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The YPACK project is on the home stretch. Read all the latest news from the project in the third YPACK newsletter! We share how the YPACK packaging fits into the circular bioeconomy and how it matches the New Circular Economy Action Plan from the European Commission. You also have [...]

According to the European Commission, circular economy is defined as an economic space where the value of products, materials and resources are maintained in the economy for as long as possible and the generation of waste is minimised. Bioeconomy is defined as the production of renewable [...]

Listen to our Coordinator Prof Jose María Lagarón Cabello explaining the YPACK project in a podcast from the Dairy Reporter: the economic feasibility of using food industry by-products, the active properties of the packaging allowing to extend food shelf life, and its compostability making the project fit into circular [...]

Consumer experience and behaviour is a key to success when introducing a new product on the market. In this interview Betina Piqueras Fiszman explains how consumer science supports the development of the new and sustainable YPACK food packaging. Read the full article on the European Sensory Network website here. [...]

Plastic pollution and disposal of single use plastic packaging is a huge sustainability issue in need of innovative solutions: latest results from the EU-funded project YPACK show that an innovative formulation of active ingredients could allow this biodegradable food packaging to prolong the shelf life of foods and therefore reduce [...]

On the 22nd of April, an all online YPACK consortium meeting was held. The meeting was supposed to be hosted by Intertek in Firenze, but due to the current COVID-19 situation, the meeting was successfully held online instead. In total 36 people from all 21 partners attended the online [...]

The YPACK project has crossed the half-way mark. Read all the latest news from the project in the second YPACK newsletter! We share how we make the biopolymer PHBV for the YPACK food packaging, how the project can offer a solution to the ban of plastic straws, and where we [...]

How do you make food packaging from cheese whey? The innovative YPACK food packaging is produced through a chain of processes that starts with the combination of knowledge and know-how and ends with a finished food packaging tray or flow pack bag. The YPACK consortium is made up of 21 [...]