GLOPACK investigates the benefits of home compostable biodegradable materials for a sustainable food chain

GLOPACK Position paper: Benefits of home compostable biodegradable materials for a sustainable food chain

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Author
The GLOPACK Consortium
Publication Date
December, 2019
Country
EU
Language for original content
Scope
Valérie Guillard
Zsófia Kertész

The GLOPACK (Granting society with LOw environmental impact innovative PACKaging) project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research programme, investigates food packaging with no environmental footprint and the ability to extend the shelf-life of food products.

The GLOPACK position paper aims at clarifying many debatable points related to bioplastics and biodegradability, especially terminology, and focuses on the benefits of biodegradable (in natural conditions) packaging material that can help the food sector enter the virtuous loop of the circular economy.

The paper also proposes some recommendations (basic, strategic and tactical interventions) to help all stakeholders in the food packaging sector to align with the common goal of ending plastic pollution.