HOW DO WE SOLVE OUR PLASTIC PROBLEM? · ratio of plastics to fish in the oceani (by weight)...

HOW DO WE SOLVE OURPLASTIC PROBLEM?Susie Jahren

Senior Business Developer, Polymer Chemistry,

SINTEF

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We throw away$80-120 Billion Dollars of plasticpackging each year

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32% of all plastic endsup in the evironment

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Poor management of waste is the cause of 80-90% of all marine pollution

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Food waste is responsiblefor 14% of global GHG emmsions

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Are Biopolymers the answer?

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'Drop in' biomass and GHG based polymers can have a negative CO2 foot print

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Biopolymer ≠ Biodegradable

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Biodegradable products are still an unwanted pollutant in the environment

Biodegradable products also represent a 'lost' resource

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Increased recyling cancreate an effectiveafter-use plasticseconomy

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Optimizing material flow, could create an income of $700 Billion in extended FMCG value chains

Packaging and recycling technologiesneed to move towardsa circular model

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A Global Plastic Protocol calls for harmonization across all producers of plastic goods

Creating a robust value chain of secondary use plastics is essential for the circular economy

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Thank you

Susie.Jahren@sintef.no

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