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GO Orleans Project launches campaign to recycle whey into cheese packaging
The GO Orleans Project is seeking to reuse leftover whey from the cheese industry in new ingredients for the packaging
AIMPLAS creates trademark to certify reusable food packaging safety
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has created its own trademark to certify that reusable food packaging is safe and retains
AIMPLAS to develop guacamole packaging using avocado itself
A new project from AIMPLAS, funded by the Valencian Innovation Agency, hopes to develop packaging for guacamole made from avocado
EU-funded consortium converts fishing and municipal waste into packaging materials
The European DAFIA Project, coordinated by Spanish research centre AIMPLAS, has unveiled new biopolymers and barrier packaging materials made from
Preventing the spread of diseases through international trade
Vector-borne diseases, i.e. diseases that are transmitted via blood-feeding insects such as mosquitos, ticks and fleas, have
Researchers develop recycling processes based on enzymes that break down plastics by 70%
AIMPLAS, a Spain-based research centre, is developing the ENZPLAST2 project, with the aim of developing new, more sustainable processes
AIMPLAS and OLIPE develop bioplastic material for oil packaging from olive waste
A new collaborative project is using waste from the olive industry to create a bioplastic which is reportedly both biodegradable
Collaborative European project develops antibacterial film based on essential oils
The European FLEXPOL project has developed an innovative antibacterial and antifungal plastic film using nanoencapsulated essential oils that it says
AIMPLAS to develop oxygen sensors for food packaging safety
AIMPLAS has launched the SafetySenseO2 project to develop a printed sensor with the capacity to detect the presence of oxygen
Exploring mono-materials
Demand for mono-materials in packaging has been growing as the industry moves from a linear to a circular economy.
RECIPAM project to improve recycling of multilayer food packaging
The RECIPAM project, funded by the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), is developing new recycling methods for multilayer food packaging to
Antimony and bottled Water
Nuria García Batista, a researcher at the AIMPLAS Food Contact Department and Elena Aurecchia Giménez, a researcher at the AIMPLAS