Program

WEDNESDAY - SEPT 11, 2024

8:30-9:15 

REGISTRATION

9:15-9:30

OPENING SESSION

Chair: G. Colelli, Universita’ di Foggia

9:30-9:40

What is sustainable food packaging. The Circul–a-bility definition

Milena Corredig, Chair of Circul-a-bility,  Aarhus U, Denmark

9:40 - 10:15

TBA

Bahar Koyuncu, The Allen Mc Arthur foundation

10:15 - 10:50

TBA

Rafael Auras,  Michigan State University, USA.

COFFEE BREAK

11:20-12:40

                    SESSION 1

Biobased fiber packaging

Chair: Marit Pettersen, NOFIMA, Norway

11:20-11:40

Review and assessment of fully molded cellulose (paper) bottle production technologies.

Alexander Bardenstein, Danish Technological Institute

11:40-12:00

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12:00-12:20

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12:20-12:40

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LUNCH BREAK, POSTER SESSION  AND NETWORKING

13:40-15:00

                   SESSION 2

Biobased food packaging

Chair: Fatima Pocas, Universita Catolica Porto

13:40-14:00

Innovative approaches to valorizing food side streams: Transforming Swiss waste into sustainable packaging materials

Selcuk Yildirim, Zurich University of Applied Sciences

14:00-14:20

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14:20-14:40

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14:40-15:00

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COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING AND POSTER SESSION

15:30-17:00

                   SESSION 3

Circularity, eco-design and end of life

Chair: Victoria Krauter, H Campus, Wien

15:30-16:00

TBA

Ilke Unalan, Aarhus University

16:00-16:20

Spectroscopic techniques enablers of sustainable food packaging

Begonya Marcos Muntal, IRTA, Spain

16:20-16:40

selected abstract:

16:40-17:00

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17:00-17:20

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17:20-17:40

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SOCIAL PROGRAM  (to be announced)

THURSDAY - SEPT 12, 2024

8:30-9:00 

REGISTRATION

9:00-10:20

             SESSION 4

Studies on sustainable food packaging

Chair: Begonya Marcos, IRTA, Spain

9:00-9:20

Sustainable packaging for meat and fish products

Paula Quinterio, University of Aveiro

9:20-9:40

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9:40-10:00

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10:00-10:20

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COFFEE BREAK

11:00-13:00

                    SESSION 5

Safety of Food Packaging

Chair: Matthijs Dekker, Wageningen University

11:00-11:30

Safety of biomaterials, a case study on bacterial cellulose

TBA

11:30-12:00

TBA

12:00-12:20

Migration of non intentionally added substances in packaging of fresh cut vegetables

Sandra Pati, University of Foggia

12:20-12:40

selected abstract:

LUNCH BREAK, POSTER SESSION  AND NETWORKING

13:40-14:50

                   SESSION 6

Marketing and consumer science

Chair: Krisztina Dornyei, Hungary

13:40-14:10

Optimizing Reuse Messaging: The Impact of Gain-Loss Framing and Social Distance on Food Packaging

Polymeros Chrysochou, Aahrus University, Denmark

14:10-14:30

Consumer behavior results for a reuse packaging project in Finland

Angelos Balatsas Lekkas,  University of Vaasa, Finland

14:30-14:50

selected abstract:

COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING AND POSTER SESSION

15:30-17:00

                   SESSION 7

REUSE

Chairs: Polymeros Chyrsochou, Aarhus University;  Selcuk Yildirim, Zurich U Applied Science

15:30-16:00

TBA

Rodriguez? alliance

16:00-16:30

TBA

Davide Mazzanti, CEO Infach Mehrweg

16:30-17:00

Perspectives on reuse

Bahar Koyuncu, Mc Arthur Foundation;  Janette Morath, Recicle;  Diana Schiffer, LCA Center,  Simon Rossau, Aarhus City; Adam Johannsen,  COOP, DK.

17:00 - 17:30

Discussion panel


CONFERENCE DINNER

FRIDAY - SEPT 13, 2024

8:30-8:45

REGISTRATION

8:45-9:45

              SESSION 8

New packaging regulations

Chair:  Alexander Bardenstein, DTI

8:45-9:20

Packaging and Packaging waste directive

Diana Schiffer, the LCA Center, Netherlands

9:20-9:45

Q&A and panel discussion

Diana Schiffer

COFFEE BREAK

10:15-13:00

                    SESSION 9

Recycling technologies and end of life design

Chair: Ilke Unalan, Aarhus University

10:15-10:45

TBA

Emmanouil Tsochatzis, EFSA

10:45-11:10

50 years of experience in industrial recycling of plastic: what has changed in a product developer portfolio?

Maria Dahl, Aage Vestergaard Larsen, Denmark

11:10-11:30

Chemical recycling -where are we

Pieter Billen,  University of Antwerp, Belgium

11:30-11:45

11:45-13:15

panel presentation and discussions

speakers+Siegwerk+DSSmith,  nd other industrial participants

LUNCH  & Tour of AU Food or MAPP

14:30

TOURS

COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING AND POSTER SESSION

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE