Description du projet
Un nouveau moyen pour mettre un terme aux déchets plastiques
Seulement 14 % des emballages plastiques sont recyclés. On estime que huit millions de tonnes de déchets plastiques, principalement des emballages, sont déversés dans nos océans chaque année. Le recyclage de ces plastiques jetables à usage unique est clairement la meilleure stratégie pour limiter la pollution aux plastiques. L’idéal serait un emballage sous film qui soit 100 % recyclable ou biodégradable. En réponse à ce besoin, le projet Nature Fresh, financé par l’UE, met au point une solution d’emballage sous film compostable pour les marchés de l’emballage des denrées alimentaires fraîches (viandes, poissons, produits laitiers, fruits et légumes). En ciblant les détaillants, les transformateurs alimentaires et les consommateurs, ce projet a pour objectif de commercialiser son nouveau système d’emballage sous film compostable d’ici mi‑2022.
Objectif
In the light of the recently published ‘A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy’ document, all stakeholders involved in the life cycle of plastic packaging are striving towards achieving a solution which could curb plastic pollution and its adverse impact on our lives and the environment. Consumers and retailers demand a packaging film which can be 100% recycled or can be completely biologically decomposed. Compostable plastics have the ability to break down, safely and relatively quickly, by biological means, into the raw materials of nature and disappear into the environment (soil). There is a need of a totally compostable wrapping packaging solution (film, label and tray) along with an easy-to-use (and maintain) cost effective packaging machines. 2. 3. In a response to this market need, the project consortium led by Fabbri Group is developing a platform technology ‘Nature Fresh’ which is a complete compostable film packaging solution targeted specifically at the fresh food packaging markets (meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables). Nature Fresh delivers retailers. food processors, and the common public direct environmental benefits and addresses a current opportunity to reduce the use of plastic. At the same time the product will assist in meeting sustainability initiatives. Through this 30 months FTI project, the consortium aims to carry out activities such as commercial scale manufacturing of the compostable films, design and development of the automatic wrapping machines, design and development compostable label, gain regulatory approvals and conduct end-user trials to gain market acceptance and a swift market entry by Q2- 2022.
Champ scientifique
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairy
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growing
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood packaging
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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Régime de financement
IA - Innovation actionCoordinateur
41058 VIGNOLA
Italie