In Europe annually 88 million tonnes of food are wasted, while 17 million tonnes of packaging are sent to final disposal, resulting in huge economic and environmental impacts. Both problems are interconnected since insufficient packaging leads to higher food waste rates, while abundant packaging results in unnecessary packaging impacts.
In the MyPack project, LCA and LCC are applied in order to identify sustainable packaging solutions, reducing food waste and optimising packaging in order to find a balance between under- and over-packaging. Based on the LCA and LCC outcomes, guidelines are developed to support the choice of tailor-made sustainable packaging solutions for different food packaging combinations.
Food packaging combinations are complex systems, influenced by not always predictable consumer behaviour. Therefore a “one fits all” solution does not exist. Contrarily, an ecodesign decision tree is proposed with an attempt to guide present food packaging combinations towards more sustainable “fit for purpose” solutions. In this context, the question of under-or over-packaging is a starting point that triggers the discussion on eco-efficient food packaging combinations.
This webinar aims to provide guidelines for sustainable packaging solutions, optimising packaging and reducing food waste. The MyPack presentation is based on the deliverables of the project and has a focus on how to find the right balance between packaging and food waste.
Moderator: Beatrice Bortolozzo: CEO 2B Srl
Speakers: Leo Breedveld, Scientific Director 2B Srl
Lieselot Boone, Postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, STEN
Thuy Trang Nhu, Postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, STEN
Peny Eleni: Scientific Associate at KPAD
Christos Boukouvalas, Scientific Associate at KPAD
To participate, please register here: https://events.iamb.it/p/event/mypack271120