1. Jim Scott, JES Packaging Central Congregational Church February 28th, 2010

2.  Major Initiatives by Many Communities to Recycle Aluminum, Steel, Glass (sometimes by color) and Plastics (almost always only #1 and #2) into a “Blue Box”  Plain Paper, Paperboard and Corrugated Case Packaging is Recycled with Newspapers, Magazines and other paper into a “Green Box”

3.  Aluminum Cans - Soda Containers (the most valuable)  Steel Cans - Food / Non-Food / Aerosol/ etc.  Glass Bottles – Food and Non-Food  Plastic Packaging –  Polyester – “PETE – 1” – Soda & Other Liquid Clear Bottles  High Density Polyethylene – “HDPE – 2” – Milk / Detergent / Shampoo Translucent and Opaque Bottles

4.  Plastic Packaging –  Low Density Polyethylene – “LDPE – 3” – Flexible Films  Polyvinyl Chloride – “PVC – 4” – Liquid Clear Bottles  Polypropylene – “PP – 5” – Dairy Cups (limited recycling)  Polystyrene – “PS – 6” –  Clear Cookie & Cracker Trays  Foamed Trays – Meat / Eggs / etc.  Other Plastic – “Other – 7” -

5.  ’80s – ’90s – Paperboard Pkg. “100% Recycled Content - Min. 35% Post-Consumer Content”  “Post-Consumer” means this is where your recycled paper and paper packaging goes  Non-Food Contact due to FDA Concerns

6.  Late ‘90s – ’08 – Increasing interest in “Bio-Plastics,” eg., PLA – sometimes touted as “biodegradable”  ‘05 – Wal-Mart initiates its “Packaging Scorecard”  ‘06 – ’09 – Increasing Questions on Performance, Cost, and Sustainability of Bio-Plastics and degree of biodegradability / compostability  ‘08 – “Wal-Mart will become more aggressive in the near future: Material Reduction & Recycled Content”  ‘08 – ’09 – Increasing demands by Major Retailers with “Truth in Environmental Labeling” mandates

7.  More Sustainable versus Virgin or Bio-Plastics  Equal or better Physical Characteristics and Performance  Availability and Competitive Cost of FDA Food Contact Pellets and Flake … esp. PCR PET  Claims can be readily Substantiated … and meet “Truth in Labeling” Mandates  Supported by CPG Companies and Major Retailers

9.  2009 - Nestlé's “re-source” natural spring water bottle utilizes 25% PCR PET  CLIF’s “Quench” Energy Drink claims 40% Post- Consumer Content Recycled PET … “the highest of any U.S. consumer bottled beverage.”

10.  Pepsi’s “Naked Juice” announces that it is the first nationally distributed brand to transition to a 100% Post-Consumer Recycled PET … “reNEWabottle” tm  They claim that when their entire line is converted: 8.1 M lbs. of virgin plastic will be reduced … saving 57,000 barrels of oil every year

11.  Subway announces 10% PCR Content PET Salad Bowls  ConAgra claims use of 40% Post-Consumer Recycled plastic in their CPET frozen food trays

12. Subway Subway Changing Plastic Salad Bowls:  Redesigned to reduce use of plastic  Switched from OPS to 10% PCR PET  Will reduce plastic material use by 712,00 lbs. annually  Will eliminate 19,500 corrugate cases annually  Will reduce carbon footprint by 21% or 84.8 kgm of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO 2 e)

13. PWP Industries PWP Industries Major supplier of FDA Food Grade RPET  Supplier of the 10% PCR PET for Subway  June, ‘09 - opened 40 million lb. annual capacity PET Recycling facility in West Virginia at cost of $20M  Second 40 million lb. facility scheduled to open Q2/10 in California  Every 40 million lbs. of RPET represents elimination of 30,000 tons of CO2 and 398 million kilowatt hours … annually

14. Integrated Packaging Films ECO-THERM tm 100% Post- Consumer Recycled PET sheet Made with FDA food contact RPET resin

15. Earthbound Farm  America’s largest grower of Organic Produce  July, ’09 - announced that all their clamshell fresh cut salad pkgs. are being made from 100% post-consumer Recycled PET

16. Earthbound Farm Based on 2008 Annual Usage, use of 100% RPET:  Will conserve 424,000 million BTUs  Will conserve 68,307 gallons of water  Will eliminate 16,191 tons of CO 2  Will divert 1.3 million lbs. of Solid Waste from landfills

17. Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) “ Earthbound Farm’s PCR PET initiative is a perfect example of how to get the ball rolling in the right direction.” “We hope to see more companies that make that commitment, creating a market for these materials …” Anne Johnson, Director SPC

18.  Pentel introduces Recycled “Handy-line S” Highlighters

19. Preserve  Preserve toothbrushes made from 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Polypropylene (PP) - Yogurt Cups  Packaging Clamshell made by Innovative Packaging from ECO- THERM tm 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Content PET  Preserve’s Claim: “Plastic packaging made from 100% post-consumer plastic bottles”

20. Schering-Plough, Corp.  OTC offerings include Claritin allergy pills, Afrin nasal sprays, Dr. Scholl’s foot care products, and the sun care line Coppertone  Products marketed in some 140 Countries

21. Schering-Plough, Corp. New Package Requirements:  Must work in “Club Store” setting  Sustainable material

22. Recyclers’ Imperatives Recyclers’ Imperatives  Need to have a Critical Mass of packages in a recognized Recycling group to make it profitable to separate  Need to have a minimal number of packages in the Waste Stream that contaminate the Recycling System, eg., PVC or PLA

23.  Continued Improvement in Physical Characteristics and Performance  Continued Availability of PCR Resins … esp. FDA Food Contact RPET … Large potential Source: 166 Plastic Bottles per year … but only 20% are presently recycled  Claims can be readily Substantiated … and meet “Truth in Labeling” Mandates  Potential for Increased Government Legislation

24.  Consumers recognize that Recycled Content Packages have positive environmental impact  Continued comfort with “Post-Consumer Recycled Content” Claims … even on Food Packaging  Continued Support by Major Retailers and CPG Companies  Opportunities for PP and PS Recycling … with companies like A Greener Solution or NextLife  Continued Competitive Cost

25. Man vs. Clamshell: A Lopsided Fight by David Segal, NYT, 9/27/09 “… companies want packages that are easy to transport, display products in a highly visible way and are hard to steal … The point is to create a package that cannot be opened and closed surreptitiously. That way, no one can remove anything and put the package back on the racks without it being obvious.”

27.  Jim Scott, Principal JES Packaging (401) 597-0761 jamesescott@cox.net