News and publications - Sustainable Food Packaging
News
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Less than one third of the plastic packages are well-recyclable
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Recycled plastics qualify as feedstock, but the leap forward is still ahead
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Accessible booklet about the current biobased plastics situation
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Consumers positive about smart shelf life indicator on packaging
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Theoretical limit in recycling rates for plastic packages scientifically established
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PET bottles can benefit from clean recyclates
Publications
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Factors Shaping the Recycling Systems for Plastic Packaging Waste—A Comparison between Austria, Germany and The Netherlands
Sustainability 13 (2021)12. - ISSN 2071-1050 - 17 p. -
Recyclebaarheid van Nederlandse kunststofverpakkingen : de status van 2021
Wageningen : Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (Rapport / Wageningen Food & Biobased Research 2150) - ISBN 9789463958066 - p. -
Comparison of the quality of mechanically recycled plastics made from separately collected and mechanically recovered plastic packaging waste
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Most plastic bottles are not recycled
Meeste plastic flessen worden niet gerecycled, Resource jrg. 15 nr. 11 p. 11-11, 2021-02-11, https://edepot.wur.nl/541981;Most plastic bottles are not recycled, Resource jrg. 15 nr. 11 p. 11-11, 2021-02-10, https://edepot.wur.nl/542326 -
Recycled Plastics Qualify As Feedstock, But The Leap Forward Is Still Ahead
Recycled Plastics Qualify As Feedstock, But The Leap Forward Is Still Ahead, Plasticsnet, 2021-02-09, Plasticsnet, https://www.plasticsnet.com/doc/recycled-plastics-qualify-feedstock-but-the-leap-forward-is-still-ahead-0001 -
Dutch university flags supply and demand mismatch in recycled post-consumer plastics
Dutch university flags supply and demand mismatch post-consumer recycled plastics, Packaging insights, 2021-02-15, Anni Schleicher, https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/dutch-university-flags-supply-and-demand-mismatch-in-recycled-post-consumer-plastics.html -
The impact of impurities on the mechanical properties of recycled polyethylene
Packaging Technology and Science 34 (2021)4. - ISSN 0894-3214 - p. 219 - 228. -
Recyclingpercentage metaalverpakkingen in Nederland in 2017 : Volgens de nieuwe EU rekenmethode
Wageningen : Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (Rapport Wageningen Food & Biobased Research 2160) - ISBN 9789463956338 - p. -
Biobased plastics & Sustainable Packaging
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Developing sustainable bio-based packaging products.