Greenpack receives EU Funds
The BPF is involved in a Research for Associations project called "Greenpack", which will run for 3 years from December 2013.
The main scientific and technological objective of the current project is to produce prototypes of fully recyclable PET trays for food preservation by using recycled PET (R-PET).
The proposed idea will be able to give a solution to this problem by providing a mono-material tray in virgin PET (for food tact) and R-PET for the rest of the tray. The necessary barrier properties will be guaranteed by an active oxygen barrier.
The said objective of this project is: the study, designing and dissemination of a dedicated recycling model, inspired to replication and spreading of the recycling model of the 100% PET soft drink bottles, in the post-consumer phase, adapting its characteristics to the specific food package features. The recycling model will focus on the management of a "cradle to cradle" loop, from and to the starting manufacturing process, promoting the reduction of manufacturing costs and the carbon foot print of PET packaging for food.
Although PET packaging solutions currently on the market fully satisfy the required performances, with respect to each single application, there is still a lack of these performances to be bridged respect to the basic need of the PET trays recycling.
The major outputs and results of the project will be exploited by the participant SME-AGs on the following markets:
1) PET additives; 2) PET film production; 3) PET packaging production; 4) PET recycling.
This project is funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement number 605698
The main scientific and technological objective of the current project is to produce prototypes of fully recyclable PET trays for food preservation by using recycled PET (R-PET).
The proposed idea will be able to give a solution to this problem by providing a mono-material tray in virgin PET (for food tact) and R-PET for the rest of the tray. The necessary barrier properties will be guaranteed by an active oxygen barrier.
The said objective of this project is: the study, designing and dissemination of a dedicated recycling model, inspired to replication and spreading of the recycling model of the 100% PET soft drink bottles, in the post-consumer phase, adapting its characteristics to the specific food package features. The recycling model will focus on the management of a "cradle to cradle" loop, from and to the starting manufacturing process, promoting the reduction of manufacturing costs and the carbon foot print of PET packaging for food.
Although PET packaging solutions currently on the market fully satisfy the required performances, with respect to each single application, there is still a lack of these performances to be bridged respect to the basic need of the PET trays recycling.
The major outputs and results of the project will be exploited by the participant SME-AGs on the following markets:
1) PET additives; 2) PET film production; 3) PET packaging production; 4) PET recycling.
This project is funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement number 605698
