Cofresco Forum Pit Stop - 09/22/2022

End of life: closing the loop for household food packaging

 

The quest for a circular economy is gaining more and more momentum. As a result, the importance of the end-of-life phase of food packaging is of course also growing. So the ambitions are high, and the goal is clearly defined. But what is the best way to achieve this?

 

The first Cofresco forum Pit Stop dealt with this topic in detail. For three hours, experts gave insights into the various aspects and implications of the end-of-life concept.

End of life: closing the loop for household food packaging

 

The first Cofresco forum Pit Stop dealt in detail with the end-of-life topic. For three hours, experts gave insights into the various aspects and implications of this concept. And they invited all participants to discuss the various ideas and currently available possibilities for implementing the end-of-life concept for food packaging in the home.

 

There was no shortage of open questions:

 

What are the end-of-life options? What are the advantages of one or the other option? What does this mean for the choice of materials, in terms of the circular economy? Which recycling processes are most suitable? How can recycling be further optimized? When does biodegradability make ecological sense? Are there already suitable materials for such applications? What are the future challenges, environmental benefits and successful strategies for substituting fossil carbon with biomass, direct CO2 use and recycling?

 

There is a lot to discuss, although the advantages of end-of-life concepts are undeniable: the avoidance of waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

 

 

The programme of events

 

 

10:00 a.m. | Reception, Registration

 

10:15 - 10:30 | Greeting 

Martin Rogall, Chief Sustainability Officer, Cofresco

 

10:30 - 11:00 | Project Reserve 

Max Sturm, Albstadt University of Applied Sciences Sigmaringen

 

11.00 – 11.30 | Circular FoodPack: Circularity in Flexible Food Packaging

Dr. Esra Kucukpinar, Materials Development, Fraunhofer IVV

 

11.40 – 12.10 | Eco-fee Modulation Meets Industry

Barbara Hettche, Circularity Manager, Recycle Me

 

12.10 – 12.40 Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)

Christopher vom Berg, Executive Manager Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), Nova Institute

 

12.40 – 13.00 | Discussion