Researchers from the EU-funded project REFUCOAT presented key outcomes during their May 2020 virtual event “From plastics to policy: how can we improve the performance of food packaging?”
Watch the videos below to hear Lorena Rodríguez Garrido, REFUCOAT’s technical coordinator, present an overview of the projects key outcomes as well as REFUCOAT researchers presentations in each of the break-out discussions and the keynote presentations.
Key outcomes from the REFUCOAT project
Recycling of complex packaging structures
Environmental and economic analysis of bio-based food packaging
Regulatory challenges for bacteriophages and active packaging
Developing suitable food packages based on PHA
Production of bio-based glycolic acid
From glycolic acid to PGA – the continuous way
How do we optimise the properties of coating materials for application in food packaging
Design fabrication and characterisation of REFUCOAT’s food packaging structures
keynote presentation: Sustainable packaging solutions
Keynote presentation: Global impact of food waste
Fishbowl discussion: the future of bio-plastics
