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EuskeraContainers and packaging
4th sectoral parallel session
20/09/2017
The container is a vital component in the value chain of any manufactured product, as it facilitates the handling and use of the product, provides mechanical protection and against external agents, and it also promotes the product and provides the consumer with information on its main characteristics.
In the area of European environmental policy, the container plays a crucial role in the transition towards a circular economy, as it protects and conserves the products while maintaining the efficiency of the resources throughout the value chain. Therefore, a new trend is underway that indicates that, along with cutting energy and material costs, sustainability is and will be one of the main levers of innovation and competitiveness in the packaging supply chain.
In this changing context, ecodesign, that is facing the challenge of sustainability from the point of view of eco-efficiency, emerges as a key tool to develop containers.
Moderator:
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Opening of the parallel session
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9:30 a.m.
Ihobe and Ecoembes: three years of joint work fostering the environmental improvement of containers and packaging. Session presentation.
Ecoembes and Ihobe -
9:40 a.m.
Container ecodesign: Designing to prevent and recycle
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Block 1: Current situation and legislative and regulatory trends.
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10:00 a.m.
The Circular Economy and Ecodesign: European Commission’s strategy
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10:15 a.m.
Production environmental information and transparency instruments. The role of containers in the future Product Environmental Footprint
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10:30 a.m.
Químicas Vinalopó – “Ecolabel for cleaning products”
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10:45 a.m.
A&B Laboratorio de Biotecnología – Eco-labelling and competitiveness
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11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Coffee break. Networking area.
Joint meeting of all delegates.
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Block 2: How to improve from design: Presentation of the Container and Packaging Ecodesign Guide
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11:30 a.m.
Presentation and Objectives of the new Container and Packaging Ecodesign Guide jointly produced by Ihobe and Ecoembes.
Ecoembes and Ihobe -
11:40 a.m.
How can I improve the design of my containers and packaging? Presentation of the proposed methodology.
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11:55 a.m.
Presentation of the methodology case studies:
From the manufacturer’s perspective: WYS – “Ecodesign of an aluminium compressible tube”
Jordi Morell – Innovation and Talent Director
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From the packer’s perspective: “Pescanova– “Ecodesign of a seafood sticks multipack”
Nuno Cosme – Corporate Director of Sustainability at Grupo Nueva Pescanova
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From the distributor’s perspective: Eroski– “Ecodesign of an ice-cream bonbons case”
Cristina Rodríguez Domingo – Técnico Medioambiente Eroski
View paper
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Block 3: Ecodesign business success stores in the container and packaging sector
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12:30 p.m.
L´OREAL – Container ecodesign
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12:45 p.m.
Procter & Gamble. – Container ecodesign.
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13:00 p.m.
Danone – “Lanjarón Red”
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Block 4: Open Innovation and Eco-innovation. TheCircularLab.
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1:15 p.m.
TheCircularLab: The first Circular Economy laboratory to drive innovation is the field of packaging and their subsequent recycling. Presentation of the initiative.
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1:45 p.m.
Presentation of some of the partnership projects that are currently underway:
ADN DESIGN – Design: pro-active approach for a circular economy”
Carlos Sanjosé, Diseñador y Director de proyectos en ADN DESIGN
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2:00 p.m. – Conclusions and closing session.