1. WELCOME!

2. 1:15pm – Sustainable Innovation
PAC NEXT Workshop
Agenda
1:00pm – Introduction
1:15pm – Sustainable Innovation
1:45pm – Sustainable Packaging Design Guide
2:30pm – Break
2:45pm – (cont’d) Sustainable Packaging Design Guide
3:45pm – Consumer Engagement
4:15pm – Workshop Feedback and Closing
4:30pm – Adjournment

3. Sustainable Innovation
- Making the Right Choices
Carol Zweep, GFTC Co-Chair of Sustainable Innovation
November 6th, 2012

4. Sustainable Innovation Centre of Excellence
Sustainable Innovation • Objectives
Develop a technical process to review packaging innovations to assess their environmental impact as well as their impact on current end-of-life systems to anticipate and avoid unintended consequences
Fact-based approach to provide industry with insight to emerging packaging trends and an early warning system to help avoid system inefficiencies
New packaging materials and additives are constantly being introduced into the market with little research done on end-of-life implications

5. HIGHLIGHTS Accomplishments
Completed Plastic PET decision tree/flow chart
Review of all other plastic categories in progress
Review of Paperboard in progress
Draft of Aluminum, Glass, and Steel categories
Next Steps
Seek material experts for aluminum and steel; Complete review of Aluminum, Glass, and Steel
Identify opportunities to collaboration with Sustainable Packaging Design Guide Committee
Timing
Publish all decision trees/flow charts by end of Q4 2012

6. Decision Tree for Current Recycling Stream
Material Class
Paperboard, Glass, Steel, Aluminum, Plastic
Material Sub-class
Example: For Plastics - PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, Other
Package Format
Example: For PET – Bottles, Jars, Clamshells, Trays, Tubs & Lids, Sealed Pkg, Cold Drink Cups, Films
Components
Example: For PET Bottles – Body Material (including Barrier Layer/Coating/Additives), Closure & Liners, Sleeves/Safety Seals/Labels, Inks,/Adhesive/Direct Printing & Decoration, Attachments
Decision
YES, NO or CONDITIONAL for current recycling stream in Canada

7. Example: PET Bottle
Closure
Body Material
Label

8. Primary Package – Material Class & Sub-class
Plastic
PET
HDPE
PVC
LDPE PP PS
Other
Glass
Steel
Aluminum
Paperboard

9. PET Bottles, Jars, Jugs, Clamshell, Trays, Tubs & Lids - Components
Body Material
Barrier Layer, Coating, Additives
Closure & Liners (Bottles, Jars & Jugs Only)
Sleeves, Safety Seals & Labels
Inks, Adhesive, Direct Printing and Decoration
Attachments (Bottles, Jugs & Trays Only)

10. PET Package Format – Body Material
Density
With optical sorter, any material category
(i.e. PET-G)
CONDITIONAL
Floats if < 1 (PP, LDPE, HDPE) YES
Sinks if > 1 (PET blends, PLA, PVC, PS) NO
Colour
Clear transparent, light blue & green transparent YES
Other transparent colors, translucent, opaque NO

11. PET Package Format – Body Material
Barrier Layer, Coatings, Additives
Barrier Layers i.e. EVOH, nylon-based (nylon-6, MXD6)
Multi-layer materials that do not delaminate NO
Barrier Coating i.e. epoxies, amorphous or “diamond-like” carbon, silicon oxide
Case by case basis - readily separable or no problem for the reclaiming process or product CONDITIONAL
Additives i.e. nucleating agents, hazing agents, scavengers
Fluorescers, biodegradable additives
OTHERS - Case by case basis for impact on reclaimed product (i.e. discoloration or haze) CONDITIONAL

12. PET Package Format – Closure & Liner
No liner YES
No pilfer-proof band YES
PP, LDPE, HDPE YES
PVC, PS, thermoset plastic, steel, aluminum NO
Liner
EVA liners with plastic closure YES
EVA liner with aluminum closure, silicone seals NO

13. PET Package Format – Sleeves, Safety Seals & Labels
Detaches easily in separation system (determined on case by case basis) CONDITIONAL
PVC, aluminum foil NO
Labels
PP, OPP, PE, PS foam, paper YES
PVC, PS, PLA, delaminating material, metallized material NO
PET-G CONDITIONAL
Full /partial body sleeve may interfere with optical sorting systems CONDITIONAL

14. PET Package Format – Ink, Adhesives, Direct Printing
Ink, Adhesives, Direct Printing & Decorating
Ink
Ink bleeding from labels NO
Adhesives
Pressure sensitive labels separate from PET in hot caustic water wash YES
Label adhesives water F YES
If does not meet above criteria NO
Direct Printing & Decorating
Direct printing (other than date coding) NO

15. PET Package Format – Attachments
Base cups, handles, etc.
Unfilled HDPE or clear PET YES
Attachment adhesives water F YES
Welded attachments NO
RFID NO

16. Bringing the Industry Together to Facilitate the Journey Towards “A World Without Packaging Waste”
Thank you