Funding our sustainable future
The foundations of a 10 year plan for industry
• Pressure on PVC from environmentalists
• Continued attacks through amendments to new legislative
proposals
• Following ELV Directive attacks, the European Commission
announced that it would examine PVC issues once and for all
and not piecemeal every time it introduced new legislation
• Five studies undertaken by Commission on landfill, mechanical
recycling, chemical recycling, incineration flue gases and the
economics of waste management
• Green paper on Environmental issues of PVC published 26 July
2001
The Vinyl 2010 voluntary commitment was born
• United to ensure the whole industry chain speaks with one
voice
• Developed in depth relationships with the decision makers
• Investigated all areas studied by the Commission and provided
clear responses
• Recognised that there was a need for industry to act
• Developed the Voluntary Commitment to address all the issues
raised by the debate
• Signed Voluntary Commitment on 7 March 2000
Who created Vinyl 2010?
• European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM)
• European Stabiliser Producers Association (ESPA)
• European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI)
• European Plastics Converters (EuPC)
The Vinyl 2010 commitment
• Recycling 200.000 tons of post consumer PVC waste by 2010
(in addition to established recycling volumes at 2000 and
excluding regulated waste streams)
• Replacement lead stabilisers 100 % by 2015
• Stop using cadmium stabilisers in 2001
•
ECVM compliance charters for PVC production
• Implementation of social charter with EMCEF
How is Vinyl 2010 recycling currently financed?
• Up until now PVC & additive suppliers have paid 100% of Vinyl
2010 general and communication projects, Vinyl 2010
overheads & ‘other’ projects (such as Vinyloop/Stignaes)
+ 70 % of the agreed converter collection & mechanical
recycling projects
• Converters had committed to pay 30% of the agreed converter
collection & recycling projects either through their national
associations, or through EuPC sector groups
Vinyl 2010 is working
…there’s still a big step to make
Evolution of recycling Volumes
Some of the value chain are yet to be engaged
• The presence of rigid & flexible company members in Vinyl
2010 Board has been reinforced
• The outstanding 30% of committed financial contribution of
must be achieved
• Recovinyl must continue to be supported by converters
• A level playing field for both mono- and mixed collection &
recycling schemes needs to be ensured
• Pb stabiliser targets must be met
The Vinyl Foundation is born: our baby
• Commitment by all partners to continue working together
• Proposal by all partners to collect 30 % converters’ financial
contribution through a new mechanism - the ‘Vinyl Foundation’
• Acceptance by PVC resin manufacturers to provide customer
information to independent third party
• Recognition that the new funding system is an opportunity to
communicate further down the value-chain, raise awareness for
Vinyl 2010 collection & recycling projects and involvement in
its progress
•
An independent complementary organisation set up specifically to
fund Vinyl 2010 projects on behalf of the converters
•
PVC resin manufacturers provide information on sales volumes to
KPMG Fiduciaire who work on behalf of the Vinyl Foundation
•
Requests for payment issued to converters, and funds collected, by
KPMG Fiduciaire on behalf of the Vinyl Foundation
Vinyl Foundation structure:
• The Vinyl Foundation Board will include a company
representative of several sector groups from EuPC
• Money will be distributed directly to Vinyl 2010 agreed projects
and sector groups, based on budget approved by Vinyl2010
• Reduces issue of free riders and spreads the message further
• Publication of positive list of contributors
• Contributors benefit from the opportunity to use their
association as a Vinyl 2010 partner in marketing their products
Conclusion
Our PVC industry responsibility
is to be good parents to our baby.
It will need support from all of us to
grow and prosper.
It is our investment, in our future