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Dry recycling of plastic packaging
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How can we reduce the impact of plastic packaging on the waters of our planet ?
We believe we need to recycle more and find ways to use less water in this process.
For example, only in Brazil 800 million plastic lubricating oil packages, containing 1.5 million liters of residual oil are discarded annually. Since only 1 liter of oil can contaminate 1 million liters of water.
With this in mind, we have developed a technological solution that performs the decontamination and recycling of these packages in an ecological way: without the use of water and without waste generation
More than that, all residual oil is recovered and recycled, eliminating the environmental risk.
As if that were not enough, the process generates a recycled plastic of excellent quality that allows the preparation of new oil plastic packages with a cost up to 10% lower, thus creating a true circular economy.
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What is the problem you are solving?
Only in Brazil 800 million plastic lubricating oil packages, containing 1.5 million liters of residual oil are discarded annually. Since only 1 liter of oil can contaminate 1 million liters of water, apart from affecting the quality of air, soil, water supply systems and human health
The conventional plastic recycling process has the washing stage with water for the material cleaning. However, for many contaminated plastics, with high environmental contamination power, this solution is not applicable because it does not remove the contaminant efficiently from the plastic, in addition to using large amounts of water, generating effluents and several types of wastes, with high environmental risk. These packaging when sent to conventional recycling, enhances this problem because the washing with water generates from 30 to 50 thousand liters of contaminated water (environmental risk), and up to 28% of oily wastes. In addition, as this washing does not remove the oil, the plastic loses quality, application and economic value, reducing the value throughout the recycling chain, mainly for the waste pickers and cooperatives (social).
Who are you serving?
Population that is tired of plastic packaging contamination of rivers and soils, affecting the quality of air, water supply systems and human health. And governments that need to do something to solve this problem through clean technologies.
On the one hand we have governments and the big multinationals manufacturers of lubricating oil, cooperatives and environmental companies that collect this material and need to make the correct destination.
On the other hand, we have the Plastic Transformation Industries that buy and use plastic to make new packaging, benefiting from the superior quality we can achieve in decontamination and lower costs. The big multinationals manufacturers will also benefit from lower cost and 100% recycled raw material packaging, reducing its impact on the environment.
What is your solution?
We have developed a technological solution that performs the decontamination and recycling of these lubricating packages and other types in an ecological way: without the use of water and without waste generation
More than that, all residual oil is recovered and recycled, eliminating the environmental risk.
As if that were not enough, the process generates a recycled plastic of excellent quality that allows the preparation of new oil plastic packages with a cost up to 10% lower, thus creating a true circular economy.
We use an ecological degreaser that we developed, which due to the developed processes of the technology, can be separated from the contaminant, maintaining the characteristics of both. We recovered the degreaser for new use and the contaminant for sale. This technology was developed over 3 years, and it is an automated production line, with high capacity, composed of equipment and 9 processes.
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Where is your solution team headquartered?
Hortolândia, SP, BrasilOur solution's stage of development:
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New technologyDescribe what makes your solution innovative.
Because it generates environmental, economic and social value in the plastic recycling chain. It does not use water, it does not generate waste, it does not generate contaminated effluent (today 80% of the effluents are discharged into the environment without any type of treatment), it recovers all the contaminating oil that turns into byproduct, efficient recycling that allows the plastic valorization the plastic that returns to be packaging and because of this valuation, we can pay a higher value to the waste pickers.
Own Innovative Technology; no use of water in the decontamination, no wastes or effluents generated, ground plastic fully clean (higher quality), contaminant recovery that becomes a byproduct (zero environmental risk), Hazardous Waste transformed into Non-Hazardous Waste (report NBR 10.004), Rating, recovery and traceability of all inputs (plastic, oil, label), the plastic becomes packaging again, and benefits with Social-Environmental impact are generated.
It's a green patent. We obtained in 3 years, because it was framed as a green patent for being a clean technology and had its analysis priority.
Describe the core technology that your solution utilizes.
Our technological solution that performs the decontamination and recycling of oil packages in an ecological way: without the use of water and without waste generation
More than that, all residual oil is recovered and recycled , becoming a by-product, eliminating the environmental risk, and complying with Conama Resolution 362/05 brazilian law.
As if that were not enough, the process generates a recycled plastic of excellent quality that allows the preparation of new oil plastic packages with a cost up to 10% lower, thus creating a true circular economy.
We use an ecological degreaser that we developed, which due to the developed processes of the technology, can be separated from the contaminant, maintaining the characteristics of both. We recovered the degreaser for new use and the contaminant for sale. This technology was developed over 3 years, and it is an automated production line, with high capacity, composed of equipment and 9 processes which separates all the inputs: plastic, label and oil for sale and the ecological degreaser that returns clean to decontaminate more packaging.
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Why do you expect your solution to address the problem?
In the last 2 years, we processed 8 million oil packages, recovering and selling 400 tons of recycled plastic which were transformed into new bottles due to the quality and valorization of the plastic, and 15,000 liters of recovered oil which were converted into lubricating oil again, generating socio-environmental impact benefits: 15 billion liters of water preserved from the environment, 430 tons of contaminated plastic out of landfills, 612 tons less greenhouse gas emission, 1.264 waste pickers needed to collect this material, 75% energy-saving and avoided- with the use of 120,000 liters of water in production.
This solution is already consolidated in the Brazilian market with all current production sold; and recognized through the most relevant prizes won, such as Winner 2 times of the Eco Brasil 2017 and 2018 award, of Amcham Brasil (American Chamber of Commerce Brazil - United States) and newspaper Estado de São Paulo; Champion of the Eco-innovation Camp: Water Challenge, organized by the UN Environment and Sebrae, with the support of Green Nation, during the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia; winner of the 2018 International BID-FEMSA Award in Washington – US .
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In which countries do you currently operate?
In which countries will you be operating within the next year?
How many people are you currently serving with your solution? How many will you be serving in one year? How about in five years?
47,800,000 people of those Brazilian States: São Paulo, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Ceara, Espirito Santo. In one year 75,100,000 people, including the population of southern Brazil. In five years 1,000,000,000 people including other countries starting with United states, canada, countries of Europe.
What are your goals within the next year and within the next five years?
For the next year our goal is to increase the volume that will increase the socio-environmental benefits generated. For the next five years our goal is to have in all places of our world, units of this technological solution, with high productive capacity, installed in containers, occupying little space and allowing to be close to the large volumes of packaging discarted, facilitating all logistics and scalability. Our proposal is to Leave to the the world a legacy through this new recycling concept and inspire others by showing that it is possible to develop new clean, unique and disruptive technologies, capable of transforming productive processes for better: more efficient, ecological, sustainable, with zero environmental risk, the plastic becomes packaging again, and benefits with positive Social-Environmental impact are generated. We intend to apply for all plastic packaging. This solution is recognized through the most relevant prizes won of institutions of great relevance, such as PNUD, UN, BID, FEMSA Foundation, Amcham, Fecomercio, Green Nation, World Water Forum.
What are the barriers that currently exist for you to accomplish your goals for the next year and for the next five years?
For the next year barrier to investment capacity and international visibility. For the 5 years companies may not want to reduce the impact of their packaging on the environment but the trend is that this will change as the population, the world and consumers can not stand it any longer. 10 million tonnes of plastic packaging reaches the oceans every year worldwide, according to a study conducted by the WWF. Plastic pollution affects the quality of air, soil and water supply systems. The burning or incineration of the plastic can release into the atmosphere toxic gases, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide, extremely harmful to human health. Disposal outdoors also pollutes aquifers, water bodies and reservoirs, causing increased respiratory problems, heart disease and damage to the nervous system of exposed people. 800 million plastic bottles of lubricating oil are disposed every year in Brazil. And that only the drained oil contained in one bottle can contaminate up to 2,000 liters of water, apart from affecting the quality of air, soil, water supply systems and human health. Conventional recycling, apart from consuming thousands of liters of water, generates hazardous effluent and high amount of waste.
How are you planning to overcome these barriers?
Continue operating at our production plant and generating socio-environmental impact benefits. Continue to win national and international awards, recognitions and acceleration programs, which will help attract resources and partnerships with large institutions and companies.
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For-ProfitIf you selected Other, please explain here.
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How many people work on your solution team?
Full-time staff
1. Felipe, Founder and CEO responsible for management and logistics, second company in the area of Plastic Recycling.
3. Gustavo, administrator, responsible for the commercial area, has had a plastic industry for 30 years.
4. Valdeci , Production Assistant
5. Fabio, Production Assistant
Part-time staff
4. Fabian, a chemical engineer responsible for processes, has been a manufacturer of equipment for environmental solutions and water treatment plants for 15 years.
5. Evandro, a mechanical engineer, responsible for equipment, has been a manufacturer of equipment for recycling for more than 30 years.
For how many years have you been working on your solution?
5
Why are you and your team best-placed to deliver this solution?
Fabian, a chemical engineer responsible for processes, has been a manufacturer of equipment for environmental solutions and water treatment plants for 15 years.
Evandro, a mechanical engineer, responsible for equipment, has been a manufacturer of equipment for recycling for more than 30 years.
Gustavo, administrator, responsible for the commercial area, has had a plastic industry for 30 years.
And I, Felipe, responsible for management and logistics, second company in the area of Plastic Recycling.
Could not have a better team, multidisciplinary, experienced and with much affinity and empathy between us.
With what organizations are you currently partnering, if any? How are you working with them?
All our current production and production increase is sold to the largest recycler in Brazil, for a higher price in the market, thus evidencing the plastic valuation.
We provide service to Instituto Jogue Limpo (reverse logistics program of the largest lubricants manufacturers of the country - Shell, Ipiranga, Petrobras).
Our plastic is part of the WeCycle platform, of Braskem, the largest manufacturer of virgin resin in the world, and which is launching a recycled resin line with our product.
Ambev, Cargill e Natura are in the process of testing the recycling of their packaging with our system.
What is your business model?
On the one hand we have the big multinationals manufacturers of lubricating oil anf governments, that through cooperatives and environmental companies collect this material and need to make the correct destination. They collect the packages at the gas stations and car workshops, drain the excess oil and organize the bottles in bales that are sold and sent to our factory. So we currently need an initial working capital to buy these packages.
On the other hand, we have the Plastic Transformation Industries that buy from us and use plastic to make new packaging, benefiting from the superior quality we can achieve in decontamination and lower costs.
What is your path to financial sustainability?
From the sale of plastic resin with high quality for the manufacture of new packaging, and the sale of the oil for recycling. The plastic is of excellent quality because it is homogeneous, 1 plastic type only of lubricants and we remove all the contaminants like oil, label and aluminum. All our current production and production increase is sold to the largest recycler in the country, for a higher price in the market, thus evidencing the plastic valuation. We provide service to Instituto Jogue Limpo (reverse logistics program of the largest lubricants manufacturers of the country - Shell, Ipiranga, Petrobras). Our plastic is part of the WeCycle platform, of Braskem, the largest manufacturer of virgin resin in the world, and which is launching a recycled resin line with our product.
Why are you applying to Solve?
We believe we need to recycle more and find ways to use less water in this process. So we seek to be a reference for leadership, innovation and value creation for the world plastic recycling. And we are already doing this through the positive impactive results achieved in just 1,5 years. Our proposal is to Leave to the the world a legacy through this new recycling concept, therefore increasing the volume we will increase the socio-environmental benefits generated. To have in all places of our world, units of this technological solution, with high productive capacity, installed in containers, occupying little space and allowing to be close to the large volumes and generating sources, facilitating all logistics and scalability. Solve can help in international visibility and in the contact with potential investor partners and with the plan of this expansion. The prize money and funding will also help to Increase the volume that will increase the socio-environmental benefits generated ans the solution growth.
What types of connections and partnerships would be most catalytic for your solution?
If you selected Other, please explain here.
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With what organizations would you like to partner, and how would you like to partner with them?
We would like to partner with large multinational manufacturers of plastic packaging and / or consumer goods companies such as AB Inbev, Unilever, Castrol, Shell, Petronas, Cosan, Cargill who need to do reverse logistics and recycling of their plastic packaging. It also partners with manufacturers of international plastic recycling equipment and technologies such as EREMA, with the possibility of helping to build and disseminate our technology in other countries. We could make this partnership by selling a part of our company and patent and / or building a complete solid reverse logistics chain to secure the volumes to be recycled.
If you would like to apply for the AI Innovations Prize, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution. If you are not already using AI in your solution, explain why it is necessary for your solution to be successful and how you plan to incorporate it.
The prize money would contribute to help for a initial working capital to buy these contaminated packaging to keep our production unit up and running, which is very important to expand this solution and benefits in several countries and for several types of packaging, throughout the units with high production capacity, installed in containers, facilitating all logistics and scalability.
Only in Brazil and in regards to lubricant packaging, our immediate capacity is to grow 10 times to meet what is collected today, and 100 times to meet the volume that is discarded in the market, reaching 20 units, divided into 7 production plants.
Our goal is to solve this great environmental problem in Brazil and abroad, generating profits and jobs, helping people and the planet!
If you would like to apply for the GM Prize on Circular Economy, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution.
The prize money would contribute to help for a initial working capital to buy these contaminated packaging to keep our production unit up and running, which is very important to expand this solution and benefits in several countries and for several types of packaging, throughout the units with high production capacity, installed in containers, facilitating all logistics and scalability.
Only in Brazil and in regards to lubricant packaging, our immediate capacity is to grow 10 times to meet what is collected today, and 100 times to meet the volume that is discarded in the market, reaching 20 units, divided into 7 production plants.
Our goal is to solve this great environmental problem in Brazil and abroad, generating profits and jobs, helping people and the planet!
If you would like to apply for the Innovation for Women Prize, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution.
Our solution supports women and their families because it preserves water from contamination and its use in industry. In this way, they have more access to clean water for basic needs like bathing, cooking and drinking water.
The prize money would contribute to help for a initial working capital to buy these contaminated packaging to keep our production unit up and running, which is very important to expand this solution and benefits in several countries and for several types of packaging, throughout the units with high production capacity, installed in containers, facilitating all logistics and scalability.
Only in Brazil and in regards to lubricant packaging, our immediate capacity is to grow 10 times to meet what is collected today, and 100 times to meet the volume that is discarded in the market, reaching 20 units, divided into 7 production plants.
Our goal is to solve this great environmental problem in Brazil and abroad, generating profits and jobs, helping people and the planet!
If you would like to apply for the Innospark Ventures Prize, describe how you and your team will utilize the prize to advance your solution. If your solution utilizes data, describe how you will ensure that the data is sourced, maintained, and used ethically and responsibly.
The prize money would contribute to help for a initial working capital to buy these contaminated packaging to keep our production unit up and running, which is very important to expand this solution and benefits in several countries and for several types of packaging, throughout the units with high production capacity, installed in containers, facilitating all logistics and scalability.
Only in Brazil and in regards to lubricant packaging, our immediate capacity is to grow 10 times to meet what is collected today, and 100 times to meet the volume that is discarded in the market, reaching 20 units, divided into 7 production plants.
Our goal is to solve this great environmental problem in Brazil and abroad, generating profits and jobs, helping people and the planet!
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