Program
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The event is hosted and co-organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece/Department of Eastern Crete (TEE/TAK in Greek) https://teetak.gr/
DAY 1 - Thursday, June 22
08:00-08:30 | Registration and welcome Exact meeting point will be defined, bus meeting point |
08:30-09:00 | Depart from city centre to the archaeological site of Knossos For the technical visit to Knossos, see as follows a few articles that describe how societies used to manage their limited water resources in the Minoan era. We may realize that some of those practices we rediscover or reinvent today! https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2017.006; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124897; https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.305 |
09:00-11:00 | Guided tour to Knossos Palace, https://knossos-palace.gr/ |
11:00-11:30 | Transfer to the industrial zone of Heraklion |
11:30-13:30 | Visit to the facilities of Plastika Kritis, https://www.plastikakritis.com/en |
13:30-14:00 | Transfer to the Technical Chamber of Greece |
14:00-15:00 | Light lunch |
15:00-15:15 | Welcome Spiros Papaefthimiou, TUC Georgios Tavernarakis, President of the Technical Chamber of Crete |
15:15-16:00 | How to make the transition to sustainable packaging Jacqueline Cramer |
16.00-17:00 | LCA of packaging Adisa Azapagic |
17.00-18.00 | Possible visit: Archaeological museum |
19:00- | Social Dinner |
DAY 2 - Friday, June 23
08:30-09:00 | Welcome |
09:00-11:30 | Food packaging materials and waste streams (Lecture) SUSTAINABILITY: Global challenges, sustainability and resources, circular economy as a possible solution MATERIALS: The different packaging materials (glass, (bio)plastic, paper/board, metal), production, pro and contra WASTE MANAGEMENT: Waste streams, end-of-life scenarios, EOL, collection, sorting and recycling (theoretical, technical and actual recycling rates), Country specific information, Challenges Manuel Pfitzner | FH Campus Wien, Researcher |
11:30-12:30 | Food packaging related targets for a circular economy (Lecture and workshop) Smarter product use and manufacture (Refuse, Rethink, Reduce) Extend lifespan of product and its parts (Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose) Useful application of materials (Recycle, Recovery) Victoria Krauter | FH Campus Wien, Researcher |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch break |
14:00-15:30 | Recycling-friendly packaging design (Lecture) Packaging worst case examples: e.g. PET bottle sleeve or label, multilayer / end-of-life scenarios Packaging design for recycling Circular Packaging Design Guidelines, e.g. https://www.worldpackaging.org/wpo/45/#bottom Theoretical optimisation of packaging (material choice, material combination) Katharina Pavlovic | FH Campus Wien, Researcher |
15:30-17:30 | Store check: In a nearby supermarket we buy different products Exercise: Material detection using an infrared detector; calculation of the theoretical recyclability of the packaging; elaboration of design suggestions Presentation and discussion Victoria Krauter, Manuel Pfitzner, Katharina Pavlovic | FH Campus Wien, Researcher |
17:30-18:00 | Closing of day 2 and outlook to the next day Victoria Krauter, Maria Milousi |
20:00 | Dinner / Evening activity |
DAY 3 - Saterday, June 24
9:00 – 11.30 | Online packaging market trends and drivers (Workshop) Konstantinos Tsagarakis |
11:30 – 12.00 | Coffe Break |
12:00 – 14.30 | Exploring public interest trends in packaging topics using Google search traffic data (Workshop) Amaryllis Mavragani |
14:30 – 15.30 | Lunch break |
15:30 – 16:30 | Challenges of contemporary plastic packaging (Lecture) This talk will delve into the challenges of plastic packaging focusing on its characteristics and functionality from a safe and sustainable angle. It will provide insights into recent advances in the chemicals on high-value plastics, such as PET and PE and will explain the realities at each stage of the plastics value chain. |
16.30 – 17:00 | Closing |
VENUE
The training school will be held in the beautiful city of Heraklion, Crete, Greece at the Technical Chamber of Greece, Department of East Crete, Prevelaki & Grevenon, 712 02 Heraklion Crete.
Date: 22-24 June 2023
