PlasticsEurope www.lca.plasticseurope.org
- 13. An Example: NegativeExternality Resulting from Manufacture 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.6 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Polystyrene PET HDPE Polypropylene kg CO2 (eq) generated /kg material produced Source: PlasticsEurope www.lca.plasticseurope.org “If the current strong growth of plastics usage continues as expected, the emission of greenhouse gases by the global plastics sector will account for 15% of the global annual carbon budget by 2050, up from 1% today“ World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company, The New Plastics Economy – Rethinking the future of plastics (2016, http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/publications).
- 14. Implications of RenewablySourced - Carbon Footprint Comparison 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.6 0.6 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Polystyrene PET HDPE Polypropylene Ingeo kg CO2 (eq) generated /kg material produced EU Producers - PlasticsEuropem www.lca.plasticseurope.org Peer Reveiwed Benchmarking
- 15. And Carbon CredentialsMatter • (November, 2015): “Unilever to become ‘carbon positive’ by 2030” • (Paris, November 9, 2015): “Danone commits to ambitious new climate policy Target: zero net carbon emissions within its direct and shared scope of responsibility” • (November, 2015): “Nestlé acclaimed as ‘world leader’ for action to tackle climate change • (June, 2015): “Ikea to spend €1bn to tackle climate change”
- 16. An Example –Bio PET in Packaging After Use Sourcing Use Manuf- acture 20% biobased carbon today
- 17. both “revolutionary” and “evolutionary”change is needed
- 18. “moon shot” examples inthe bioplastics space..
- 19. Bioplastics Directly fromGHG (methane) “Mango Materials produces a naturally occurring biopolymer from waste biogas (methane) … “the AirCarbon production process begins with concentrated methane-based carbon emissions …” R&D Program: US Federal & State level funding for one step fermentation of methane to lactic acid, the Ingeo building block … Ingeo “PHA polymers (close functionally to polyolefin materials)
- 20. 20© 2014 NatureWorks Whatdoes “direct GHG conversion” mean ? … Lactic acid methanotrophic bacteria cyanobacteria NatureWorks Actively Investing in Joint Collaboration & Development NatureWorks' Continued Assessment and Evaluation
- 21. The NatureWorks feedstockproject is but one example of a rapidly gathering critical mass of interest in the industry in direct GHG conversion Industry Wide Engagement & Interest in “Next Generation Feedstocks” 6 - 7 December 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
- 22. Let’s talk aboutbioplastics functional material characteristics in use… Sourcing 0 20 40 60 80 100 After Use Use Manufacture
- 23. New Material InnovationsFuel Wholly New Markets, Applications, and Business Models …
- 25. “Bio-benign” materials choicesfor manufacture THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY Rethinking the Future of Plastics Greenpeace’s “Pyramid of Plastics”(1) http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp- content/uploads/legacy/Global/usa/planet3/PDFs/this-vinyl-house.pdf, p. 27 1.PVC 2. PU, PS, ABS, PC 3. PET 4. PE, PP 5. Biobased polymers
- 26. “Benign by Design”– rethinking toys
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- 28. The Challenge… In 2016… 35.4bn PLASTIC CAPSULES 010,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 2012 2016 2020 Plastic Capsule Market Growth Volume (Million Units) Value ($ Million) ‘16/’20 CAGR 8% ‘16/‘20 CAGR 10% - AMI Consulting, Single Serve Beverage Capsules - Market Overview, 2016 Growth of Single-Serve Plastic Capsules
- 29. The Opportunity -Functional Compostable Capsules 579 million kgs of coffee was consumed via capsules in 2016 by the 3 largest consuming regions (USA, EU, AUS) in 2016. Fills the Empire State Building 2.6x1. 90% of brewed pod is coffee valuable organics mostly lost to landfill 1. Estimated based on 13g coffee in volume of average K-Cup Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill
- 30. We’ve designed functionalIngeo materials to perform in multitude of capsule designs & components CAPSULES **For high & low pressure systems Compression molding Thermoforming Injection Molding FILM LIDDING FIBER FILTERS Nonwovens with custom basis weight FIBER LIDDING
- 31. Functionality in themarket … Nespresso System Compatible Lavazza
- 32. Functionality in themarket… Lavazza Compatible Keurig Compatible More…
- 33. Let’s talk aboutbioplastics after-use Sourcing 80 100 After Use Use Manufacture Getting Circular
- 34. A NatureWorks Example Ingeo Recovery Options Mechanical Recycle Feedstock Recovery Compost Anaerobic Digestion Energy Recovery Landfill X X Incumbent Plastics Ingeo
- 35. Organics Diversion fromLandfill • US – “the 28% Opportunity” • Where Composting infrastructure exists, Compostable plastics like Ingeo provide a tool for organics diversion from landfill Food Scraps 14.6% Other 3.3% Paper 27.0% Glass 4.5% Metals 9.1% Plastics 12.8% Rubber, leather & textiles 7.6% Wood 6.2% Yard trimmings 13.5% US Example: Total US MSW Generation (by material), 2013 Source: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts & Figures 2013, USEPA, June, 2015
- 36. Cultural Influence ofSports “While 13% of Americans say they follow science, 61% say they are sports fans” Source: National Resources Defense Council
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- 38. GROWING PORTFOLIO OFSUCCESSFUL CASE STUDIES IN ZERO WASTE
- 40. Recycling, Or, “Howto avoid being part of the 86%) • Most plastics (and bioplastics) can be recycled, yet very few are • PLA Example: – Long routinely recycled at post industrial level – Initial collection programs beginning at consumer level Collecting Converting End-Markets • PLA bale specification & pricing set • Flake specifications & process development underway • r-PLA product development underway
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- 42. Rethinking Plastics A CircularEconomy Blueprint Steve Davies NatureWorks Thank You
- 43. The Circular Economy in the AsiaPacific Region