Recycling and Recovery of Plastic Packaging - An Industry Perspective - Financial opportunities & legislative barriers for the Circular Economy Brussels, Belgium 21 March 2016 Dr. Gerald Rebitzer Amcor

Amcor is a Global Packaging Leader $10 29,000+ US BILLION ANNUAL SALES CO-WORKERS GLOBALLY 190+ OPERATIONS ACROSS 40+ BEGAN OPERATIONS IN THE 1860 S MANUFACTURING SITES WORLDWIDE COUNTRIES 73,000+ SHAREHOLDERS

Life Cycle of Cup of Coffee (example carbon footprint) Source | ‘More is Less‘ - European Aluminium Foil Association www.alufoil.org

It is much more important what the Packaging does than what it is Packaging plays a vital role in protecting the product and reducing waste across the supply chain. Responsible packaging doesn’t over-package or under-package. Source | The Consumer Goods Forum | A Global Language for Packaging & Sustainability | The Innventia AB Model

Goals of Circular Economy Reducing resource use Reducing environmental impacts Growth & job creation, boosting competitiveness Which food pack is more resource efficient ? A non flexible pack (weight 50g) having a recycling rate of 80%: Material loss = 10g A flexible pack (weight 5g) with the same functionality. Zero recycling: Material loss = 5g Resource Efficiency is the overall goal

Is the Waste Hierarchy Useful to work towards Resource Efficiency? Only undisputed element: Prevention What if there are tradeoffs between Prevention and Reycling? What if there are contradictions between hierarchy and LCA (PEF?) What about the big impacts, i.e. food waste Prevention Preparing for Re-Use Recycling Recovery Disposal Product (Non Waste) Waste Waste Hierarchy According to Directive 2008/98/EC

Barriers to Implementation of Circular Economy Overall barriers for effective implementation Perception of policy makers on packaging waste vs. material issues (e.g. food waste and packaging-product interaction) Inconsistent legislative initiatives: Recycling-centric vs. Life Cycle Approach (Product Environmental Footprint) Specific barriers to improved recycling and recovery National collection and sorting targets. vs. demand of recycling industry Existing EU regulation not enforced in many member states Lacking collection for recycling for ALL packaging in many member states Expectation that collection, sorting, recycling pays for itself

Opportunities for Implementation of Circular Economy Use life cycle approach (PEF) consistently to focus on material issues and inform policies Copy and further improve success models of some member states in the areas of recycling and recovery  some member countries are the recognized world leaders Investment in infrastructure that enables the packaging industry, packaging users and recyclers to plan ahead and develop packaging solutions that are resource efficient and recyclable