2013 APEC Carbon Labeling Workshop

DA.AI’s Green Mission

Date: March. 12. 2013Presenter: Ting HungCompany: DA.AI Technology Co. Ltd. (Chinese Taipei)

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Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels 16 times increase between 1900-2008

Ref.: USEPA

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∑CO2Temperatur

e Increase

Negative

effects

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Ref.: reuters.com

Funafuti, the capital city of Tuvalu in the South Pacific island has reached the highest sea level ever in this season.

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Over the past 80 years, global warming caused about 10 cm rise in sea level.

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Landfill = Emitting 0.27 million tons of CO2-e

Incineration = Emitting 8.49 million tons of CO2-e

In 2010, the global bottled water consumption was about 237 billion L ≈ 6.85 million tons of waste non-degradable PET plastic!

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Recycled and processed into chips

for textiles =

Saving 7.59 million tons of CO2-e !!

*As compared with using virgin materials

Recycled polyester fabric - the mainstream eco product

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Reasons of limited expansion of the recycled polyester market:

Uneconomical as raw material Instability of the recycled material Unable to meet quality expectations

1 kg PET bottle requires 3.12 L of crude oil. One PET bottle contains at least 90% of

reusable polyester fiber.

Environmental conservation refined from the source Environmental conservation refined from the source

Re-sorting De-capping Removing rings

Dope Dye, with ‘no Piece-Dye’ as the goal Original bottle colors are retained:

Transparent bottles > White yarnGreen bottles > Green yarnMixed-color bottles > Earth-tone yarn

Dope Dye, with ‘no Piece-Dye’ as the goal Original bottle colors are retained:

Transparent bottles > White yarnGreen bottles > Green yarnMixed-color bottles > Earth-tone yarn

Features of DA.AI recycling system

Color sorting

At least 50% recycled polyester content, with 100% as the goal At least 50% recycled polyester content, with 100% as the goal

CharityContribution

Humanities

5413 recycling stations in Taiwan

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Carbon emission indicator Carbon reduction indicator

Clearly indicates the CO2-e emitted during the life cycle of the product, either single- or multiple-staged.

Indicates the amount of CO2-e of the product reduced in a certain period of time as planned.

Low-carbon mark Carbon-neutral mark

Indicates that the product has a lower carbon emission among equivalent products, or declares that the CO2-e emission of the product has been reduced to a certain level.

Indicates that the product has reached carbon neutral through carbon exchange.

Carbon level indicator Environmental indicator

Indicates the carbon level of the product among equivalent products by using grade, star or tier system.

Indicates other environmental impacts in addition to carbon emission.

Illustrations of international carbon labels – 6 categories

America

Japan

Switzerland

British

Australia

France

The love of nature-implement green

consumerism and step towards a low-carbon

society

Green leaf-represents health

and eco-friendliness

Shall bear the product carbon footprint quantity and unit

- CO2-eq emission throughout the life

cycle of the product

Issuing authority

Illustration of Taiwan Carbon label, PCF of DA.AI products, Taiwan EPA certified

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◆ TÜV PCF assessment result of DA.AI eco blanket ◆ TÜV PCF assessment result of DA.AI eco blanket

The five stages of the product life cycle:The five stages of the product life cycle:

Product Carbon Footprint of DA.AI products by TÜV

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DA.AI eco products – TÜV product carbon footprint certified

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Our carbon reduction commitments

DAAI aims to reduce the carbon footprints of its products by 3% within 3 years by:

1. Establishing an effective recycling management system to improve the purity of the recycled PET fiber.

2. Establishing a carbon reduction management system to promote ‘green procurement’.

3. Improving the functionality of the products (e.g. increasing dirt resistant properties, reducing fiber weight etc.).

4. Implementing carbon reduction measures in offices.

First phase:Promote carbon labeling

Second phase:Develop low-carbon mark

12g 12g

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Planning stage

Development and planning of DA.AI’s eco projects

Development and planning of DA.AI’s eco projects

Target: ▪ Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) zero-emission project

Target: ▪ Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) zero-emission project

RD’s Projects

Recycled polyester

Recycledplastics

Recycled paper

Recycledappliances

Main products

These technologies will be developed in accordance with business development

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Cradle to Cradle (C2C)Biological cycle / Technical cycle

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Sustainable life cycle of the “Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C)” system

Sustainable life cycle of the “Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C)” system

Cutting into flakesRe-sorting De-capping Removing bottle rings

Washing of flakes

Granulation Yarn Textile Chips

Recycling of waste fabrics

DA.AI “Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C)”

closed-loop process

DA.AI “Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C)”

closed-loop process

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Medium-term project 1:Cradle-to-Cradle zero-emission system

The “Cradle-to-Cradle”Closed-Loop system

Recycled fabric

Consumers

IndustriesEco products made out of

rPET

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Recycled PET bottles

Take a guess.

What do you think these are?

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What about these?

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In Taiwan,

everyday

49,315,068 49,315,068 plastic bagsplastic bags are used.

In Taiwan,

everyday

49,315,068 49,315,068 plastic bagsplastic bags are used.

However…

the recycling rate is < 8%!

However…

the recycling rate is < 8%!

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Combining the contributions from DA.AI Tech., ITRI and Tzu Chi Recycling Stations

Waste plastic bags collected in Tzu Chi recycling stations

Recycled plastic bags nicely re-sorted by volunteers

Recycled plastic bags broken into little pieces (about 1 cm)

Broken plastics fed into ITRI pyrolysis equipment

Lastly, pyrolysis oil is formed

Medium-term project 2 (1/2)Co-operate with Tzu Chi recycling stations

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Product percent

(%)

Feeding rate

20 (kg/hr)

Gas 20-30

Oil 60-75

Ash 1-2

Occupied area: 5m × 5m × 6m (Double-storey) No. of technicians required: 2, training required

Production efficiency:

Conditions ： 75% liquid yield, 20 kg/h feeding rate, 30 working days/month, 12 working h/day

One pyrolysis unit can handle 20*12*30 = 7.2 tonnes plastic bags/mth ~ 96 thousands bags/mth

Oil production = 20*0.75*12*30 = 5,400 kg oil/mth = 6,750 L/mth

Main application： The ‘plastic-pyrolysis oil’ can be used

as boiler fuel for DA.AI’s future R&D center

18% of total recycled plastic bags18% of total recycled plastic bags

Capacity ： 20 kg/hCapacity ： 20 kg/h

Medium-term project 2 (2/2)ITRI Pyrolysis Equipment

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Recycling PET bottles for chip production in place of incineration:

Note: Calculations were made using WARM, USEPA, with an assumption of average bottle size 600 mL and 27 g in weight.

Recycled 254 million PET bottles

Saved 4.26 million L of crude oil

Reduced 16 million kg of CO2-e

DA.AI’s Carbon Reduction Statistics

2009-2012

DA.AI’s Carbon Reduction Statistics

2009-2012

｢ A simple thought

and an implementing will,

create a huge

transformation. ｣

Thanks for your attention

www.daait.com

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