TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 03/23 www.petpla.net 44 Framework by Quantis. It provides a platform for multi-criteria decision making for companies with simultaneous LCA and circularity targets. It offers a packaging system perspective combined with a market perspective to fully identify packaging system and market-specific improvement opportunities. Sphere and other initiatives like MariLCA (Marine Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment) are important steps on the way from parallel LCA and circular economy accounting to full integration of circular economy attributes into LCA, Stefan ended. Alessandra Funcia, Sukano and Chair of the O&F Working Group, spoke about White Opaque PET - from a recycling problem to a value chain opportunity. Alessandra reported on the results of the 2022 working group: The EPBP design-for-recycling website for white, opaque and coloured PET bottles was updated after technical review and approval by expert panels from O&F and EPBP. In addition, the EPBP pop-up website for opaque PET bottles and for coloured PET bottles was published. A proposal for an rPET specification for recyclers and outlets was also made. In addition, Alessandra mentioned that Recyclass was asked to include the EPBP website updates in their assessment scorecard for opaque white PET bottles. She added that a webinar on sorting is planned but has been postponed due to priorities and staff shortages. A planned LCA peer review for white opaque milk bottles is still pending due to budget. This year, the webinar and LCA analysis focusing on white opaque PET bottles should be carried out on a smaller scale if possible, with a focus on CO2 emissions. Two important issues to work on are, firstly, the work on the DfR guidelines and EoL preferential options for functional bottles and, secondly, the collaboration with WG Thermoforms to evaluate PET trays and coloured PET bottles as a stream. The WG - The Label of the Future was presented by Sofiane Mameri, Sustainable Development Manager at Sleever and Laurent Foldès, Market Development Manager at KP (seen on picture). The working group defines three criteria for the label of the next generation. 1. The label needs to inform and/or protect the container and the consumer whether for technological, or regulatory reasons. 2. The label placed on household rigid PET packaging placed in the EU market needs to be compatible with the mechanical recycling streams in place. 3. The label should contribute to efficient recycling of packaging waste at high rates and produce high quality secondary raw materials to enable a true circular economy. The companies Celab, Avery Dennison, Sleever and KP will work on design and style guidelines for recyclable labels. For example Celab will establish a PET liner recycler network across Europe, Avery Dennison will do research with the focus on glues for PSL or wrap around labels. With a CAGR of 6.2% by 2027, the full body shrink sleeve labels market needs to be taking care of to ensure sorting and recyclability of the bottles. Sleever will set up guidelines to anticipate this evolution and guide European brands. KP will evaluate the impact of crystallisable PET (cPET) film and washable nonbleeding inks on: Water contamination, NIAS and the rPET quality. The working group also has some recommendations to the EU following the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): The group calls for European standards instead of certification bodies per member state. The second demand is for a European packaging policy, can be done by exploring multiple solutions and that requires the full value stream collaboration including packaging professionals and considering technical innovation on a European and global scale. In addition, the group calls for the European packaging industry and Member States to deliver lasting and effective change for the better by 2030 through a collaborative dynamic with European partners. The NIAS working group, represented by Casper van den Dungen, Plastics Recyclers Europe, Maria Zaccarias, Logoplaste and Robert Geser, Alpla, gave an update on the development of the database ‘GEneral NIas’. Casper started with a presentation of Ping, which was founded seven years ago. The aim was to drive value chain collaboration to comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of January 14, 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and its subsequent amendments on non-intentionally added substances (NIAS). Therefore, the Ping published recommendations for the assessment of NIAS in February 2020. They are freely available to any member of the PET value chain. The Ping operates in strict confidentiality to ensure that sensitive industry information can be managed to benefit the PET Supply Chain. Essential to the production of accurate data on the NIAS is a harmonised approach, explained Casper. The aim is to centralise data on NIAS studies in the value chain and track trends using the test method guidelines developed by Ping. NIAS entering the value chain must also be identified and monitored (commitment 2022/1616 in October ‘24). A risk assessment of the identified NIAS must then take place, summarised Casper. He continued by explaining how to proceed with database building. The WG approach the value chain and ask them to participate in the project by providing data and funding the project. As we know that data collection requires a third party to anonymise, aggregate and risk assess the data, funding from participants is required. Ping will support the participating members and Petcore will take care of the administration, budget control and project tracking.
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