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PET Bottle Recycling Update & Impacts Felt from California Legislation

PET Bottle Recycling Update & Impacts Felt from California Legislation. Presentation Outline. State of the PET Bottle Recycling Industry Impacts From RPPCL and SB 332 Issues and Concerns. PET Bottle Recycling Flow Chart. U.S. PET Bottles Available for Recycling. 1995 1.95 Billion lbs

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PET Bottle Recycling Update & Impacts Felt from California Legislation

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  1. PET Bottle Recycling Update & Impacts Felt from California Legislation

  2. Presentation Outline • State of the PET Bottle Recycling Industry • Impacts From RPPCL and SB 332 • Issues and Concerns

  3. PET Bottle Recycling Flow Chart

  4. U.S. PET Bottles Available for Recycling 1995 1.95 Billion lbs 1996 2.2 Billion lbs 1997 2.55 Billion lbs 1998 3 Billion lbs 1999 3.25 Billion lbs

  5. U.S. Post Consumber PET BottlesGross Pounds Purchased 1995 775 mmlbs 1996 697 mmlbs 1997 691 mmlbs 1998 745 mmlbs 1999 771 mmlbs

  6. Post Consumer BottlesGross Weight Purchased (mmlbs)Market Segments 1997 580 111 691 66 646 1995 605 170 775 46 651 1996 549 148 697 87 636 1998 656 89 745 101 757 1999 588 183 771 60 648 A. Purchased by U.S. Reclaimers B. Purchased by Exporters C. Total U.S. Material Recycled (A+B) D. Post Consumer Bottles Imported E. Total Bottles Used by U.S. Reclaimers to Producer RPET (A+D)

  7. U.S. PET Reclamation CapacityMay 1, 2000 Operating Plants 15 848 mmlbs Shuttered 3 60 mmlbs Total 900 mmlbs 7 Vertically Integrated

  8. Vertically Integrated Reclaimers(Gross Weight - mmlbs) * 199719981999 Number of Plants 4 7 7 Capacity (lbs in) 200 405 465 Lbs Consumed 150 260 350 Lbs Consumed in Product 100 197 288 Total U.S. Bottles Available 691 745 767 % Consumed 22% 35% 46% * NAPCOR Estimates

  9. RPET Clean Flake Production Summary 199519961997 1998 1999 RPET Produced from U.S. Bottles 469 438 486 513 457 RPET Produced from Imported Bottles 38 70 55 75 47 Total Post Consumer Production Available for U.S. End Use Products (A + B) 507 508 541 588 504 RPET Clean Flake Equivalent Exported 153134 92 75 154 Total U.S. RPET Produced from U.S. Bottles + Exported Clean Flake Equivalent (A + D) 622 572 578 588 611

  10. Fiber Sheet & Film Strapping Engineered Resin Food & Beverage Bottles Non-Food Bottles Other Total U.S. Convertor RPET Consumption Source: NAPCOR RPET Used (Millions of Pounds) 1996 1997 1998 1999 292 320 415 417 69 71 89 68 66 58 67 80 24 26 30 26 24 41 52 68 71 53 47 50 1 1 7 9 547 570 707 718 RPET Product Categories

  11. PET Price HistoryMixed Color Bales - High & Low Pricing

  12. Impacts of California Laws on PET and The PET Bottle Recycling Industries

  13. Impacts of SB 332 • Neutered PRCC as a market mechanism • Closing of only California PET Reclaimer • Created Open/fluid bale specifications • Increased access for exporters • Created an unlevel playing field for different packaging materials

  14. Impacts of RPPCL Not Much

  15. Issues and Concerns

  16. Issues and ConcernsSB 332 • Inconsistent message not all packaging materials being treated equally

  17. Issues and ConcernsSB 332 • PET competivity disadvantaged vs other resins • One year processing fee reassessment vs three year “freebie” for other resins • Higher processing fee due to higher recycling rate

  18. Recycling Infrastructure Concerns • Evolving Bale Specification • One Bale or Two? • Certified Processor Capability

  19. APR and NAPCOR Applauds the DOC Decision to Keep Separate Resin Streams

  20. Issues and Concerns - RPPCL • Enforcement Inconsistent • Doesn’t Achieve Intended Purposes

  21. QuestionsCommentsDiscussion

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