Association of Municipalitiesof Ontario
August 21, 2019
Plastics Resources – “Too Much to Lose”Joe Hruska, V.P. Sustainability, CPIAJay Stanford, Director, Environment,
Fleet & Solid Waste, City of London
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Todays Presentation
Update on plastics• Plastics from favoured to …• Stopping the flow• Changing design, collection & technology• Benefits of EPR• We’re all at the table• What you and I can do today
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50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Moon Landing
Michael Collins: alone in orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
While looking at earth: “The thing that really surprised me was that it projected an air of fragility. And why, I don’t know. I don’t know to this day. I had a feeling it’s tiny, it’s shiny, it’s beautiful, it’s home, and it’s fragile.”
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FACT – We Have a Plastics Problem
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Where Does Marine Litter Come From?
From: Plastics Sustainability Coalition; July 2018
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Managing Plastic Waste is an Unmet Need
About 200 MMT of plastic landfilled or ending up as litter
Improper management results inleakage into oceans and seas(~8 MMT/year)
By 2025, ocean could contain 1 ton of plastic for every 3 tons of finfish
Untapped value in post-use plastic- can be used to incentivize collection & reprocessing
Plastic waste production expected to double in the next 15 years
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Stop the Flow!
plastic litter from the contributing countries
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NOVA Chemicals Donates Nearly $2M USD to Project STOPNOVA Chemicals is committed to being part of the solution to plastic pollution in our oceans
NOVA Chemical Video: PROJECT STOP
PROJECT STOP initial videoMuncar, a coastal fishing community located in Banyuwangi, Indonesia. With minimal waste services in place, many citizens have no other option but to dump their waste directly into the environment.
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FACT – Plastics are Beneficial
Plastics packaged foods last longer, reducing wastage
Plastic use in vehicles has reduced CO2emissions from transport
Use of plastic pipes facilitates clean drinking water supplies
Plastic enables life saving medical devices like surgical equipment and drips
But how do we improve the system to recover more for recycling?
Graphics Source: American Chemistry Council
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3 Integrated Systems: Design, Collection, Technology Innovation
1. Change packaging design
Graphics source: Materials Recovery for the Future
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3 Integrated Systems: Design, Collection, Technology
2. Collection/Processing Technology Advancements
Graphics source: Materials Recovery for the Future
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3 Integrated Systems: Design, Collection, Technology Innovation
3. Advanced Resource Recovery
Molecule-to-molecule re-engineering
Photo courtesy of Green Mantra Technologies
Smelting
Melting
Melting
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3 Integrated Systems: Design, Collection, Technology Innovation
3. Advanced Resource Recovery
Green Mantra, Agilyx / Regenyx, Pyrowave, Polystyvert, Enerkem
− Catalytic chemical recycling processes converting waste plastic resources into valuable new polymer feedstocks such as waxes, oils, lubricants, chemicals
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Sustainable Economy Utilizes all 4R’s
Reduce
ReuseRecycle
21st Century Recycling - Resource Recovery
Molecule-to-molecule
Conventional Diversion
Plastics-to-oil
….and more!Composting
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Advocate for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
EPR beneficial for Zero Waste
- Ontario supportsBlue Box EPR
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Producer Responsibility - Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Environment announced new regulation that will • alters funding mechanism
supporting Ontario’s Blue Box
• from up-front per unit steward costs to post-processing costs
• gives producers operational and financial control
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We Have to Work Together – Social Responsibility
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Plasticurious – Voice of Our Youth
Click link to view Plasticurious Highlight Reel
https://youtu.be/LRfRrgo7Pnw
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Call to Action – One Thing You Can Do Now
If you do only one thing when you get home, so this:
Develop procurement guideline for garbage bags used in your municipality- 20% post consumer
recycled content- Will change our
direction toward zero waste goals
20%
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Jay StanfordDirector, Environment,
Fleet & Solid Waste, City of London
Plastics Resources – Too Much to Lose
London’s ResponseJay Stanford, Director,
Environment, Fleet & Solid Waste, City of London
MANAGEPLASTICS
Last 5 years – London’s Action on Plastics
1. Maximize mechanical recycling
2. Work with the plastics industry
3. Address customer/taxpayer needs
4. Examine hard to recycle plastics
5. Create value added end products using broader solutions
London Council’s Direction on Plastics
b) Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to develop a more comprehensive plan to reducing and managing plastics in the residential sector including:i) addressing upcoming Federal and Provincial
legislation, regulation, policies and scientific studies;
ii) how senior government direction with producer responsibility will support local policies with respect to reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery of plastics; and
iii) report back by early 2021
London’s Action on Plastics
1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
4. Recover
5. Policies & Directions
Reduce / Reuse
Recycle
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Plastics End MarketsLondon’s HDPE, Mixed plastics and plastic film EFS in Listowel, Ontario (backup - Green Line Polymers, USA)
About 1,200 tonnes from London
A PRIME REPLACEMENT • PP, PE, LDPE and HDPE repro for:
• injection molding• extrusion• blow molding
Plastics End Markets
PET - Ice River, Shelburne, Ontario (backup Plastrec, Joliette, Quebec)
About 2,100 tonnes from London
Plastics End MarketsNot used by London at this time
Inbound Plastic• Pre-Picked 1-7
Mixed Plastic Bales• Tubs and Lid Bales• Post-Consumer PE
Bales• Post-Consumer PP
Bales
Recovery
Hefty® EnergyBag® Pilot Purpose:
1. Divert more plastics from landfill
2. Reduce the amount of plastic being mismanaged (tossed on the ground)
Materials to Collect: non-recycled and hard to recycle plastic items:
• juice and food pouches• chip and snack bags• meat and cheese bags• cereal and cake box pouches• tooth paste tubes
• candy wrappers• plastic dinnerware and utensils• frozen fruit/vegetable bags• pet food bags• straws and stirrers
20,000 HH will be Invited
• 13,000 curbside• 1,000 units (8 to 10
buildings)• 6,000 access to
EnviroDepot
End Markets to be Examined
• composite plastic products
• energy• fuels• oils • waxes• feedstocks for
making new plastics
Recent Canadian Action
Policy & Directions
Building Local Community Capacity
Please select the top 10 topics you would be most interested in learning about.
510 respondents between July 15 and August 15, 2019
1. Living a Zero Waste Lifestyle2. Food Waste: Facts & How to Avoid3. How to Reduce Your Plastic Use4. Urban Agriculture5. Cycling6. City-wide Composting & Green Bins
Building Local Business Capacity
1. Research & Investigation
2. Training, Testing & Auditing
3. Resource & Waste Management Knowledge Exchange
4. Technology Demonstrations
5. Outreach & Engagement
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MRFW12A
London Waste to Resources Innovation Centre
Organizations/Companies
Materials to Examine
Technologies
Research/Demonstration• ICFAR/Western Univ.• CPIA
Technology Suppliers• Try Recycling• Green Shields Energy • Bio-Techfar• Tucker Engineering• RediCan Biofuels
• Municipalsolid waste (MSW)
• Biomass• Plastics• Other
• Pyrolysis• Gasification• Hydrogen
reduction• Mixed waste
processing• Other
MoUs Signed with City
• NSERC funded, 5 years, June 30, 2023• Current value = +$3 million
Industrial Research Chair in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
and Waste to Bioindustrial Resources
Organizations/Companies
Materials to Examine
Technologies
Research/Demonstration/Technology Suppliers• ICFAR/Western Univ.• CPIA• City of London• 9 others
• Biomass• Plastics• MSW• Compost• Biochar• Bio oils
• Pyrolysis• Gasification• Other
Investment in London (not including recycling)
Who Approximate Investment/Year
Per HH In-kind
City $55,000 $0.30 Yes
Who Approximate Investment/Year In-kindBusinesses About $160,000+/yr for 2 years
About $40,000+/yr for 3 yearsYes
Academia About $30,000+/yr for 5 years Yes
Community Yes
In summary. . . the Top 7 actions for plastics in
London are:
Row in the Same DirectionCPIA establishes:• 100% of plastics packaging being recyclable or
recoverable by 2030• 100% target for reuse, recycling & recovery of
plastics packaging by 2040
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to develop a more comprehensive plan to reducing and managing plastics in the residential sector
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Resource Recovery Partnership ConferenceTorontoSeptember 19 , 2019
resourcerecoverypartnership.ca
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Questions
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CPIA website: www.plastics.ca
Joe HruskaVP Sustainability
[email protected] ext. 239
@JoeHruskaCPIA
We welcome your thoughts and suggestions…
