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Plastic Sorting Best Management Practices:Resources for MRFs, Municipalities, & Reclaimers
September 25, 2018
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Presentation slides and recording will be posted on the APR Website.
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Today’s Presenters
Kara PochiroAPR VP ofCommunications &Public Affairs
Tonya RandellProgram Managerat More Recycling
Associates
Stacey DemersProject Director at SCS
Engineers
Liz BedardAPR Director of APROlefins /Rigids PlasticsRecycling Program
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Today’s Session…
Brief Overview of APRAPR’s Perspective & Intro to BMPsA Consultant’s Perspective & How BMPs Benefit Cities, StatesIndustry Expert’s Perspective & Demonstration of BMPsQuestions
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International trade association
The Voice of Plastics Recycling®
Companies committed to the success of plasticsrecycling
Who is APR?
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IncreaseSupply
EnhanceQuality
ExpandDemand
CommunicateValue
APR Primary Goals
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APR BestManagement
Practices forPlastic Sorting
Liz Bedard, DirectorAPR Olefins/Rigids Program
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
Plastics come in many different resins and forms.
Optimizing plastic recycling requires understanding –
What plastic material is in therecycling stream?
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
The IssueMunicipalities and states regularly sort
wastes/plastics to understand their streams.
However, there are no plastic sorting standards.
Without plastic sorting standards, valuablewaste sorts can not provide:
• Consistent data• Comparative data• Understanding of trends
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
The SolutionAPR Best Management Practices for
Plastic Sorting
Developed by:• Association of Plastic Recyclers
• More Recycling• Key Waste Composition Consultants
Support from American Chemistry Council
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
The result of detailed researchand industry review.
Taking into consideration varied aspects ofwaste/plastic sorts, such as:
• Budget
• A community’s specific recyclables list
• Anticipated waste stream and,
• Item considered problematic
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
What are the BMPs?
Three plastic sorting levels &five major categories.
Major Categories
1. #1 and #2 Bottles/Jars2. #3-7 Bottles & Small Rigids3. Bulky Rigids4. Film & Flexibles5. Other Plastic
Plastic Sort Levels
1. Sorting Level #12. Sorting Level #23. Sorting Level #3
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
• Sorting Level #3’s twenty nine sortswhich can be contracted into….
• Sorting Level #2’s seventeen sortswhich can be contracted into…..
• Sorting Level #1’s eight sorts.
All sorting categories are based on“Marketable Bales”.
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
SortingLevel #1
SortingLevel #2
SortingLevel #3
#1 & #2 Bottles/Jars 3 3 3
#3-7 Bottles & Small Rigids 1 8 18
Bulky Rigids 1 1 1
Film & Flexibles 2 3 4
Other Plastics 1 2 3Total 8 Sorts 17 Sorts 29 Sorts
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APR Best Management Practicesfor Plastic Sorting
How Industry will use Data?
• Standardized categories enable plastic reclaimers to:• Improve recovery approaches
• Understand volumes available
• See trends in the industry
• Anticipate needed capital investments
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APR BestManagement
Practices forPlastic Sorting
Liz Bedard, DirectorAPR Olefins/Rigids [email protected]
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What Are WeWasting?Using Waste Characterization Data forProgram Planning and Design
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SCS ENGINEERS
Why Do A WasteCharacterization Study?
• Gauge Program Success
• Assess Diversion Opportunities
• Calculate Environmental Benefits
• Estimate Potential Revenue and Jobs
• Identify Disposal Trends
• Target Materials and Generators
• Assist in Facility Design
• Evaluate Energy Value
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SCS ENGINEERS
What Materials are in This Pile?
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Material Types usuallydictated by Client, andbased on:
1. Previous Studies2. What MRF Accepts3. Recycling Programs
of otherjurisdictions
4. Curiosity
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SCS ENGINEERS
Typical Load Sampling
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SCS ENGINEERS
Sample Sorting
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Waste SortingHappens:1. Quickly – sort about
2000 pounds per day2. Larger, Easily-
Identifiable ItemsFirst
3. UnidentifiableItems go in OtherCategory
4. Plastics alwaysmost difficultmaterial
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SCS ENGINEERS
Some Plastic Material Types
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PET Bottles (#1) HDPE Natural (#2)Bottles & Jars
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SCS ENGINEERS
Some Plastic Material Types
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Polystyrene (#6)Styrofoam
Expanded Polystyrene(#6)
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SCS ENGINEERS
Some Plastic Material Types
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Single-Use ShoppingBags
HDPE Colored (#2)Bottles & Jars
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SCS ENGINEERS
Consistent Material Definitions AllowComparisons
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PAPER
PLASTIC
ORGANIC
METAL
GLASS
OTHER
YEAR - 1996
PAPER
PLASTIC
ORGANIC
METALGLASS
OTHER
YEAR - 2007
PAPER
PLASTIC
ORGANICMETAL
GLASS
OTHER
YEAR - 2014
The Changing Waste Stream
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SCS ENGINEERS
Although Material Types Can Be Added
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OGANIC
METAL
GLASS
OTHER
PAPER
PET Containers
PET Bottles
#3-#7 Containers
Durable Plastic Items
Other Plastic
Non-Recyclable Film
Recyclable Plastic Film
PLASTIC
YEAR = 2014
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SCS ENGINEERS
Before a Waste Characterization Study…
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Stacey Demers, ProjectDirectorSCS [email protected]
1. How Will the Information & Data be Useda) Education and Outreachb) Evaluation of Existing Programs
2. More Materials = More time = More Cost3. Plan Early for Comparisons
a) Prior Studiesb) Other Jurisdictions and Statewide
4. Use APR Guidance for Consistency
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Good Waste Sort DataMatters
Tonya RandellSeptember 25, 2018APR webinar
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Why Waste Sort Data is Important
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Good Standards = Clear, Usable Data
• There is a loss of clarity when we diverge from standards.• For example, PET Bottle bales usually contain PET jars.
– But if you sort only bottles and put the PET jars into a differentcategory, PET hasn’t been sorted in a way that can easily combinedto track to the marketable commodity.
– It’s hard to aggregate data about what is or isn’t being collected,marketed, and reclaimed.
• Standard waste sort categories support existing efforts to usestandard terms for both outreach and commodity discussions.
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Plastic Recycling Terms and Tools
Goal: Increase thequality and quantity ofplastics collected and tofacilitate better tracking.
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Outreach Terms
Clear, Concise &Common terminologyand simple tools forcommunity recyclingprograms to helpcommunicate moreeffectively to residents.
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Commodity Terms
Use APR bale specsto help streamlinecommunicationsabout buying andselling plastics thathave been collectedin the plastics valuechain.
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31%
20%
25%
24%
PET HDPE Non-Bottle Rigids Film
Annual PlasticSurvey Data
~ 6 BillionLbs in 2016
More Recycling collectsdata to see whatplastics are beingrecycled in the US andCanada.We provide data or writereports on these 4distinct categories
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Granular DataDrives IndustryBecause Non-Bottle Rigids make up aquarter of the total plastic we track, it’simportant to break out to othercategories to see trends by resin.
33%
2%
5%
4%
7%
17%
5%
2%
11%
14%
PP Bottles, Containers & Other Rigid HDPE Bottles- Natural HDPE Bottles- Colored HD/LD Containers & Other Rigid
PET Bottles/Jars PET Containers & Other Rigid PS Containers & Other Rigid Bulky Rigid Plastic
Other Containers & Rigid Trash
EstimatedBreakout of3-7 Bales
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Consistent DataLeads to Trends
Using the samedata categoriesacross thecountry andyear over yearallows industryto track trendsover time.
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Waste BMPs and Data Collection
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Good National Data Starts Here
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 3details
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Sample Sort forSpecific Items:Pouches and PSFoamIf you only wanted to focus onPouches and Foam, you could dospecific sorts of Film & Flexiblesand Other Plastics, withoutneeding to do the sub-sorts for 3-7 & Smalls.We believe everyone wouldcontinue to pull out HDPE andPET bottles because of the rolethey play in most plastic recyclingprograms.
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Conclusion
• These BMPs help us with better comparisons;• Which help us draw conclusions on where we are,
compare to where we were, and provide direction aboutwhere we should go with plastic recycling.
• And they work in tandem with other industry efforts fromeducation through the value chain to reclamation andconversion.