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Scale of the challenge - Facts
- Over 6 million tonnes/yr
consumer food waste – about 50% was edible
- Corresponds to about one-
third of all food we buy
- £250 - £400/yr each person
potentially edible food
- 19% of household waste
Speaker 8 Mr Paul Butler Packaging Tecnology Consultant Packaging - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Speaker 8 Mr Paul Butler Packaging Tecnology Consultant Packaging - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Speaker 8 Mr Paul Butler Packaging Tecnology Consultant Packaging Materials &Technologies Ltd packaginginnovation@yahoo.co.uk Scale of the challenge - Facts Over 6 million tonnes/yr consumer food waste about 50% was edible
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Scale of the challenge - Attitudes
- Not seen as a problem by many consumers
– ‘I don’t waste much’ – ‘Packaging is a much worse problem’ – ‘Food is biodegradable – it’s OK to landfill’
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Scale of the challenge - Trends
- 19 minutes/meal
- Deskilled or demotivated?
- Drop in average household size
- More unplanned shopping
- Shifts in buying in grocery
retail, e.g. frozen to chill
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How can packaging help?
- Pack Format:
– to prevent food drying out via easy close features – to help consumers portion food better
- Smart Labelling:
– to communicate accurate ‘use-by’ information
- r indicate ripeness
- Pack microclimate:
– to prolong shelf-life of fresh produce
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Format - Reclose features
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Format - Portioning
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Smart labelling
- ‘Use-by’ dates not accurate - so good food
could be thrown away unnecessarily
- Fruit ripeness a significant source of food
waste in home
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Smart labelling – TTI’s/Ripeness
Freshness \ Use-by
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Pack microclimate
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Pack microclimate Atmospheric control
- Oxygen
- Moisture
- Ethylene