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TODAY’S FOODSERVICE PACKAGING:

INNOVATIONS, ISSUES AND TRENDS

COMMENTS ON COUNTY OF MAUI’S PROPOSED POLYSTYRENE BAN

Lynn Dyer Maui County Council Meeting May 8, 2017

ABOUT FPI

• Established in 1933
• Only industry trade association in North

America solely focused on all single-use foodservice packaging products

• Members include:

– Converters and their raw material and machinery suppliers (approximately 90% of the industry); – Foodservice distributors and operators

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IMPACT ON HAWAII FOAM PRODUCTS

• Manufacturing facility on Oahu, along with
• K. Yamada Distributors
• In business for over 50 years
• Has contributed $millions to economy

through payroll and taxes

• Employs ~100 people

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MOST ALTERNATIVES WILL NOT BE RECYCLED OR COMPOSTED

• Recyclables:

‒ Only recyclable alternatives are PET and aluminum (no paper, polypropylene)

• Compostables:

‒ EKO Compost only accepts wood and yard waste (no compostable cups and containers)

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SCOPE OF BAN

• Definition of “food service container”

‒ Clear that it includes cups, containers, dinnerware, trays

• Definition of “polystyrene”

‒ Not clear whether scope is rigid and foam polystyrene, or just foam polystyrene

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WILL DO LITTLE TO REDUCE LITTER

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• 5,000

10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000

Cigarette Butts Food Wrappers Plastic Bottle Caps Metal Bottle Caps Plastic Beverage Bottles Beverage Cans Other Plastic & Foam Packaging Glass Beverage Bottles Straws/Stirrers Other Plastic Bags

Top 10 Items Collected in Hawaii (2015)

Source: Ocean Conservancy’s Coastal Cleanup Annual Report (2016)

= 4% of Top 10 Items Collected = 2% of All Items Collected

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WILL DO LITTLE TO REDUCE LITTER

• Real-world example: San Francisco’s litter audits,

conducted before and after foam polystyrene ban

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0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% Paper cups Foam cups

% of Total Large Litter

2007 2008

+32%

• 31%

Source: City of San Francisco Department of Environment Litter Survey Report (2008)

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LEARNING LEADS TO SOLUTIONS

• Where does litter come from?

– Motorists (52%) – Pedestrians (22.8%) – Improperly covered truck or cargo loads, including collection vehicles (16.4%) – Improperly secured containers, dumpsters, trash cans or residential waste or recycling bins (1.5%)

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Source: Keep America Beautiful’s Littering Behavior in America (2009)

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LEARNING LEADS TO SOLUTIONS

• Why do people litter?

– Personal choice: Most littering (81%) was committed "with intent" by the individual, e.g., flicking, flinging, or dropping. – Litter begets litter: Individuals are much more likely to litter into a littered environment. – Options to “do the right thing:” Availability of, proximity to and distance between trash and recycling receptacles. – It’s “not my responsibility.”

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Source: Keep America Beautiful’s Littering Behavior in America (2009)

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MORE EFFECTIVE LITTER REDUCTION SOLUTIONS

• Consider a more comprehensive solution to litter

by focusing on the real problem: human behavior

• Increase public awareness and anti-litter

education efforts by engaging your citizens, visitors and businesses

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MORE EFFECTIVE LITTER REDUCTION SOLUTIONS

• Increase the number of trash/recycling bins,

carefully considering where to place them and what type of bins are needed (lidded!) and decrease the distance between them

• Use carts – not bags – for curbside collection of

trash and recycling

• Emphasize litter policies (like Hawaii’s Uncovered

Truck Law) and consider stricter enforcement of existing litter laws

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THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?

Lynn Dyer President Foodservice Packaging Institute ldyer@fpi.org www.fpi.org COMMENTS ON MAUI COUNTY’S PROPOSED POLYSTYRENE BAN

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