Program & Speakers

8:30-9:00 

REGISTRATION

9:00-10:40

OPENING SESSION

Chair: Giancarlo Colelli,

Co-Chair of Circul-a-bility,

Universita’di Foggia, Italy

9:00-9:10

WELCOME

Giancarlo Colelli,

Universita’di Foggia, Italy

9:10-9:20

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

Milena Corredig,

Chair of Circul-a-bility,

Aarhus University, Denmark

9:20-10:00

Keynote:  A circular economy for plastic packaging

Bahar Koyuncu,

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

10:00-10:40

Keynote: Adapting to change: Achieving sustainability through life cycle perspectives in packaging systems.

Rafael Auras,

School of Packaging, Michigan State University, USA.

COFFEE BREAK

11:15-12:05

SESSION 1

BIO-BASED PACKAGING (1)

Chair: Marit Pettersen,

NOFIMA -Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway

11:15-11:45

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

Alexander Bardenstein,

DTI - Danish Technological Institute, Denmark

11:45-12:05

Contributed talk: Biodegradable PVOH-based barrier coatings on kraft paper for sustainable food packaging applications

Paola Scarfato,

University of Salerno, Italy

LUNCH BREAK, POSTER SESSION and NETWORKING

13:10- 14:00                

SESSION 2

BIO-BASED PACKAGING (2)

Chair: Fatima Pocas,

Universita Catolica Porto, Portugal

13:10-13:40

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

Selcuk Yildirim,

Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

13:40-14:00

Contributed talk: Innovative sustainable food active packaging films through bioactive pectic polysaccharides from agricultural waste valorization

Esther Rincón,

Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING and POSTER SESSION

14:30-16:30

SESSION 3

CIRCULARITY, ECO-DESIGN AND END OF LIFE

Chair:

Milena Corredig,

Aarhus University, Denmark

14:30-15:00

Invited talk: Turning challenges into opportunities: Food-centric approach for compostable bioplastic packaging

Ilke Uysal-Unalan,

Aarhus University, Denmark

15:00-15:30

Invited talk: Spectroscopic techniques enablers of sustainable food packaging

Begonya Marcos Muntal,

IRTA - Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Spain

15:30-15:50

Contributed talk: Re3-Plast; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - a new Green Platform project 

Marit Kvalvag Pettersen,

NOFIMA -Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Norway

15:50-16:10

Contributed talk: A review of LCA tools used to optimize the food packaging supply chain

Brecht             Van Der Hoeven,

Pack4Food, Belgium

16:10-16:30

Contributed talk:  Strategies for future decarbonized food cold supply chains

Igor Karlovits,

Danfoss Power Solutions, Denmark

FREE EVENING

08:15-08:45

REGISTRATION

08:45-09:55

SESSION 4

STUDIES ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING

Chair: Begonya Marcos, IRTA, Spain

08:45-9:15

Invited talk: Sustainable packaging for meat and fish products   

Paula Quinterio,

University of Aveiro, Portugal

09:15-09:35

Contributed talk: Vegan edible coatings based on fresh produce waste with active properties for preserving perishable fruits

Luana Carnaval,

Technological University Dublin, Ireland

09:35-09:55

Contributed talk: Multi-dimensional sustainability assessment (MuDiSa); coffee packaging examples

Maxence Paillart,

Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Netherlands

COFFEE BREAK

10:30-12:00

SESSION 5

SAFETY OF FOOD PACKAGING

Chair: Matthijs Dekker, Wageningen University

10:30-11:00

Invited talk: Sustainability and risk assessment

Cristina Nerin,

Zaragoza University, Spain

11:00-11:20

Contributed talk: Migration of non-intentionally added substances in packaging of fresh cut vegetables

Sandra Pati,

University of Foggia, Italy

11:20-11:40

Contributed talk: A study on migration from cork-polypropylene composites

Fatima Pocas,

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

11:40-12:00

Contributed talk: Chemical food safety and hazard assessment of a circular mono-plastic material film with improved barrier properties

Bina Bhattarai,

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

LUNCH BREAK, POSTER SESSION and NETWORKING

13:00-14:40

SESSION 6

MARKETING AND CONSUMER SCIENCE

Chair: Krisztina Dornyei, Hungary

13:00-13:30

Invited talk: It is a matter of fairness: How partitioned pricing strategies can shift preferences for reusable food packaging

Polymeros Chrysochou,

Aarhus University, Denmark

13:30-14:00

Invited talk: Consumer behavior results for a reuse packaging project in Finland

Angelos Balatsas Lekkas, University of Vaasa, Finland

14:00-14:20

Contributed talk: Research to reality: Survey and focus group analysis of starch-protein blend bioplastics—exploring applications and public perception

Jade Stanley,

South East Technological University, Carlow, Ireland

14:20-14:40

Contributed talk: Insights into sustainability benchmarkings for food and non-food packaging in the DACH region

Michelle Klein,

University of Applied Sciences Vienna, Austria

COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING and POSTER SESSION

15:30-18:00

SESSION 7

REUSE

Chairs: Polymeros Chyrsochou, Aarhus University, Denmark &

Selcuk Yildirim, Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland

15:30-16:00

Invited talk: How to make reuse systems the new normal?

Fernando Rodriguez-Mata,

New ERA - New European Reuse Alliance, Belgium

16:00-16:30

Invited talk: Transparency in Reuse: Environmental impact of our large-scale Reuse System with verified data

Davide Mazzanti,

Einfach Mehrweg, Germany

16:30-17:30

Panel- Perspectives on reuse

Jeanette Morath

ReCIRCLE, Switzerland

Diana Schiffer

LCA Center, Netherlands

Simon Rossau

City of Aarhus, Denmark

Fernando Rodriguez-Mata

New ERA - New European Reuse Alliance, Belgium

Davide Mazzanti

Einfach Mehrweg, Germany

17:30-18:00

Q&A and discussion

CONFERENCE DINNER

Place: Spise Lauget, Aarhus, 20:00  

 “Rotake Reusable” project in Aarhus - Simon Rossau, Aarhus Municipality