Bioplastics application in Thailand: How the market grow Mr. Somsak Borrisuttanakul Honorable Chairman Thai Bioplastic Industries Association (TBIA) CEO TPBI Public Company Limited
Outline TPBI Background on Bioplastics Regulations and waste management in European countries Consumer behavior and waste management How to grow bioplastic in Thailand Page 2
TPBI Background on Bioplastics Supplying bag and film for more than 60,000 MT / year globally More over than 10 years supplying biodegradable/compostable bag to European countries. Dedicated production line for bioplastic products Page 3
Regulations and waste management in European countries EC/99/31/EC – landfill waste United Kingdom UK EC/94/62/EC – packaging and France Italy packaging waste Italy France Page 4
European Council directive 1999/31/EC on landfill waste Biodegradable waste, such as food waste or garden waste, quantity should be decreased from total amount in year 1995 by 50% in 2013 and 65% in 2020 Encouraging the separation and collection of biodegradable waste Force the laws and regulations to support this directive *http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/italy-reluctant-to-tackle-illegal-landfills/ Page 5 *http://www.enviterre.com/services/
UK Waste Management Landfill allowance trading scheme (LATS) Weekly food waste collections Improving recycling schemes Education: Face to face conversation Each area council management *Municipal waste management in The United Kingdom, European Environmental Agency, FEB 2013 Page 6 *http://cleanstreets.westminster.gov.uk/general-waste/
UK Waste Management: Biodegradable municipal waste to landfill *UK Statistic on Waste, Department for Environment Food & Rural affairs, AUG 2016 Page 7
European Council directive 1994/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste Ban the sale of shopping bags not made of paper, natural fibers, polyamide fibers and polymers Lightweight plastic carrier bag is the plastic bag which is thicker than 50 micron (2015 amendment) Consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bag not exceed 90pcs/person in DEC 2019 and 40pcs/person in DEC 2025 (2015 amendment) *http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-halve-plastic-bag-use-by-2019/ Page 8
Italy single-use bag ban (no.28/2012) Allow 2 types of disposable carrier bags EN13432 certified carrier bags Over 100 micron for food use Over 60 micron for other use *Plastic Consult - Milano Page 9
France PE Carrier bags ban in 2016 Home compostable with over 30% biobased content is allowed PE with over 50 micron is allowed PE Fruit and Vegetable bag ban in 2017 Home compostable with over 30% biobased content is allowed *http://www.thecivilengineer.org/news-center/latest-news/item/983-france-bans-common-plastic-bags-from-supermarkets Page 10
Consumer behavior and waste management • Key success factors for growing bioplastic bags • Consumer behavior that affected by regulation By decreasing the biodegradable waste to landfill, the biodegradable bin liner was adopting by consumer and city council to use as a choice for organic waste collection. • Closed-loop waste management By each area waste management, the biodegradable waste had been converted into fertilizer and energy Page 11
How to grow bioplastics in Thailand Waste management system Waste separation – mechanism to drive people to separate the waste Waste collection – entire process cost have been evaluate correctly Composting site Page 12
How to grow bioplastics in Thailand Price of bioplastic product Domestic bioplastic material supplies are available Compounding technologies Processing technologies Comparable replacement (eg. Food packaging) *http://www.ti-films.com/en/nativia/products Page 13
Current Bioplastics application in Thailand PLA yogurt cup Shopping bag Flexible packaging PLA coffee cup Bioplastic coated Paper cup *http://www.ti-films.com/en/nativia/products Page 14
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