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communities may be interested in upgrading their systems to collect FPP.The net cost was estimated at between $2.25- 2.41/ton of recyclables processed and is highly sensitive to local landfill tip fees and bale revenue assumptions.This net cost is on par with the cost of adding other new materials to traditional single stream programs. Circular Recovery Recommendations for the short term and long-term scal- ing to achieve circular FPP value chain recovery in the U.S. market-driven environment are discussed, and include: • Support for an Association of Plastic Recyclers Demand Champion category to track purchasing commitments to buy rFlex products. •An investment strategy in post-MRF processing such as dry wash of the rFlex bale to recycle the plastics-only fraction.This will unlock manufacture of the majority of rFlex products iden- tified through end market manufacturer peer review. • Development of bale specification(s) that standardize supply while offering MRF operators flexibility to respond to local markets. • Sustained, focused engagement and co-investment with owners of new MRFs under construction and end markets to simultaneously build demand and supply for rFlex. “Approximately 12 billion pounds of FPP are consumed annually in the United States, and it’s one of the fastest growing consumer packaging formats, but collecting, sort- ing, recycling and reintroducing this material back into the marketplace as new products requires a comprehensive ap- proach to ensure that these materials don’t end up in land- fills,” said Brent Heist, MRFF Steering Committee Co-Chair; Section Head – Packaging Sustainability, P&G. Unilever Issues Emissions Reduction Target Europe-based consumer products company Unilever has issued what it calls “a new range of measures and commit- ments designed to improve the health of the planet by tak- ing even more decisive action to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for fu- ture generations.” Unilever CEO Alan Jope refers to the company having in 2019 “set out a plan to tackle perhaps the most visible en- vironmental issue we have in the consumer goods industry: plastic packaging.” Unilever has subsequently signed a five-year contract with United Kingdom-based Viridor under which Viridor will supply recycled plastics from its Avonmouth Resource Re- covery Centre in the U.K. to Unilever. Most of Unilever’s newest announcement refers to the products it manufactures as opposed as the packaging that surrounds them. But statements by Unilever and Jope im- ply that how packaging is designed and the raw materials selected for it will be part of the wider effort to slash the company’s CO2 emissions. Unilever says it intends to “achieve a deforestation-free supply chain by 2023.”
Buyer’s Guide
RECYCLING SYSTEMS
HARRIS 315 W. 12th Ave. • Cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-2500 Website: www.harrisequip.com E-mail: info@harrisequip SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
SHERBROOKE O.E.M. LTD. 3425 Boulevard Industrial • Sherbrooke, QC J1L 2WI
(819) 563-7374 • Fax: (819) 563-7556 Website: www.sherbrooke-oem.com E-mail: mtremblay@sherbrooke-oem.com
SHREDDERS
ALLEGHENY SHREDDERS Old William Penn Hwy East • Delmont, PA 15626 (800) 245-2497 • Fax: (724) 468-5919 Website: www.alleghenyshredders.com E-mail: solutions@alleghenyshredders.com VAN DYK RECYCLING SOLUTIONS 78 Halloween Blvd. • Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 967-1100 • Fax: (203) 967-1199 Website: www.vdrs.com Email: info@vdrs.com
SORTING SYSTEMS
HUSTLER CONVEYOR CO. 4101 Crusher Dr. • O’Fallon, MO 63368 (636) 441-8600 • Fax: (636) 441-8611 Website: www.hustler-conveyor.com E-mail: info@hustler-conveyor.com VAN DYK RECYCLING SOLUTIONS 78 Halloween Blvd. • Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 967-1100 • Fax: (203) 967-1199 Website: www.vdrs.com Email: info@vdrs.com
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