Kent Resource Partnership The Power of Partnerships Delivering a solution for black plastics recycling Mark Caul Sustainability Manager Mark.caul@Tesco.com
Tesco 6800 80 million 440,000 £51 billion shops shopping colleagues Sales around the trips per world week 2010 1929 Worlds 10 First Store first zero countries opened carbon store 2
The Kent Resource Partnership Long History of demonstrating the value of public-private partnership Fresher for Longer Collaborated on the first Pledge 4 Plastics Initiative in 2012 black plastics detection Comms Programme (INCPEN, PackFed, BRC, FDF, WRAP) (RECOUP, Retailers, waste management project in 2012 companies and reprocessors) The first (and only) Metal Matters campaign collective council as a across Kent (twice!) (MRFs, Alupro, metal cans and aerosols sector) resource partnership (‘cutting edge rename: ‘Resource Partnership’) 3
The Power of Partnership • The KRP was a founding member of the Resource Association in 2011 and continues to have a role in the organisation, and in supporting the ‘quality agenda’ when it comes to recycling . • Today’s audience of public and private sector colleagues coming together is itself a demonstration of the power of partnerships, and the KRP’s ongoing ability to pull people together. • The KRP’s focus on providing full and transparent data on reporting End Destinations of Recyclates through the EDR Charter continues to demonstrate leadership to other councils up and down the country. • The enduring partnership working between the 13 Kent councils – involving all 12 districts and the County Council – is now ‘business as usual’ to you, but it remains ‘business un usual’ to much of the rest of the country. • The partnership remains a unique opportunity for further retailer collaboration. 4
Tesco: Packaging Strategy Brilliant basics Efficiency & Cost Sustainability Helpful Efficiency Our ambition is to move Educate Optimisation towards a progressively Fit for purpose Buy for less closed loop system for Legal and safe Cost Mitigation packaging Leadership Team Ownership - Data – Targets – Reporting - Action 5
Leadership Team Sign off on our Ambition: Part of the Little Helps Plan and on our website 6
Tesco - Packaging Business Packaging Reduction (Total Foods, GM and Clothing Reduction for UK and NI, accounting for sales growth) 45.0 40.0 Represents circa 35.0 321,000 Tonnes 2.8% of total 30.0 own brand primary packaging placed 25.0 packaging Average Weight Per Pa on the UK market 20.0 (g) 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017 Year Year Widely recyclable Check Locally Recyclable with bags at larger stores Widely recyclable at recycling points Not yet recycled Total Recyclable 2015 65.4% 12.7% n/a n/a 21.9% 78.1% 2016 79.9% 3.9% 9.5% 2.0% 4.7% 95.3% 2017 82.8% 5.6% 7.1% 1.8% 2.6% 97.3% 7
Tesco - Packaging Business Packaging Reduction (Total Foods, GM and Clothing Reduction for UK and NI, accounting for sales growth) 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 Average Weight Per Pack (g) 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Year Circa 34% reduction achieved to date (Subject to end year verification and audit) 8
We believe there is a unique opportunity to lead the creation of a closed loop for packaging in the UK. We will support a circular economy Sustainable packaging design Customers Recover & collect Recycle Remove Use Standardise Recycled content Reuse Reuse Stores Repurpose Re-design Return Eliminate waste Closed-loop 9
• Deposit Returns • Front of Store Recycling • Head Office/Store canteens • Consumer Education • On Pack Recycling Logos Customers Recover & collect Use Inside out Reuse Standardise Return Stores 10
January - March 2017 Recycle BLACK PLASTIC Recycled content Repurpose S 11
March 2017 • A cross-industry working group created Recycle (trade associations, retailers, independent specialists, material re- BLACK processors, packaging companies, brands and packers) PLASTIC Recycled content • Repurpose Collaboration across the chain S (agreed a range of new actions and commitments to tackle black plastics). • Roadmap was created to review: - Detectable pigment dyes - Impact of removing black from the packaging portfolio - Assess new technologies to sort existing black polymers http://www.recoup.org/news/7531/black-plastic-packaging-recycling-forum 12
Circa October 2017 • Retailers assess the commercial impact of using detectable pigments Recycle - Cost was a magnitude order higher than what was reported in the press BLACK PLASTIC Recycled content - Decision was taken to use detectable pigment and retailers commenced Repurpose plans to use and roll out. S - These plans were to be reported to the RECOUP working group prior to launch. 13
November 2017 Working Group Conclusions Recycle BLACK • Detectable pigment dyes PLASTIC Recycled content Risk that using detectable pigments would mean that PET trays would Repurpose contaminate the PET bottle stream. S • Impact of removing black from the packaging portfolio Risk that the removal of black trays by brands and retailers would remove an outlet for recycling ‘Jazz’ flake. • Assess new technologies to sort existing black polymers No new technology solutions were presented 14
What is Jazz? 15
January to July 2018 Recycle BLACK Recycled content PLASTIC Repurpose S Joint Partnership Collaboration (Project Vadar) 16
Recycle BLACK PLASTIC Recycled content Repurpose S 17
Uk Recycling Map - Draft Recycling Centres (MRFs, Depots) Local authorities that actively do not collect black plastics 18
Next Steps • Resolve technical challenges on PVC contamination Recycle • BLACK Develop food grade recycled content for CPET • Commitment to recycle and reuse 120 tonnes of black per month PLASTIC Recycled content • Develop national solution Repurpose S Our Ask • A few local authorities are specifically stating that they will not collect black. We need this decision to change • 3 of those authorities are in Kent – which is where we have developed the solution • Support from WRAP and the OPRL scheme to communicate the solution to local authorities 19
Partnerships are critical to how we can deliver our ambition to move towards a closed loop society. Thank You. 20
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