Paper Recycling in Europe

8th Research Forum on Recycling24-26 September 2007 ● Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Ulrich Hoeke, Chairman of INGEDE

Contents

• Who is INGEDE?

• Paper Recycling in Europe and globally

• The European Declaration on Paper Recycling

• Requests from the Paper and the Deinking Industry

Leading European paper manufacturers with deinking plants

founded the International Association of the Deinking Industry,

a non profit organisation, in 1989.

Currently 37 paper millsare members of INGEDE,

who utilised about 10.5 Mio tons of recovered paper in 2006.

Who is INGEDE?

“For improving the necessary supply of recovered graphic paper for the paper industry and to avoid an increasing role of legislation it is important that

• the paper industry defines, supports and coordinates the necessary research activities in the field of deinking and

• to seek the cooperation with all other members of the paper chain.”

(Translated from the protocol of the first INGEDE meeting on February 27th 1989).

Objectives of INGEDE

What does INGEDE do?

Research Projects

Communication with members of the paper

chain and the public

Representation in Technical Committees

Test Methods and Procedures

Exchange of Technical Experience

Contents

• Who is INGEDE?

• Paper Recycling in Europe and globally

• The European Declaration on Paper Recycling

• Requests from the Paper and the Deinking Industry

Recovered Paper Collection Rate, Utilisation Rate and Utilisation in CEPI Countries in 2006

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Source: CEPI

Material Flows in Europe 2006(CEPI Countries: EU 27 + CH + NO)

Paper Consumption89.1 Mio t

Theoretical Recovered Paper Potential75.3 Mio t

Available Recovered Paper Potential68.1 Mio t

Recovered Paper for Material Recycling in Europe 48.9 Mio t

Paper Waste19.2 Mio t

LandfillIncineration

(25 %)

PaperProduction

(65 %)

Net RP Export7.2 Mio t(10 %)

Not CollectablePaperWaste

Sewerage, LongLiving Products

16.5 Mio t

Additives2.7 Mio t

Product Usage91.8 Mio t

Sources: CEPI, PMV

Major Global Recovered PaperTrade Flows 2005

Total 41 million tons

- Million tons -

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0.51.3

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0.7

8 China

1.73.7

0.1

4.5 China3 Other Asia

11

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3 Other Asia

Source: Poyry

Asia

Latin America

Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

Africa

Oceania

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Recovered Paper Net Trade

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Net ExportersNet Importers

Source: Poyry

Contents

• Who is INGEDE?

• Paper Recycling in Europe and globally

• The European Declaration on Paper Recycling

• Requests from the Paper and the Deinking Industry

European Declaration on Paper Recycling

The “Declaration” is an important self-commitment of the paper value chain

More information and download from www.paperrecovery.org

European Declaration on Paper Recycling

• Target recycling rate: 66% ± 1.5% by 2010• Qualitative targets for recyclability and

paper collection systems• Six associations from paper & converting

industry, printing, recovered paper trade are committed to the quantitative and qualitativetargets

• Seven associations of the publishing sector and of suppliers to printers & converters support the qualitative targets

• The EU acts as observer

• INGEDE test methods

Work for Improving the Recyclability of Printed Products

• European Declaration on Paper Recycling

• Guide to an Optimum Recyclability of Printed Graphic Paper

• Assessment schemes –adopted within the paper chain

• Recyclability surveys and research projects

Contents

• Who is INGEDE?

• Paper Recycling in Europe and globally

• The European Declaration on Paper Recycling

• Requests from the Paper and the Deinking Industry

Think of Recyclability when Designing a Paper Product

For good recyclability, paper products have to be:

Repulpable – important for all types of paper products

Adhesives have to be removable – important for all types of paper products

Deinkable in flotation deinking – important for all graphic products

Printing – Deinking

Increasing Ink Particle Size

Waterbased Oil / Solvent based Cross-linked

Suitability for Flotation Deinking

Offset (Veg. Oil)

Offset (Mineral Oil)

Rotogravure

Conventional Flexo

InkJet

Solid Toner

Liquid TonerFirst Generation

UVImproved FlexoExperimental

Adhesive Applications on Graphic Paper Products

Glued spines

Decorative or promotional stickers

Glued insertsLabels

Requests for Recovered Paper Collection Systems

• The deinking process requires clean recovered paper, free from non-paper components and undeinkable papers

• Increasing collection has to consider these requirements

• Separate collection of P&B from other recyclables is a must for the paper industry

• Separate collection of graphic papers is an advantage for deinking mills

Important: No Co-mingled Collection!

Co-mingled means contamination and less efficiency(Anders Hildeman, SCA,

Chairman of the European Recovered Paper Council)

INGEDEInternational Association of the Deinking Industry

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