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It’s in the Bag - Agricultural Plastics Recycling Workshop Alberta Updates

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It’s in the Bag - Agricultural Plastics Recycling Workshop. Alberta Updates. The Problem. Alberta Market Forecast 2008. Polyethylene Silage Cover, Silage Bag, Bale Wrap, Greenhouse Film 4300 – 5200 tonnes 9.5 million – 11.5 million pounds Polypropylene - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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It’s in the Bag -Agricultural Plastics Recycling Workshop

Alberta Updates

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The Problem

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Alberta Market Forecast 2008

• Polyethylene• Silage Cover, Silage Bag, Bale Wrap,

Greenhouse Film• 4300 – 5200 tonnes• 9.5 million – 11.5 million pounds

• Polypropylene• Twines, cordage, net wrap, feed bags• 3000 – 4000 tonnes• 6.5 million – 9 million pounds

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Future Market

• Volumes expected to increase– Grain bags– 40 – 50% more product baled in 2010

• May be trend away from net wrap back towards twine

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Current Management

• Landfill–More landfills banning material

• Presents hazards to equipment

• Open Burning–Presents significant

air pollution issues• Bury on site• Recycling

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Emissions

• Ag plastics burn easily but incompletely• Resulting pollutants:

– Heavy metals– Dioxins, furans– Carbon monoxide– Volatile organics

• Pollutants risk to health and environment– Bioaccumulate through food intake– Inhalation of smoke

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Potential Solutions

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Stakeholder Committee • Manufacturers• Distributors and Retailers• Waste Managers• Recyclers• Alberta Agriculture• Alberta Environment• Moose Jaw River Basin Watershed Group• Alberta Plastics Recycling Association• Recycling Council of Alberta

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Conclusions• Plastics must be sorted at source by

resin type• Contamination must be minimized• Handling at collection sites

– Twine bagged– Film rolled or folded– Manual handling inefficient

• Generators keen• Education key• Large site variability• Economic incentive required

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Pockets of Recycling

• Limited success• Market variability• Cost and capacity issues

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Challenges for Recycling

• Collection infrastructure• Material contamination• Processing capacity• Markets• Costs

– Collection– Processing– Transportation

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Communities Participating in Recycling 2010

• Mountain View• Olds• Rocky View

• Drumheller• Some generators taking material directly to

Crowfoot facility• Region may set up collection points

• Other regions interested in recycling but not fully absorbing financial burden

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Crowfoot Facility

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Market Opportunities

• Bridon Cordage expanding recycling program across U.S.– Pay 8 cents/ lb plus 7 cents/ lb freight

– Trials from Lethbridge currently being planned

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Conclusions• Plastics must be sorted at source by

resin type• Contamination must be minimized• Handling at collection sites

– Twine bagged– Film rolled or folded

• Generators keen• Education key• Large site variability• Economic incentive required

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Roles & Responsibilities• Industry

– Supply materials of known resin types– Provide funding through stewardship program

• Agricultural Community– sort plastic by resin type– keep material clean– deliver used plastics to collection sites

• Collection facilities– Keep material clean and separated– Densify for transport

• Recyclers– Remove residual contamination– Process for recycling

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Recommendations• Development of local / regional

recycling capacity• Introduction of an industry stewardship

program

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Christina SeidelRecycling Council of Alberta

www.recycle.ab.ca

Thank You