Rigid Plastic Packaging Container(RPPC) Recycling Rates Workshop February 5, 2004 9:00 am

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Rigid Plastic Packaging Container(RPPC) Recycling
Rates WorkshopFebruary 5, 2004900 am 100
pmCal/EPA1001 I StreetSacramento, CA
95814Sierra Hearing RoomContact Sue Ingle
916-341-6511 or single_at_ciwmb.ca.gov
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Use of Existing Methodology No Longer Feasible

• Adjustment for Population
• Data sources now include Canada and Mexico
• Differences in use of RPPCs by region
• Data not published in format or timeframe needed
  by Board
• Can not accurately disaggregate for RPPCs
• No import data
• Not published in time to meet commitment to
  provide advance notice

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All-Container Recycling Rate

• All-Container Recycling Rate
• Tons of RPPCs RecycledTons of RPPCs Generated
• (Recycling tons sources CIWMBs 2001 Processor
  Survey, and DOCs recycled tons of CRV
  Non-CRV)

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2001 Adjustment for Yield Loss, using factors
developed by Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.
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2001 All-ContainerRecycling Rate

• Tons of RPPCs Generated in 2001 (X?Y? Z) ? 100
• where
• X
• Y
• Z

(1999 Recycled 1999 Disposed)
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X (Recycled Disposed)

• Recycling Data Source
• CIWMB Annual Processors Survey
• Department of Conservations Annual Report
• Disposal Data Source
• CIWMBs Annual Disposal Report
• Waste Characterization Study (95, 99, 03/04)

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Y

• Population Ratio Data Source
• The U.S. Census Bureau and the
• California Department of Finance
• Data used 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001
• Data available in April

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Z

• National Resin Sales Data Source
• Society of Plastics Industry
• (Data used for 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999)
• American Plastics Council
• (Data available annually in April)
• (Data used for 2000 and 2001 Includes Canada
  US)
• PET Resin Sales Data Source
• Department of Conservation
• (Data used for 1995, 1996 and 1997)

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Z
continued

• PET Resin Sales Data Source (continued)
• Modern Plastics Publication
• (Data used for 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000)
• Society of Plastics Industry
• (Data used for 1998 and 1999)
• American Plastics Council
• (Data used for 2000 Canada US)
• Natl Assoc.of PET Cont. Resources (NAPCOR)
  (Data used for 2001 and Data Available in
  September)

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Background Data for CalculationsNational Resin
Sales-EXAMPLE
Resin Application 2002 Pounds
PVC Bottles 119,062,000
PVC Film and Sheet Packaging Includes Food wrap Bubble wrap Clam Shell Packaging 497,629,000
Source American Plastics Council
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2001 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycling
Rate

• 2001 PET RPPC Tons Recycled 2001 PET RPPC Tons
  Sold
• (Recycling tons sources CIWMBs 2001 Processor
  Survey, and DOCs recycled tons of CRV
  Non-CRV)

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2001 PET RPPCs Sold

• (Tons of 2001 National PET bottle grade resin
  sales) x (Californias share of U.S. Population)
  x (0.99) (to account for 1 resin loss during
  manufacturing)

(Source National Association of PET Container
Resources (NAPCOR), US Census Bureau, California
Department of Finance )
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PET Recycling Trends
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Recycling Rates
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CONCLUSION

• All Container and PET Recycling rates are
  dependent on non-regulated RPPCs
• Rates based on regulated RPPC containers would be
  very low
• Data problem has been ongoing
• Staff can not calculate accurate and timely rates
  under the current methodology
• March 2004 Board Meeting, Workshop Feedback

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Recycling Rate Criteria

• Develop a rate calculation methodology that meets
  the following criteria
• 1. Based on independent sources of
• California specific data
• 2. Accurate, precise and independently
• verifiable, transparent
• 3. Reflects recycling of regulated
• containers
• 4. Cost effective

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Oregons Recycling Rate

• Based on tons of Oregons RPPC disposed and
  recycled each year.
• Waste Characterization Study every two years
  with outside funding
• Survey of recyclers and processors for all
  materials, including RPPCs
• Oregons RPPC definition differs from
  Californias. Example floral pots

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Oregons Recycling RateCalculation

• Recycling Rate
• _____Tons Recycled____ Tons Recycled Tons
  Disposed
• (Sources Staff Survey of Recyclers, WC Study
  every 2 years,
• and Oregons disposal tons).

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Wisconsins RPPC Program

• Require 10 Post or pre-consumer, post
  industrial scrap
• No Recycling rates calculated
• No annual Certifications
• No real ability to enforce RPPC law