BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 38 years July 25, 2022 VOL. 38. NO. 30
Designing Unitizing And Finished Goods Systems BY RICHARD ETRA
Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Impressions Incorporated New York City based Mill Rock Capital, a pri- vate investment firm, announced that its port- folio company Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC has acquired Impressions Incorporated, a packaging and printing company specializing in the complete production of custom folding cartons and ancillary products for various end markets. Mill Rock Packaging is a growth-ori- ented specialty packaging company focused on strong design, innovation capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Impressions, is based in St. Paul, Min- nesota, and was founded in 1967 by Mark Jorgensen, Sr. The company’s core offering spans a broad range of high-end, eco-friend- ly, customized folding cartons for consumer staples, pharmaceuticals, health and beauty and other daily-use products. Impressions also offers lithographic printing and a host of value-added services, including product en- gineering, prototyping and post-print produc- tion. The company operates production facili- ties in St. Paul and Hutchinson, Minnesota. Impressions will operate as a sister compa- ny to Mill Rock Packaging’s other operations and become the leading edge to its nation-
As material is produced by converting equipment, it needs to be strapped and either loaded onto trucks or placed in storage. Convert- ing equipment, even in plants whose WIP and sheet handling are not conveyorized, almost always discharge onto main line conveyors that convey the material to the unitizers (strappers), which then discharge onto fork pickups or automated handling systems.
When designing main line conveyors, consider the number and size of units that can be produced by the converting equipment. Obviously, the conveyors and right-angle transfer devices must be wide enough to handle the largest items that can be produced. However, how many lineal feet of conveyor are required to handle all converting machines operating at the same time? That depends upon many factors: the pro- duction rate of each machine, how many units per hour the unitizers can handle, how fast the units can be removed from the unitizer dis- charge, and bottlenecks resulting from the cycle time of conveyor com- ponents such as right-angle transfers. If you don’t have enough floor space for very long finished goods conveyors, can you install parallel conveyors? Still not enough space? How about double decked conveyors, though that is expensive? Machine Production Rates Theoretically, all machines can be operating simultaneously at their maximum design speeds. In practice, however, actual run speeds are CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
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WHAT’S INSIDE 8 NAM: Manufacturing Shrinks Again In Both May And June 14 GPI To Unveil New Innovation, Packaging Machinery System 18 Why Non-Recruiters Are Often The Best Recruiters You Have 42 PMMI: The Role Of Robots Grow At CPG Companies
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AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.
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REGION E. Coast Midwest Southeast Southwest
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26# Semi-Chem. Medium
$1005.00-1010.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1050.00-1060.00 $1023.00-1032.00
Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del.
$940.00-990.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $975.00-995.00 $958.00-978.00
West Coast U.S. Average
SHEET PRICES BY REGION (AVERAGE) Per 1MSF, local delivery included, 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. Sheets
E. Coast Midwest South-SW S. CA N.CA/WA-OR US Aver.
200# 275#
$62.26
$72.05
$62.69 $82.80
$85.35 119.54
$73.13 101.29
97.32
99.89
90.86
113.65
OYSTER UP-CHARGE 8.34
8.34
8.34
8.34
8.34
8.34
275# DBL-WALL 350# DBL-WALL
107.46 118.45
114.69 129.32
116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56
141.08 148.46
122.76 131.80
CANADIAN SHEET PRICES (AVERAGE) In Canadian Dollars, per 1MSF, local delivery included, under 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. 200# 275# Oyster UC 275#DW 350#DW $78.56 $99.18 $9.00 $96.32 $105.83 CANADIAN LINERBOARD & MEDIUM The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout Canada. Prices may be higher or lower in various areas of the country. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. Prices are Canadian $ and per metric ton.
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Mill Rock Acquires (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1)
al expansion strategy. The combined platform comprises five converting facilities offering high-design paperboard packaging to an attractive range of daily needs-driven consumer markets, supported by a comprehensive suite of value-added services. In connection with the transac- tion, Impressions’ leadership made a significant invest- ment in Mill Rock Packaging. “Joining forces with Impressions is an exciting develop- ment for the clients, suppliers and associates of both or- ganizations,” said Mill Rock Packaging Vice Chairman and Mill Rock Capital Senior Partner Bob Feeser. “The trans- action marks our entry into the important Midwest market and will enable us to expand our product and value-added service offerings across the combined footprint.” “Mill Rock is the ideal partner to sustain Impressions’ longstanding commitment to quality, innovation and re- liability,” said Impressions CEO Mike Jorgensen. “Our shared vision for growth will benefit greatly from the ad- ditional resources and capability of the broader platform.” South Texas Box Maker Upgrades Abilities With Kolbus AutoBox Line Kolbus America announced that a South Texas based manufacturer has invested in Kolbus AutoBox equipment to expand its in-house product packaging capabilities. The specialized manufacturer, who is globally known for its women’s beauty products, recently installed a multi-faceted Autobox equipment line, including the ro- bust AB300 on-demand box making machine. The Au- toBox AB300 is equipped with the MultiCut MC300 and the FP300 flexographic printing module, as well as the ProGluer straightline gluer and RSC314 rotary slitting and creasing machine. Additional modules on the AB300 will providing additional flexibility. The AutoBox AB300 on-demand box maker is suited for short- to medium-sized runs of virtually all sizes and flutes for different packaging needs, including RSC styles, partitions, trays and more. The machine uses 75 percent less energy than conventional converting equipment and allows converters to produce custom flexo-printed pack- aging. The machine is quick to set within a few minutes and is easily operated, with no training required, with the interactive touchscreen interface. The Flexo Print FP300 unit can be programmed to place print on to different box panels, and is easily adjust- able across the width of a box, permitting high quality text, graphics and handling instructions. “This customer achieves superior quality control of their fine products, including the product packaging because it is all done in-house,” said Kelly Adams, Kolbus America Sales Manager. “The AutoBox AB300 line will provide the same control of product, with added flexibility and consid- erable cost savings.”
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2022 Innovator Of The Year Award Competition Is Open
Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month March 2022
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, and Board Converting News are accepting submissions for the 2022 Innovator of the Year Competition. This year’s category is open to AICC General Members (box makers) to showcase innovations developed since September 2017. The Innovator of the Year Competition is a video based competition. Winners will be selected by member vote at the AICC/TAPPI 2022 Corrugated Week Conference in San Antonio, Texas, during the general session on Tues- day, September 20, 2022. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, during the general session. The Innovator of the Year Competition provides an outlet for AICC’s boxmaker members to showcase their innovations that increase plant productivity, improve plant efficiency, enhance the workforce’s skill, safety and/or well-being or serves as the solution to a specific produc- tion or management problem. Previous winners include: Bay Cities in 2017, President Container Group in 2013, and Jellco Container Inc. in 2009. Competition entry brochure and entry form is available at www.AICCbox.org/innovator . Questions can be direct- ed to Cindy Huber, AICC Director of Conventions & Meet- ings, at chuber@aiccbox.org or (703) 836-2422.
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2022 2021
37.675 37.992
-0.8
8.190 8.259
-0.8
Industry Total
Year-to Date
March 2022
Year
Actual
Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change
2022 2021
102.648 102.938
-0.3
8.019 8.170
-1.8
Industry Total
Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)
Year
Month
Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change
2022 2021
3.1027 3.0967
0.2
8.4866 8.4625
0.3
Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)
Corrugator Plants Only
Date
Percent Change Weeks of Supply
Percent Change
Mar. Feb.
2.2693 2.3081
-1.7
3.4 3.5
-2.9
Shipping Days
Year
Month
Year-to-Date
2022 2021
23 23
64 63
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NAM: Manufacturing Shrinks Again In Both May And June
Manufacturing production contracted for the second straight month, declining 0.5 percent in both May and June, according to Chad Moutray, Ph.D. and Chief Econ- omist at the National Institute of Manufacturers (NAM). As such, the solid gains in output seen in the spring have waned, with growth stalling in the summer. Manufacturers continue to be challenged by supply chain bottlenecks, workforce shortages and soaring production costs. With that said, manufacturing activity has proven to be quite resilient over the course of the past year, and while manufacturing production has pulled back for two con- secutive months, it has risen 3.6 percent over the past 12 months. In addition, manufacturing capacity utilization has slipped from 80.3 percent in April, the highest since April 2007, to 79.8 percent in May to 79.3 percent in June, but it remains elevated. Manufacturing activity expanded for just the third time this year in the Empire State survey. Input prices decel- erated, remaining elevated but at the slowest pace since February 2021. Yet, manufacturers in the region felt pessi- mistic in their outlook for the next six months, with the for- ward-looking composite index notching the first negative reading since February 2009. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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ticularly as higher prices dampen their purchasing power and overall household finances. Consumer prices soared 1.3 percent in June, the fastest monthly increase since September 2005. Growth in food and energy costs remained very solid, up 1.0 percent and 7.5 percent in June, respectively, with gasoline prices up 11.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, core consumer prices rose 0.7 percent in June. The Consumer Price Index has risen 9.1 percent over the past 12 months, the fastest year-over-year pace since November 1981. At the same time, core inflation (which ex- cludes food and energy) increased 5.9 percent year-over- year in June. The current forecast is for year-over-year growth in the CPI to be 6.4 percent at year’s end, with core inflation at 5.2 percent. Producer prices for final demand goods and services rose 1.1 percent in June. At the same time, producer prices for final demand goods increased 2.4 percent in June, the
Meanwhile, retail sales increased 1.0 percent in June. Gasoline station spending rose 3.6 percent, pushed high- er by increased prices, with 49.1 percent growth over the past 12 months. Excluding gasoline station sales, retail spending increased 0.7 percent. The data were largely positive across the board, sug- gesting that consumer spending remains somewhat re- silient despite numerous challenges. The real issue is whether that strength will continue moving forward, or if Americans will be spooked by inflation and an uncertain economic outlook. Along those lines, the Index of Consumer Sentiment edged up from a record low 50.0 in June to 51.1 in July in preliminary data. Despite marginal progress in the head- line number, consumers remain very anxious, with senti- ment near the lowest readings in the survey’s history, par-
strongest rise since March. For the month, energy prices jumped 10.0 percent, but with food costs edging up just 0.1 percent. Ex- cluding food and energy, producer prices for final demand goods increased 0.5 per- cent in June. Over the past 12 months, producer pric- es for final demand goods and services jumped 11.3 percent, the highest rate since March’s 11.6 percent pace, which was the largest increase on record. Core producer prices increased 6.4 percent year-over- year, decelerating for the third straight month from the record 7.1 percent in March but remaining highly elevated. Manufacturers cite rising raw materials costs as their top challenge, followed close- ly by supply chain and workforce challeng- es, with the very significant pace of price growth in this data over the past year help- ing to explain why. AF&PA Releases June 2022 Packaging Papers Report AF&PA has released its June 2022 Packag- ing Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in June decreased four percent compared to June 2021. They were essentially flat when compared to the same 6 months of 2021. The operating rate was 86.4 percent, down 4.7 points from June 2021 and essentially flat (+0.2 pts.) year-to-date. Mill inventories at the end of June remained essentially flat (-182 short tons) from the previous month and were up 9,000 short tons compared to June 2021.
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Graphic Packaging International To Unveil New Innovation And Packaging Machinery System Atlanta, Georgia based Graphic Packaging International announced that it is set to launch its latest machinery system innovation, ClipCombo™, at this year’s drinktec exhibition being held at the Trade Fair Center Messe München in Munich, Germany, from September 12-16. ClipCombo™ combines multiple packaging solutions over a modular machinery system, an innovation that should be welcomed by the world’s leading beverage manufacturers, as the market increasingly leans to- wards optimized, fiber-based packaging solutions.
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We also know that markets change and there is a need to future-proof machine system choices. That’s why we’re introducing the ClipCombo, a machinery philosophy that enables customers to select from a range of existing and new packaging options as well as container and configura- tion choices. Packers can combine products over a single machinery system, and be confident they have the options needed as the market evolves. ClipCombo gives produc- ers the flexibility to run premium and standard pack styles on the same machine and switch between them quickly and efficiently. At a time when labor and space come at a premium, this approach reduces the need for both.” In addition, ClipCombo technology promises to lower capital investment for beverage packers, as the ability to deliver multiple pack styles with rapid changeover elimi- nates the need for several installs.
After a highly successful 18-year collaboration, Dwayne Shrader is splitting off from industry marketing firm Griffin Communications. Shrader will head a new company oper-
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Why Non-Recruiters Are Often The Best Recruiters You Have BY JEREMY ESKENAZI, SHRM-SCP
20 percent success rate using resources you already have isn’t convincing enough, here are six more reasons why non-recruiters are the best recruiters you have: 1. They far surpass your post and pray method. We know a lot of recruiters do this – get the generic job ad posted everywhere, then wait. You may get hundreds of applications, but most of them are not the right fit or don’t have the right experience. You end up spending heaps of time reading resumes that not the right fit. This is not a strategic approach (or an effective one!). You need to do more than passively wait for people to come to you and in- vesting in your untapped recruiting potential is a fantastic way to build your pipeline of better candidates. 2. Your employees, hiring managers, and top perform- ers have a very clear idea of who they want to work beside and what it takes to be successful at your company. Once they know what roles you’re hiring for, give them tools to help you - train them on how to be a recruiter so everyone is looking for talent that makes the workday, the product, and the customer experience better. Everyone wins when you do this and you become less fixated on referral re- wards, and more excited about the benefit of the team. Don’t lose sight of that recognition for their efforts to help with recruiting – it is important too. It may not be as moti- vating to get the right talent if you’re offering a bonus for volume of resumes over spotted potential talent.
Not every recruiter can be an engineer, or hair stylist, or accountant. They know how to hire these roles, but not how to become them. On the flip side, it’s not as hard for
every employee to act as a recruiter. In fact, recruiting power in each em- ployee is often unrealized because we’re so busy relying on recruiters to be the only one recruiting. There was an incredible program once developed for a service indus- try. Every manager in this company
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went through training to both spot and learn how to engage with potential candidates. A calling card was available to hand out to potential superstars and managers could fa- cilitate an introduction to a recruiter. The candidate would always get a call and the managers received a referral bo- nus if there was a connection with the candidate – even if they were not hired. The company paid managers for this time, and with a 20 percent success rate, a fruitful pipeline of high-quality candidates emerged. What they learned was just giving out the cards wasn’t enough – managers needed training to know what to look for! They needed a little of that magical recruiter eye. If a
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time, or extra time paid to do this work that is so valuable. Asking people to do work that is not in scope is a terrible experience and does not entice them to say nice things about your brand or the culture. It suggests you don’t val- ue their time! Think about a few hours per week that they can be compensated to call people, go on LinkedIn to ask people if they are interested, or follow up with their profes- sional associations. It will go a long way and help them feel good about helping in this effort. 6. They don’t need a lot to feel appreciated. Make sure you have a planned approach to show them that you value their effort, and that you are happy to have them helping bring the best people to join you. Beyond the splashy rec- ognition that you can get into, take notice of the simple things in being thankful for their effort. They are giving their time and expertise to the process and learning how to be a non-recruiter does take a little bit of investment. Spend your money on a solid program that is easy to work with, giving time and resources to the training, and help you employees develop the skills to look for what you need – it’s an easy way to show appreciation for the huge scale you can get in your recruiting efforts. As with all programs, you need every stakeholder to be on board for it to be successful. While you’re investing in great programs and recognition for this stretch role out- side of the recruiting team, make sure your recruiters are CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
3. You can motivate and inspire your own team helping find key talent in personal and visible ways. Who wouldn’t want to be celebrated for their part in building a great workplace for themselves and their peers? One way to do this is to share broadly the talent each employee has brought into the team and thank them for it. Thank them in front of the company and through gestures that don’t come with strings – this means you shouldn’t hold referral bonuses for months on end to see if the new person works out. Their job was to bring someone amazing into the or- ganization and they did that! 4. If you can work fast to meet these candidates the non-recruiters bring you, they will want to do it more and feel more credible wearing their recruiting hat. You may need to update your processes to be able to move faster to connect with this spotted talent. Don’t make them go through a long process or wonder if you’re going to get back to someone. This will not encourage them to bring you more superstars. Be ready to follow up with every sin- gle person the non-recruiters spot and refer! 5. If they have the time, they can be very effective. Think about the value of giving them one hour away from their day job to find you two more top performers like them. Giv- ing the non-recruiters time to act as recruiters means paid
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ing automatic scanning of load tags to control strap place- ment, and adding a person to assist in dressing loads. Unit height should be the maximum that allows for best truck utilization, and that is within customer specifications. Keep in mind that increasing height from 45-inches to 50-inches results in a savings of more than 10 percent in number of units to strap. This also reduces the length re- quired of the main line conveyor. Similarly, when possible, eliminate cross strapping as this requires units to be rotated. When possible, strap spacing should conform to the unitizer’s head spacing so that all or most straps may be placed simultaneously, and don’t require more than one platen cycle per unit at each stage. Finally, don’t specify more straps than necessary, particularly when they can’t be applied simultaneously. If you determine that you have optimized your process, and your unitizer is still not keeping up, do you have a two-stage system with an external turntable between the stages? Is it equipped with a minimum of three heads per stage, and at what spacing? Are the unitizer and your lay- out conducive to rapid change of strapping reels? Is au- tomated top sheet placement and / or printing on the top sheets practical in your application? Is it cost effective to upgrade your current equipment, or should it be replaced? Keep in mind that enhanced reli- ability and productivity resulting from advances in unitizer technology may justify new equipment.
affected by product design, board quality and crew effi- ciency. Furthermore, run speed doesn’t tell the whole sto- ry, as non-productive set up time reduces the overall rate of pieces produced. Hence, mix, blank configuration, and order quantity must be considered in calculating a more realistic rate. Although not completely within your control, scheduling can alleviate this problem. For example, try not to schedule large runs on each machine at the same time. Rather, schedule a mix of long and short orders so that set- up time on some machines will coincide with those long, If a plant routinely produces 250 units per hour, but its unitizer is only capable of 220 per hour, it is obvious that production will be affected. However, if the unitizer is ade- quate other than during intermittent surges, extending the main line may be sufficient to buffer these surges. The most obvious means of improving unitizer through- put is to add one or more parallel unitizers. Before resort- ing to this expensive and space-intensive solution, evalu- ate if your unitizer is operating at design speed. If not, is the cause mechanical downtime, inability of operators to keep up, unit height, or strapping patterns? fast-running orders. Unitizer Capability Before blaming your operators, consider whether strap patterns need to be entered manually, and/ or protective sheets are being placed by the operator. Consider install-
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ual, though the industry is working on practical solutions to automate this task. Placing tags at the converting machine is a non-productive task that can require additional labor or reduce throughput. On the other hand, placing at the unitizer adds to the burden of the operator – again by in- creasing labor or reducing throughput. Some unitizers can print load tag information directly on top sheets; however, the size and amount of informa- tion is limited. Additional equipment such as stretch wrappers: Do you have enough volume of stretch-wrapped product that an off-line semi-automatic wrapper won’t suffice? If so, is the material requiring wrapping almost all produced by a single machine (e.g. a rotary die cutter)? High speed auto- mated stretch wrappers can be integrated into machine or unitizer discharges. Because they are slower than unitiz- ers but are generally capable of keeping up with produc- tion equipment, they should ideally be placed at machine discharges prior to the main line. However, if required on multiple machines, this may be impractical due to cost and space constraints. In this case perhaps the best solution is to install a single wrapper in a separate unitizer discharge line so that it does not restrict unitizer throughput. Be sure the frame of the unit you select does not restrict large un- wrapped material from passing through. Keep in mind that it is possible to build wrappers whose clearance between frames is larger than the wrapping mechanism.
lets, handling pallets and placing material on them slows the process. If this is a significant part of your mix, consider automatic pallet handlers and inserters. Imagine the sav- ings of an automatic system that is capable of discharging two units on a pallet to the forklift without the operator’s intervention. Try to minimize the types of pallets required, as handling many pallet configurations complicates mat- ters significantly. Bottlenecks Assuming unitizer capacity is adequate and material handling at the unitizer discharge does not create a bot- tleneck, can your conveyors transport the material fast enough? Are they running at 40 or 60 feet per minute? How many right-angle transfers are in the system, and what type are they? Old style pushers, aside from safety concerns, require the pusher bars to return to their original positions, thus essentially doubling the cycle time. Chain transfers are much quicker as they only have to raise and lower. Ball belt devices are even faster. Regard- less, the combined cycle time of each transfer and load separation is slower than that of the conveyor, and delays due to multiple transfers have a cumulative effect. Clever design can mitigate this: a single device may be utilized to transfer two units simultaneously to parallel lines. Miscellaneous Factors Load tags: Placement of load tags is almost always man-
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Finished Good Storage Finished goods may be stacked on the floor, on racks, or in an automated storage and retrieval system. Unless virtually all your product is direct-loaded, provision for ad- equate finished goods storage is essential. Determine the space requirements based on volume and length of time that material is stored, and how units are stored. Avoiding handling damage is essential, but so is the ability to locate and retrieve it. Much time may be eaten up searching for and retrieving buried and/or lost material, which can also delay truck departures. Further- more, if not located in time, a second delivery may be re- quired, or material may end up being scrapped. Richard Etra is a 47-year veteran of the corrugated indus- try with experience in all aspects of box plant operations.
to real-world applications that will make our planet healthier and more sustainable. But becoming truly cir- cular doesn’t come easy or cheap. It’s a challenge that requires intent, investment and innovation. The pa- per industry figured this out decades ago, and it has been at the leading
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activities that are 1) restorative or regener- ative by design, 2) enable resources used to maintain their highest value for as long as possible, and 3) aim to eliminate waste through the superior design of materials, products and systems. Most alternatives don’t even come close. Take plastics, for example. Plastic packaging is made from a va- riety of plastic resins. These include poly- ethylene terephthalate (PET) soft drink and water bottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk and water jugs, film prod- ucts (including bags and sacks) made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and other containers and packaging (including clam- shells, trays, caps, lids, egg cartons, loose fill, produce baskets, coatings and closures) made up of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly- styrene (PS), polypropylene (PP) and other resins (U.S. Environmental Protection Agen- cy). All of these resins are derived from non-renewable fossil fuels, namely natural gas, feedstocks derived from natural gas processing, and feedstocks derived from crude oil refining (U.S. Energy Information Administration). Single-use plastics also are incredibly energy-intensive to produce. In fact, plastic production accounts for more than three percent of total U.S. energy consumption and generates large amounts of carbon pol- lution (U.S. Department of Energy). Plastics are a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. solid waste stream and, critical to any discussion of circularity, very little of it gets recycled (U.S. EPA). Drawing on the most recent EPA data available and last CONTINUED ON PAGE 32
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