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Sorting and recycling food packaging

The food packaging of the future needs to be sortable and recyclable. What does this mean exactly?

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The food packaging of the future needs to be sortable and recyclable. What does this mean exactly? Besides an overview of the current sorting and recycling techniques for plastics, you will also learn about the newest developments for the future. U can expect answers to the following questions:

  • Which techniques are used to sort and recycle plastics?
  • What influence has the new P+MD system on sorting and recycling in Flanders?
  • How does the current legislation influence the use of recycled plastics in new food packaging?
  • What new technologies were developed at UGent?

Who

Teachers: Prof. Ludwig Cardon (research group Centre for Polymer and Material Technologies CPMT, UGent), Martijn Roosen (research group Laboratory for Circular Process Engineering, prof. Steven De Meester, UGent)

Location

Campus Coupure, Gent

When

21 September 2023

ca 13:00 until 17:00

How

The price for this training is €390 / €595 (member/no member) (excl. VAT).

In case you wish to have lunch, please indicate this in the registration form. (lunch from 12.30 until 13h)