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How packaging contributes to Sustainability
Split, Croatia6.6.2012
Roger BaggeMD, Finnish Packaging AssociationVice president WPO, Sustainability
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The Finnish Packaging Association
q A coordination group for the industryq Scope: Fostering the business environment for the industryq About 200 members from the whole packaging chainq Member of SPA and WPOq Essential functions: ü Advocacyü Communicationsü Publications ü Trainingü Service
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How packaging contributes to Sustainability
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q Common mind set: Packaging is a burden on the environment and difficult to recover
q The scientific and industry approach:Packaging is environmentally efficient and contributes to Sustainability
q This presentation provides facts to support our case
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The EU waste heirachy according to the WFD
(a) prevention;(b) preparing for re-use;(c) recycling;(d) other recovery, e.g. energy recovery; and(e) disposal.
Departing from the hierarchy can be justified by life-cycle thinking.
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Sustainability is achieved by decoupling of growth and resource use (WBCSD) = prevention
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Eliminating waste by closing the material loop
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Argument 1: PreventionDecoupling GNP and packaging use in Germany
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Source: GVM and World Bank
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Conclusions argument 1.
q Packaging volume has not grown in relation to GNP – source reduction has made packaging more eco-efficient
q Packaging recovery has grown to minimize landfilling – efficient recovery systems have been developed
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Argument 2: The Finnish Food Chain
q The Finnish Institute for Agricultural Research has during 2000 -2008 performed studies on foodstuffs and their environmental burdens throughout the delivery chain.
q Studies have been made on dairy products, butchery products, flour, beverages and other consumer goods
q LCA techniques have been used, not only a simplified and biased Carbon Footprint approach
q Similar studies have been made by Incpen in the UK
FOODCHAIN Environmental impacts of food basket
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Distribution
Retail
Consumer
Utility-industry
Farming
Feed
Dairy andButchery
FoodIndustry Packaging
Recovery
The scope of the study
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CH4N2OCO2
Global Warming potential of 1000 kg cheese
One kg of cheese equals driving a car 60 km
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Conclusions argument 2.
q The main results is that packaging represents a very small (2 %) part of the total environmental burden
q This means that good packaging saves the environmental resources put into the production and delivery of the product
q In terms of recycling this also means that for instance a multilayer package protecting the product better than an easily recyclable mono layer package is better for the environment
q Packaging contributes to Sustainability by conserving natural resources
FOODCHAIN Environmental impacts of food basket
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Argument 3. Environmental impact of foodspill in relation to packaging (FutupackEKO 2010 - Finland)
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Conclusions argument 3 – packaging prevents food spill
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q Environmental impacts of food packaging are very small compared to the environmental impacts of food waste
q Packaging has a positive environmental impact by protecting the product and reducing the amount of food waste
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Argument 4. Packaging is the answer to world hunger
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Conclusions argument 4 – the social dimension
q Packaging prevents food spillq Food can be stored and distributed in areas of crisis, famine and
other needsq Packaging provides hygienic food and safe medicine
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Summary: Packaging contributes to Sustainability
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q Packaging is an integral part of todays societyq Packaging performs an import role in preserving resourcesq Packaging performance is difficult to measure:ü Do not assess packaging apart from the productü Do not Eco label packaging apart from the product
q The Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability 2.0gives practical guidelines
q WPO Sustainability award promotes Sustainabilityq In short:
Better quality of life through better packaging for more people