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Packaging Waste Prevention and Minimisation The Benefits for Business Presentation to Regional Forum Colm Munnelly Packaging Technology Adviser Repak Ltd. 13 th May 2008 Presentation 1. Packaging 2. Compliance with the Regulations 3.

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Packaging Waste Prevention and Minimisation – The Benefits for Business

Presentation to Regional Forum

Colm Munnelly Packaging Technology Adviser Repak Ltd. 13th May 2008

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Presentation

1. Packaging

  • 2. Compliance with the Regulations
  • 3. Repak
  • 4. Optimisation Services
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Section 1

Packaging

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Packaging

  • Defined by EU and Irish legislation:

“packaging shall mean all products made

  • f any materials of any nature to be

used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of goods, from raw materials to processed goods, from the producer to the user

  • r the consumer.”
  • EU Directive 94/62/EC, Article 3
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Functions of Packaging

  • Containment
  • Protection (& Preservation)
  • Handling (& Delivery)
  • Sales (& Marketing)
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Types of Packaging

  • Primary Packaging
  • Secondary Packaging
  • Tertiary Packaging
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Primary Packaging

  • Primary or Sales Packaging is

that which surrounds the product when it is sold to the final consumer.

Soroka, 1996

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Secondary Packaging

  • Secondary or Grouped Packaging

is that which is used to collate sales units for ease of handling in the selling environment.

Soroka, 1996

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Corrugated Trays / Boxes / Shrinkwrap

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Tertiary Packaging

  • Tertiary or transport

packaging is that which is used to facilitate handling and transport of a number of sales units or secondary packs, in

  • rder to prevent physical

handling and transport damage.

Soroka, 1996

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Pallets / Stretchwrap

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Input / Output Packaging

  • Input Packaging
  • Is removed by you or on your behalf
  • Reported in Section 1 of Repak stat. form

Output Packaging

  • Is applied/supplied and/or imported by you
  • r on your behalf
  • Reported in Section 2 of Repak stat. form
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Section 2

Compliance with the Regulations

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Waste Management Hierarchy

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Packaging Legislation

  • EU Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging

and Packaging Waste (now 2004/12/EC)

  • Ireland Waste Management (Packaging)

Regulations 1997 (now 2008)

  • Local Authority - Self Compliance
  • Repak - Group Compliance Scheme
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How Do I Comply?

Packaging Producer Major Producer Producer Compliance Scheme (e.g. Repak) Self Comply

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Section 3

Repak

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What is Repak?

  • Repak is Ireland’s first voluntary

initiative between industry and the Department of Environment designed to meet industry’s producer responsibility obligations

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Repak Optimisation Services

  • Advice on Packaging Technology
  • Packaging Optimisation Surveys
  • Training Programme
  • Information seminars
  • Research studies
  • www.preventandsave.ie
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Section 4

Repak Packaging Optimisation Services

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Packaging Optimisation

Retail

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Look for Reduce options

Before Before After After Removal of all excess packaging layers particularly shrink wrap and cardboard covering sheet.

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Same product, less packaging

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Look for Reuse options

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Returnable cages

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Totes in cages (Only 50% utilised)

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Variety of Pack Formats

  • Tomatoes
  • 10 different pack types
  • Best in Class =

– 0.012g pkg/1g product

  • Heaviest = 0.51g pkg/1g product
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Available Empty Boxes

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O’Reilly’s Centra - Bunclody

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Packaging Optimisation

Manufacturing

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Refill packs

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New material / shape

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Remove air

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Remove Headspace

  • Cases
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Gauge reduction

  • Cases
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Optimise number of units per pallet

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Optimise Pallet Volume

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Summary

  • Packaging types
  • Compliance with the Regulations
  • The Repak route
  • Packaging Optimisation Service
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Contact

Colm.Munnelly@repak.ie

  • Tel. 01 4619 237

Thank You.