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2022.01.26.
European Green Deal: Commission launches public consultation on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics
The European Commission has launched a public consultationon biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics. The consultation will provide insight for preparing a […]
More2022.01.17.
Mariana Matos completed her PhD!
Congratulations to Mariana Matos for completing her PhD in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at UCIBIO, FCT NOVA, under the supervision […]
More2021.07.20.
What do Hungarian consumers think about sustainable packaging solutions?
Hungarian consumers were also involved in the GLOPACK consumer studies that aimed to investigate the attitude of consumers towards innovative […]
More2021.07.06.
GLOPACK in European Baker & Biscuit magazine
European Baker & Biscuit is an international b2b magazine dedicated to bringing major baking professionals together with articles on equipment […]
More2021.05.10.
Scientists have developed truly biodegradable plastics
World Forum Economics published an interesting article on biodegradable plaxtics. Are you interested in biodegradable and home compostable packaging? Check […]
More2021.05.10.
Harmonised standards for bioplastics
Short article on standards for bioplastics is now available on the website of the European Bioplastics. Don’t forget our F.A.Q. […]
More2021.04.01.
“What’s Bioeconomy?”- A Book for kids
The HORIZON 2020 project BIOVOICES presents “What’s Bioeconomy?”, a brand new book written for your children in order to raise […]
More2021.02.11.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science- 11 February 2021
Since 2015, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February 2021. This year Biovoices project […]
More2021.02.03.
GLOPACK Position Paper on European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
We are happy to announce that our 2nd Position Paper on the application of RFID tags in the food sector […]
More2020.12.16.
Biovoices workshop: Bio-based materials for food packaging: replacing plastics and addressing consumers’ expectations
The introduction of bio-based products in the packaging sector is a prominent topic. According to Eurostat , every European makes […]
More2020.12.14.
Free live webinar: European consumers: perceptions of sustainable packaging
The last joint collaborative webinar between MYPACK, GLOPACK and YPACK will focus on the European consumers’ perceptions, expectations of sustainable […]
More2020.11.20.
Webinar- Under- or over-packaging: how to find the right balance between packaging and food waste?
In Europe annually 88 million tonnes of food are wasted, while 17 million tonnes of packaging are sent to final […]
More2020.10.14.
GLOPACK-MyPack-YPACK joint webinar
We are pleased to announce that as a joint activity, GLOPACK, MyPack and YPACK project will have a webinar on […]
More2020.10.08.
Biobridges consumer survey
Biobridges Project has launched a survey – available in 9 languages – to understand the #consumers‘ purchase habits of bio-based products and […]
More2020.09.11.
Opportunity to join our Expert survey
You want to know everything about tomorrow’s food packaging? Get insights into the newest developments for bioplastic, active and intelligent […]
More2020.08.31.
ILSI Europe webinar: Food packaging is it just for protection or is there more to it
On 14 June 2020, our project partner, Pack4Food participated in an online event focusing on food packaging. The webinar explored […]
More2020.06.18.
GLOPACK at the MYPACK meeting
Today, our Coordinator, Valerie Guillard attended to the MYPACK Consortium meeting where she shared the research objectives of GLOPACK with […]
More2020.06.11.
#Onlineeducation-5: Home compostability explained
Home composting – if done properly – can have benefits compared to landfilling and incineration of organic waste Check the […]
More2020.05.28.
#Onlineeducation-4: Biodegradability explained
4th week of our online education with the Biovoices team. The undergraduate students of the University Institute of Technology of […]
More2020.05.20.
#Onlineeducation-3: biodegradable=bio-based?
This is the 3rd Wednesday when we can share a new educational card as the collaboration between the GLOPACK team […]
More2020.05.19.
Our Position Paper on the #CEstakeholderEU Platform!
We are very proud to announce that our position paper on the benefits of home compostable biodegradable materials for a […]
More2020.05.13.
#Onlineeducation-2: Bio-based=biodegradable?
Collaboration with BIOVOICES is continuing … GLOPACK team together with undergraduate students of the University Institute of Technology of Montpellier (https://www.umontpellier.fr/en) […]
More2020.05.06.
#Onlineeducation-1: bioplastics=biodegredable?
Collaboration with BIOVOICES project: GLOPACK team together with undergraduate students of the University Institute of Technology of Montpellier (https://www.umontpellier.fr/en) is […]
More2020.05.05.
BIOVOICES Bioeconomy Stories with GLOPACK
BIOVOICES project invited our Coordinator to present the main objectives of GLOPACK and to help to clarify terms related to […]
More2020.05.04.
GLOPACK-MYPACK collaboration
We have started our journey with 2 other projects, MyPack and YPack. Today, we had the opportunity to understand the […]
More2020.03.31.
GLOPACK webinar in Hungarian
It is time for the 1st Hungarian GLOPACK webinar. The webinar is organized by Campden BRI Hungary. It took place […]
More2020.02.27.
#CEstakeholderEU
GLOPACK was accepted to be part of the European Circular Economy Platform! European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform is a platform […]
More2020.02.26.
GLOPACK webinar on 10th March 2020
We are happy to share with you that on the 10th March 2020, we will have our second GLOPACK webinar […]
More2020.02.25.
Successful Mid-term review!
We had our Mid-term review on 18th February 2020 in Brussels, Belgium! Our Consortium presented the achievements of our project […]
More2020.02.20.
Hungary bans single-used plastics in 2021
At the press conference presenting Hungary’s climate and nature protection action plan, Innovation and Technology Minister László Palkovics explained that […]
More2020.02.20.
FoodDrinkEurope: The path of the food and drink industry towards Sustainable Food Systems
Growing challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and malnutrition are affecting our sector and society alike. Today, in the […]
More2020.02.12.
Invitation to public consultation
We are delighted to announce that our Position paper on the benefits of home compostable biodegradable materials for a sustainable […]
More2020.02.11.
Check out the GLOPACK RFID sensor!
Exciting insights into the GLOPACK project: development of an intelligent food sensor using radio-frequency identification to detect food spoilage. The […]
More2019.12.13.
A European Green Deal
The European Commission presented the European Green Deal, the most ambitious package of measures that should enable European citizens and businesses […]
More2019.12.12.
Our Stakeholders voted
The opinion and needs of our Stakeholders’ Platform members are highly appreciated! They were asked on the topics they are […]
More2019.12.02.
Campden BRI blog: Single-use plastic packaging challenges
Campden BRI UK released a blog post on the challanges of single-use plastics.
More2019.11.28.
GLOPACK at the Campden BRI Hungary Open Day
On the 26 November 2019, the Annual Meeting of Campden BRI Hungary was organized in Budapest, Hungary. GLOPACK had its […]
More2019.11.12.
Talk introducing GLOPACK at the 5th Annual Predict Conference
On 1st October 2019 the 5th Annual Predict Conference was orgnized by Creme Global. Brendan Ring, Commercial Director with Creme […]
More2019.09.20.
GLOPACK meeting in Dublin
Our Partners are working hard to develop the GLOPACK Decision Support System. Here is available our Research Summary Sheet on […]
More2019.09.16.
New RSS alert!
We just released new Research Summary Sheets on Work package 3 RSS: How to design active packaging film tailored to food […]
More2019.09.06.
Webinar for the members of the Stakeholder Platform!
We are happy to announce, that in 30th October 2019, the GLOPACK Consortium will have its first webinar. The objective […]
More2019.08.23.
Radio interview with Maeve Cushen on sustainable packaging
Maeve Cushen (Creme Global) had a presentation at the Food Science Conference 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. Before the start of the […]
More2019.08.13.
Annual report of FoodDrinkEurope is out!
FoodDrinkEurope has published its Annual Report 2019, presenting the highlights of its work over the past year. FoodDrinkEurope’s mission is […]
More2019.07.17.
WP5 Research Summary Sheet is out!
It is our pleasure to let you know that the Work package 5 Research Summary Sheet is available for you […]
More2019.07.15.
Public report No. 3 is out on the properties of the best active molecules
To continue the discussion, we started last week, on the requirements of the foods targeted by GLOPACK regarding active and intelligent functionalities, […]
More2019.07.10.
The report on the requirements of the GLOPACK targeted foods and market needs regarding active and intelligent functionalities is out!
We have an other GLOPACK report for you! This one is summarizing the requirements of the foods targeted by GLOPACK […]
More2019.07.10.
Our public report on the methodology for Business-to-Consumers (#B2C) focus groups is available
In order to optimize the development of packaging prototypes, focus groups with consumers has been organized in five countries: France, […]
More2019.07.01.
Plastic free July starts now!
Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people […]
More2019.05.23.
The EU Council adopts the single-use plastics rules proposed by the EU Commission!
The Council of the EU today adopted the ambitious measures proposed by the Commission to tackle marine litter coming from […]
More2019.05.16.
“Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more”
Ensia just published an article on ways to fight for a more sustainable future. Our Coordinator, Valerie Guillard was interviewed […]
More2019.05.09.
Help us! What are your needs and expectations towards innovative and sustainable food packaging?- SURVEY
Only takes 15 minutes to fill out our survey so we can identify the main needs and expectations towards innovative […]
More2019.04.23.
Happy Earth Day!
We have one planet, we should take care of that together! GLOPACk is working on reduce the plastic pollution! Join […]
More2019.03.06.
Plastic fasting- social campagin in Hungary
A social initiative (#műanyagböjt aka #plasticfast) has started in Hungary with an aim to raise awareness towards plastic pollution. HUMUSZ […]
More2019.01.07.
EU reaches agreement on single-use plastic ban
On the 19 December 2018, the European lawmakers reached an agreement on a ban of single-use plastic products in order to […]
More2018.12.05.
GLOPACK article: The Next Generation of Sustainable Food Packaging to Preserve Our Environment in a Circular Economy Context
We are very proudly present our first article in #FrontiersNutrition. The Next Generation of Sustainable Food Packaging to Preserve Our […]
More2018.12.05.
The latest edition of the FoodDrinkEurope’s Data&Trends are available!
What challenges might the future hold? Take a look at some recent data. This is the kind of information that […]
More2018.11.22.
Successful GLOPACK WP1 and WP2 meeting in Freising, Germany!
Work Package 1 and Work Package 2 meeting took place on 15 November 2018 in Freising, Germany. Many thanks for […]
More2018.11.08.
GLOPACK’s first time in Italy!
GLOPACK project was presented for the first time in Italy at #Ecomondo2018! Ecomondo is an international event with an innovative […]
More2018.11.08.
APEC Circular Economy Platform, Taiwan
APEC Circular economy platform took place in Taiwan, on 29th October 2018. It aims to accelerate the transition to […]
More2018.09.29.
GLOPACK met MYPACK and YPACK!
The GLOPACK Coordinator met the team of MYPACK at University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany) on 5th July 2018, during the MYPACK […]
More2018.09.29.
Wheat straw is harvested!
In GLOPACK, bio-composites packaging material will be produced by combining bio-polyesters with ligno-cellulosic fibres. The objective of using these bio-composites […]
More2018.09.27.
Congrats to Tageos!
Tageos RFID Products Certified for Aviation Baggage Tracking! For more, please click here.
More2018.09.27.
Press release of the European Commission on Single-use plastics
Single-use plastics: New EU rules to reduce marine litter Brussels, 28 May 2018 With the amount of harmful plastic litter […]
More2018.09.27.
The Annual Open Day of Campden BRI Hungary is next month!
The Annual Campden BRI Hungary Open Day will be held on the 16th October 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. We celebrate […]
More2018.09.04.
GLOPACK was presented at the Day of Hungarian Paprika!
The 7th edition of the Day of Hungarian Paprika was held on the 31st August 2018 in Szentes, Hungary. Campden […]
More2018.06.29.
GLOPACK KICKOFF Meeting
GLOPACK Kickoff Meeting was held in Montpellier the between 13-15 June 2018 at SupAgro Campus. Two days of fruitful discussions between […]
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