Sustainable Packaging Innovations to Drive a More Circular Economy and Eliminate Marine Debris Jeff Wooster Global Sustainability Director Packaging & Specialty Plastics
Sustainable Packaging Innovations to Drive a More Circular Economy and Eliminate Marine Debris
Jeff Wooster Global Sustainability Director Packaging & Specialty Plastics
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Realizing a Vision for Improved Recovery
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A Future Where All Plastic Packaging Goes Into the Recycle Bin
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Innovations Across the Lifecycle
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Source: GreenBlue
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Innovations Metrics Improved Sustainability Performance: Environmental, Social, & Economic
Fewer GHG Emissions & Less Energy Use
Lower Costs & Less Resource Depletion
Better Health & Wellness Benefits
Increased Competitiveness & Better Quality Employment
Reduced Waste and Leakage from the System
Better Utilization of Resources
Less Litter & Less Marine Debris
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Partnering to Lead
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Supporting Research & Improving Materials Management
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One Piece Closures
-20%
-18%
-16%
-14%
-12%
-10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2.7g 2-Piece(2.4gPP/ 0.3gEVA)
2.5g 1-Piece (HDPE) 2.3g 1-Piece (HDPE)
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134 Million Pounds of
CO2 Avoided
Annually*
Equivalent to taking 14,390 cars off the road
Equivalent to taking 9,028 cars off the road
84 Million Pounds of
CO2 Avoided
Annually*
* Assuming 45 Billion Closures are used for carbonated soft drinks in North America Annually.
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CONTINUUM Bi-Modal HDPE Resins
What can molecular architecture design flexibility offer? Sustainability & Performance Benefits
such as:
Light weighting
Improved stackability
Cycle time reduction
Improved Toughness
Higher PCR tolerance
Improved Balance of
Properties such as:
Stiffness, ESCR,
Processability & Impact
Resistance
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Polyethylene Stand-Up Pouch
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Designing Recyclability into an Existing Package Format
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RETAIN Compatabilizer
Allowing More Types of Packaging to be Recycled
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Re-Pelletizing Packaging Films
Recycled Film
Basic Film Recycling Process
This process works well for films that are made from PE Typically doesn’t work well for multi-material films such as PE/EVOH coextruded films used for their oxygen barrier
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RETAIN Compatabilizer
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Barrier packaging containing
EVOH
(42.5 μ) - PE + RETAIN™ (5 μ) - Tie
(5 μ) - EVOH
(5 μ) - Tie (42.5 μ) - PE + RETAIN™
(42.5 μ) - PE (5 μ) - Tie
(5 μ) - EVOH
(5 μ) - Tie (42.5 μ) - PE
Traditional Barrier Film
Structure
Recyclable Barrier Film
Structure
50 μm film
829562 5L 5%EVOH Control
829564 5L 5%EVOH EVOH:RC 1:1
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Innovation is the Key
By promoting and supporting innovation, we can encourage businesses,
governments, and non-governmental organizations to develop better
solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.
These solutions can help us improve resource efficiency by driving a
more circular economy, eliminate waste from industrial processes, and
reduce litter and marine debris by providing increased incentive and new
tools to capture the value of materials we have already created.
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Thank You
Contact Information:
Jeff Wooster
The Dow Chemical Company
1254 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
Email: [email protected]
Mobile Phone: +1.281.796.0307
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