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Tackling Waste in the Recycling Industry: TLMI's Commitment to Solutions

The recycling sector faces significant challenges, with up to 50% of material inputs considered waste. TLMI is taking action through its Recycling Solutions Task Forces focused on liner and matrix recycling. By quantifying the current recycling landscape—where only 1% of North American liner and less than 1% of matrix waste is recycled—we aim to eliminate landfill waste through education and actionable solutions. Join us in engaging with industry members to improve recycling practices and promote environmental sustainability.

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Tackling Waste in the Recycling Industry: TLMI's Commitment to Solutions

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  1. Recycling Solutions An Industry Issue not a Competitive Advantage

  2. My 15 Minute Goals • Introduce you to the recycling solutions committee • Quantify the industry problem • Explain what TLMI is doing about it • Grovel for your engagement

  3. Recycling Solutions

  4. Environmental Health & Safety

  5. Recycling Solutions Task Forces

  6. Today’s Focus

  7. Quantify the Problem

  8. Reality Hurts • 50% of our material input could be considered waste • Liner • Matrix • Production waste • Compare to container recycling • Aluminum cans 65% • Glass bottles 35% • PET containers 29%

  9. North American Liner Market • 270,000 tons • 540,000,000 lbs • 13,500 full truck loads • 1% is currently recycled

  10. North American Matrix • 60,000 tons • 120,000,000 lbs • Could fuel 57,000 homes • <1% is currently recycled

  11. TLMI Respondswith Task Forces • Mission: • To identify areas that can eliminate waste from land-fill and educate the TLMI members on industry options

  12. Liner Recycling Task Force • Chairs: • Cindy White – Channeled Resources, Sheila Widule – Wausau • Supplier members • Avery-Dennison, Channeled Resources, Dow Corning, Evonik Goldschmidt, Mitsubishi, New Page, UPMRaflatac, Wasau • Converter members • CCL, Creative Labels, Grand Rapids Label, Heartland Label, Label King, Spear • Media • Labels & Labeling

  13. Liner Recycling Task Force • First action: • Initiated a survey of TLMI members for input on liner recycling • Summary of results show most members: • Don’t discuss liner recycling with their customers • 90% were not being asked by their customers for information • Only solutions currently offered by those responding were Channeled Resources and Mitsubishi

  14. Liner Recycling Task Force • Second action: • Continued to evaluate options and identified NINE confirmed sources for liner recycling • Will be publishing a guide on “How to Recycle Release Liner” including: • How to define type and volume of liner • Packaging methods • Segregation • Collection contacts for all nine options

  15. Guidelines

  16. Matrix Recycling Task Force • Chairs: • Rosalyn Bandy – Avery Dennison, Brian Meyers – Precision Air • Supplier members • Avery-Dennison, Channeled Resources, Precision Air Convey, UPMRaflatac • Converter members • Consolidated Products, Grand Rapids Label, Spear, Tapecon, WS Packaging

  17. Matrix Recycling Task Force • First action: • Audited and had meetings with multiple sourcing options (all focused on energy options) • Have identified the following matrix options: • Fuel pellets: Pellet America, Greenwood Fuels • Engineered fuels: Vexor, Systech • Energy from waste: Covanta

  18. Matrix Recycling Task Force • Second action: • Have developed a matrix recycling survey (paper here, electronic at home) • The matrix recycling team has requested you help them with their mission by sharing your information!

  19. The Grovel

  20. Industry Solutions not Competitive Advantage

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