its in the bag - agricultural plastics recycling workshop alberta updates
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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