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Lucy Frankel, Vegware @ vegware Lucy.Frankel@vegware.co.uk

Waste options for our compostable packaging. Lucy Frankel, Vegware @ vegware Lucy.Frankel@vegware.co.uk. In the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, organics recycling is equivalent to mechanical recycling. Composting = a form of recycling. Vegware in UK organics facilities.

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Lucy Frankel, Vegware @ vegware Lucy.Frankel@vegware.co.uk

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  1. Waste options for our compostable packaging Lucy Frankel, Vegware @vegware Lucy.Frankel@vegware.co.uk

  2. In the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, organics recycling is equivalent to mechanical recycling. Composting = a form of recycling

  3. Vegware in UK organics facilities • 9 of these 27 process Vegware on a regular basis • Driven by client demand in certain regions • Exciting – shows potential for growth Challenges: • AD often cheaper gate fees due to subsidies; policy hostile to IVC - Contamination must be minimal, so engagement is vital - Gap is the collection infrastructure… • 27 UK organics facilities accept Vegware • 22 in-vessel composting • 3 open windrow composting • 2 equipped wet-AD • Products accepted at these facilities • 23 - all Vegware products • 3 - drinks waste only • 1 - fibre-based Vegware only (PLA linings fine, but not 100% PLA) • Trials • Successful trials at 17 facilities • 5 more trials underway (3 IVC, 2 OAW) • REA ORG monitored largest trial

  4. Regular trade collections - update 17th June ‘19 • FOR LARGE SITES - skips • New Ipswich, Norwich & Colchester • Cambridge & area, Ely, parts of Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough, Bury St Edmunds • CLOSE THE LOOP (Vegware's own collections) • Bristol, Worcester, Stroud, Cheltenham, Gloucester & region • Edinburgh, Glasgow, Central Belt, Borders, Dundee & parts of Fife, Oban, Fort William, Stranraer • COMPOSTING REGIONS • Basingstoke, Guildford, Reading, Woking, Bracknell, Swindon, Oxford, Salisbury, Winchester • Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Telford, Shropshire, Staffs & parts of Powys • Nottingham & Derby region  • Hull & surroundings • Highlands of Scotland, Aberdeenshire • New Birmingham • New Most of Northern Ireland • New  Leeds, York, Harrogate, Wetherby, Knaresborough & area • Soon Home counties – St Albans, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Watford, Dacorum • DRINKS WASTE ONLY • Isle of Man • Somerset • More in development • FIBRE-BASED PRODUCTS ONLY • London – bagged collection More London options in development New post-back service with First Mile - all UK. Ideal for small events / cafes Trade collections for used Vegware now in 1,179UK postcode districts = 38% of UK (up from 2% in 2012, and 25% in January)

  5. Compostable polymers are vital – fibre alone isn’t a major solution • Polymer only (35%) • PLA clear cups, deli containers • CPLA cutlery, hot cup lids • Bin liners - MaterBi • PLA & PBAT carrier bags, food prep gloves • Ecovio or PLA straws • Fibre only (22%) • Bagasse plates, bowls, takeaway boxes • Paper bags, straws, sheets • Wooden cutlery • Card sleeves, trays • Pulp trays • Palm leaf plates • Napkins & roll • NatureFlex  Fibre-only products Polymer-only products Plastics tax… Will UK penalize compostable polymers for not being RPET? Mixed: ~90% fibre + ~10% polymer window or lining • Mixed (43%) • Paper cups, soup containers • Sandwich wedges, salad boxes

  6. “If you're gonna do it, do it right”

  7. Costs of a compostable SME Future? • UK plastics tax • ? Penalized for not being trad plastic? • ? If 30% bio-based = exemption / lower rate, do we need to invest in certification proving bio-based content? What will that cost, and will we get support? • PRN / EPR reform • 10-18-fold increase expected – but will the organics recycling sector benefit? • Life Cycle Analyses? • We have 300+ products, a global supply chain, and sell to 70 countries. • LCAs are complex & expensive. • If these are to be required, will there be a standardised system & financial support? Current costs • Compostabilitylab testing ~ €14,000 per family of products or per material • Compostability certification (OK Compost, Din Certco, BPI, CMA etc) ~ £20,000+ per year • Food safety certification ~ £5,000+ per year • New product development - £180,000 spent on tooling this year • PRNs ~ £14,000 (but none of that goes to organics recycling facilities ) • 3 full time Recycling Advisors & staff time to create bespoke bin signage etc • BBIA & REA ORG memberships 

  8. Thank you Lucy.Frankel@vegware.co.uk vegware.com/composting – detailed FAQs Environmental@Vegware.co.uk – advice on waste options

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