Challenges and Opportunities

in
Plastic Recycle

Content
Understand Plastic
Identification Code
Some opportunities and
challenge
Recycle Plastic Requirement
CSR Model

PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION CODE

Resin Identification Code Coding System

Resin Identification Coding System is a set of symbols placed on

plastics to identify the polymer type.

It was developed by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) in 1988.

Primary purpose of the codes is to allow efficient separation of different

polymer types for recycling.

The symbols used in the code consist of arrows that cycle clockwise to
form a rounded triangle and enclosing a number, often with an acronym
representing the plastic below the triangle.

When the number is omitted, the symbol is known as the universal

Recycling Symbol, indicating generic recyclable materials. In this case,
other text and labels are used to indicate the material(s) used.

The number not indicate how hard the item is to recycle, nor how often
the plastic was recycled. It is an arbitrary number and has no other
meaning aside from identifying the specific plastic.

Source:
Wikipedia
4 SPI (Society of Plastic Industry), www.plasticindustry.org

Plastic
Identification Code

Type of plastic polymer

Properties

Common Packaging Applications

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE)

Clarity, strength,
toughness, barrier to gas
and moisture.

Soft drink, water and salad dressing bottles;

peanut butter and jam jars

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

Stiffness, strength,
toughness, resistance to
moisture, permeability to
gas.

Water pipes, Hula-Hoop (children's game)

rings, Milk, juice and water bottles; the
occasional shampoo / toiletry bottle

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Versatility, clarity, ease of

blending, strength,
toughness.

Juice bottles; cling films; PVC piping

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

Ease of processing,
strength, toughness,
flexibility, ease of sealing,
barrier to moisture.

Frozen food bags; squeezable bottles, e.g.

honey, mustard; cling films; flexible container
lids.

Polypropylene (PP)

Strength, toughness,
resistance to heat,
chemicals, grease and oil,
versatile, barrier to
moisture.

Reusable microwaveable ware; kitchenware;

yogurt containers; margarine tubs;
microwaveable disposable take-away
containers; disposable cups and plates.

Polystyrene (PS)

Versatility, clarity, easily

formed

Egg cartons; packing peanuts; disposable

cups, plates, trays and cutlery; disposable
take-away containers;

Other (often polycarbonate or ABS)

Dependent on polymers or
combination of polymers

Beverage bottles; baby milk bottles;

electronic casing.

Recycle Plastic

PET BOTTLE & POLYESTER

Most synthetic fibers (approximately 70%) are made from polyester,

and the polyester most often used in textiles is polyethylene
terephthalate (PET).

The majority of the worlds PET production about 60% is used to

make fibers for textiles; about 30% is used to make bottles.

Its estimated that it takes about 104 million barrels of oil for PET
production each year thats 70 million barrels just to produce the
virgin polyester used in fabrics.

The reason recycled polyester (often written rPET) is considered a

green option in textiles today is twofold, and the argument goes like
this:
Saving energy (33% to 53% less energy than produce from
virgin)
Estimate at 54.6% fewer CO2 emissions
Keeping bottles and other plastics out of the landfills.

Fun Facts About PET

First PET bottle was recycled in 1977

FACTS about PET:

Recycling 1 ton of PET bottles saves
7.4 cubic yards of landfill space
It takes 5 recycled two-liter PET
bottles to make one square foot of
carpet.
PET bottles and containers are
actually a form of polyester, which is
why it is so easy to recycle bottles
into T-shirts, sweaters and socks.
It takes 35 two-liter recycled PET
bottles to make the soft filling inside
a sleeping bag, called fiberfill.
Plastic makes up 8% of our trash by
Source:
EASTMAN
weight, but is 24% of the volume
NAPCOR (National Association for PET Container Resources), www.napcor.com/PET/funfacts.html

What is required
for
Bottle to
Bottle

Recycling
means ..

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Steps for BTB

Collection/
Sorting

Flake

Baled
Bottle

GrindingW
ashing

Flake

BTB
VACUREMA
Super Cleaning
Process

Pellet

Involved parties.
Collection company
Recycler
Preform producer
Beverage Industry
Government Institutes.
Consumer

Target for the BTB

Recycling

No differences for the consumer

Performance of the bottle
Colour, black spots, taste ..

No risk for the consumer and the industry

No differences for the preform production
Economic sense

Parameters for end product

Physical parameters
IV, AA, Colour, pellet, filtration, ....
Normally not tasted/approved by the government

Chemical Cleaness - Decontamination

Normally done only with Challenge and Migration test
Depends only on the cleaning effect of the system

Required from preform

producer

IV increase - depending on beverage

Normally yes because in the long term closed loop can`t

work

Melt filtration
Normally yes, because of black spots request, metal, glas,
silicon issue..

Pellet
Normally yes, otherwise invest for prefrom producer
requested

Request for Chemical

Cleanness

Absolute no risk for consumer no taste

change.
Super cleaning process has to show the
decontamination by a Challenge Test
The migration has to be inside the
legislation

CSR MODEL

1 Februari 1993:
AQUA launched PEDULI Program

PEDULI
=

PEngembangan Daur Ulang LImbah

= waste recycling development

AQUA bottles Recycling

Recycling PET Study in Bandung, ITB, 2008

600 ml
Social Study on 60 scavenger
Cups
Mizone
Key Findings
PET, PP: 85-99% recycled
Scavengers poor social condition

Empower Scavengers and prepare

sustainable RPET sourcing
Objective: support innovative social business to
Create value on PP caps
Empower scavengers (water access, health, education)
Sustain PET flakes Supply (quality, quantity)

Plan: revitalize AQUA PEDULI initiative through 4 parties

partnerships
1st pilot unit in Bandung (Q4
09)
5 to 10 units in 2010-2011
Danone Eco Fund for
investment
REMINDER

AQUA

SUPPLIER

SCAVENGERS
COMMUNITIES

NGO

Waste management bill (Act no 18/2008) -

Article #15
The producer oblige to manage the packaging of their product and/or their
product which are unable or difficult to be decompose. Packaging
management means drawing back packaging for the purpose of recycle or
reuse

AQUA PEDULI: scavenger cooperative

Bottle
s

SUPPLIER

rPP finished
product

Market,
Home
industr
y

Consumer

Flakes

NGO

SCAVENGERS

Capacity Building

AQUA PEDULI Unit

AQUA PEDULI Unit Model

COOPERATIVE
SAVING
ACCOUNT

CAPITAL

Administration

BENEFIT

rPP Finished products

PET Flakes

SOCIAL BENEFIT

WATER
ACCESS

EDUCATION
& HEALTH

CAPITAL
ACCESS

SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE

PET, PP
VALORIZATION
SCAVENGERS

PET, PP, ??

Market

Thank You

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