Plastic Recycling Industry in Chile Lavinia / Italy Natalia / Ukraine Chalaka / Sri Lanka Rafael / Costa Rica

Outline

� Country brief � Plastic recycling

process and sustainability issues

� Best practices � Current picture of the

sector and gaps analysis

Chile

� Total Area (km2): 2,006,096 � Population: 17,094,275 � GDP: $268.3 billion � GDP (PPP) per capita: $ 15,866 �  Income distribution: 52.1

Source: Second National Communication on Climate Change (2011) of Chile and World Bank (2013).

Evolution of GDP, 1990 – 2011 (Billions of US$, 2011 prices)

Source: Second National Communication on Climate Change of Chile (2011).

Source: Second National Communication on Climate Change of Chile (2011).

Chile

� Forested Area: 22 % � Potable water coverage: 99,8 % � Renewable energy: 29 %

Source: Second National Communication on Climate Change of Chile (2011).

Human Development Index: trends1980 - present

Source: UNDP (2013).

Environmental Performance Index (2012)

Source: EPI Yale University (2013).

Recycling process and sustainability issues

Types of Plastic

Plastic Recycle Process

Waste Plastic

Recycled Plastic

Electricity

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Waste water

Sustainability thinking throughout the Life Cycle

� Profit : a market based mechanism to collect

� Planet : Minimize env impacts in recycling plants

� People : Recognition, appraisal – value adding

LCA Focus! Recycled Plastic Vs Vergin Plastic

Best Practices Japan United Kingdom

77 % plastic waste recycled (2010) 38 %

Best Practices (Japan) � Development of legislative framework

-  Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law;

-  Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (3Rs approach);

-  Container and Packaging Recycling Law.

� Promotion of environmental education & support of recycling waste activity

Separation of glass bottles, cans & plastic bottles

Pay-per-bag system

Before

After

Pay-per-bag system

Best Practices (UK) � Development of legislative framework

-  EU Waste Framework Directive;

-  Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive);

-  End of Life Directive.

Household waste recycled per person (kgs): UK, 1991-92 to 2009-10

Best Practices (UK)

� Establishment British Plastics Federation

-  Over 500 million plastic bottles are recycled every year;

-  1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours;

-  Bio-based and Degradable Plastics.

Current picture of the sector and gaps analysis

Generation of Waste

� 1,3 Kg per capita daily

� Total waste: 16,9 millions tons per year

�  Industrial waste: 10,4 millions tons per year

�  Municipal waste: 6,5 millions tons per year à 10% recycled

Source: Ministerio del Medio Ambient Chile (2012).

Legislation � Environmental Framework Law (1994) à Environmental Impact Assessment

� Congress proposal (2012) à Proyecto de acuerdo N’ 620

� Extended Producer’s Responsibility (ERP) � Foster Education

LABLES!!!!!!! � 74,5 % of recyclable goods are not labled

Puntos limpios

Infrastructures

Education � Generete enviromental consciousness

•  World recycling Day

Research and development

Recycled plastic bricks

Universidad

Central, Chile

Triple bottom line Conclusions

� Profit �  Reducing the importation

of virgin plastics �  Reduce of the cost of

energy

� Planet �  Reduce resource usage �  Landfill usage

� People �  Increasing jobs �  Behavioral change

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