Canadian Plastics Innovation Challenges

1. CanadianPlastics Innovation Challenges October 23, 2018 Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; conceptual art by Mark Robbins

2. Objectives • Review Innovative Solutions Canada application process • Provide overview of the seven Canadian Plastic Innovation Challenges open for application • Answer your questions

3. G7 Ocean Plastics Charter • Canada, France, Italy, Germany, UK and the EU agreed to an Ocean Plastics Charter at the G7 Leaders’ Summit (June 2018), to take action on plastics throughout their lifecycle and to reduce marine litter • G7 Environment Ministers were directed to advance an International Plastic Innovation Challenge, with Canada also developing complementary domestic plastic innovation challenges • Canada working on additional domestic and international action, and will invest $100 million internationally to support developing countries with sound waste management and prevent plastic waste from entering the environment Commitments to action across five pillars: Sustainable design, production and after-use markets Collection, management and other systems and infrastructure Sustainable lifestyles and education Research, innovation and new technologies Coastal and shoreline action

4. Innovative Solutions Canada Launched on December 14, 2017, it’s a new program with over $100 million dedicated to supporting the scale up and growth of Canada’s innovators and entrepreneurs by having government act as a first customer. Program Objectives Develop and adopt technological innovation in Canada Grow Canadian companies Encourage participation from underrepresented groups Provide departments and agencies with opportunities to develop new capabilities Greater business-research collaboration

5. How ISC works www.canada.ca/innovative-solutions

6. Criteria to receive funding: • Recipients must be for-profit • Incorporated in Canada (federally or provincially) • 499 or fewer Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees * • Research & Development activities taking place in Canada • 50% or more of its annual wages, salaries, and fees paid to employees and contractors who spend a majority of their time working in Canada. * • 50% or more of its FTE employees who identify Canada as their official place of employment in Canada* • 50% or more of its senior executives (Vice President and above) having Canada as their principal residence* • *Calculations must take into account and include affiliated businesses, such as parent companies and subsidiaries, that are within Canada or outside of Canada.

7. Why Apply? ISC wants innovators who are willing to push the envelope, scale up their business and undertake the latest in research and development to advance the next generation of solutions that can become viable commercial products. Responding to a posted challenge and winning an Innovative Solutions Canada grant or contract means that you: • Receive funding to develop a new product line or service for the marketplace. • Retain the rights to the intellectual property developed • Maintain all equity in the company

8. Application Process • The seven Plastics Challenges were announced at a G7 meeting in September and began accepting applications as of last week • The Challenges will close on December 12th and 13th Application Form: • The application form and evaluation criteria are posted on the ISC website • There are five sections: • Section 4 applies to the specified Challenge directly • In this section, each question can be expanded to view the associated evaluation criteria • Questions 1a, 2 and 3 are mandatory criteria (pass/fail) • Failure to pass any of these questions will result in your bid being considered non-responsive • The remaining questions are point rated criteria • A minimum pass mark must be attained Important: • Read the questions carefully and provide responses as clearly as possible. • Questions concerning the challenges can be sent to: solutions@Canada.ca

9. Canadian Plastics Innovation Challenges • Food Packaging • Construction Waste • Separation of Mixed Plastics • Remove and Manage Ghost Fishing Gear and Marine Debris • Sustainable Fishing and Aquaculture Gear • Improved Compostibility of Bioplastics • Recycling of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic

10. Food Packaging • Sponsor : Environment and Climate Change Canada • Seeks to develop of sustainable packaging for consumers and commercial applications that is functional, cost effective and energy efficient • Solutions can include innovative food packaging design to enhance recyclability of film plastic. For example, use of a single plastic resin or designing a new type of packaging material

11. Construction Waste • Sponsor : Environment and Climate Change Canada • Seeks to improve recycling of difficult to recycle plastic construction waste, such as PVC and materials with fire retardant additives • Improve recovery, reuse and recycling of plastic waste generated from construction activities • Identify scalable and cost-effective solutions that can be easily integrated by construction and recycling industries • Work in various climatic conditions across Canada throughout the year.

12. Separation of Mixed Plastics • Sponsor : Environment and Climate Change Canada • Seeks ways to separate different plastic polymers • Remove contaminants, such as food residues and other materials like glass and paper • Address problematic plastic materials and products, such as small format products, multi-material and multi-laminate products

13. Remove and Manage Ghost Fishing Gear and Marine Debris • Sponsor : Department of Fisheries and Oceans • Seeks solutions for removing marine debris and ghost fishing gear which can: • Be implemented opportunistically on existing marine vessels, to work during their everyday operations; and/or • Be deployed for targeted operations (i.e. vessels equipped with the technology can be deployed to areas that have particular marine debris concerns)

14. Sustainable Fishing and Aquaculture Gear • Sponsor : Department of Fisheries and Oceans • Seeks to provide Canadian fisheries and/or aquaculture industries with affordable, environmentally friendly solution(s) for fishing and aquaculture gear which, at the end of its life-cycle, could be recycled or composted within current Canadian capabilities • Innovation in fishing or aquaculture gear or gear-related technology must eliminate or significantly reduce the quantity of plastic entering the aquatic environment from the fisheries and aquaculture industries

15. Improved Compostibility of Bioplastics • Sponsors: Agriculture and Agrifood Canada and Natural Resources Canada • The product must achieve biodegration during composting at rate similar to other known composting materials and in line with international standards • The product must be eligible to be certified as compostable, designed to be distinguishable from non-compostable plastics to ensure it is sent to the correct facility • The product must use either agricultural or wood-based biomass as feedstock

16. Recycling of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic • Sponsors: Transport Canada and Canadian Coast Guard • Seek successful solution that presents a novel approach that has the capability of adding market value to end-of-life GFRP vessels • Develops economically viable end-uses for GFRP; • Maximizes the quality of materials recovered; and • Identifyies products that can incorporate vessel materials that currently do not have a viable market.

17. For Further Information: • Please visit the ISC challenge page for more details:(https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00001.html) • You can also send an email to solutions@canada.ca, or call for more information during business hours Monday to Friday, from at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) • Telephone (toll-free in Canada): 1-800-328-6189TTY (for hearing-impaired): 1-866-694-8389

18. Questions?