REDYSIGN
towards a recyclable, biobased alternative for fresh meat packaging
FUNDING PROGRAM AND AREA
HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022-R-03
DURATION
Starting date - Oct 2023
End date - Sept 2027
OUR ROLE
COMMUNICATION, DISSEMINATION AND EXPLOITATION
COORDINATOR
FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
ABOUT
REDYSIGN is a major European Research and Innovation action which focuses on the development of several resource-efficient processes dedicated to the production and circularization of a biobased, recyclable, and smart fiber-based packaging (FBP) alternative for fresh meat distribution as a substitute for current non-circular multi-plastic solutions.
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REDYSIGN will work on creating a completely biobased, smart, and recyclable fresh meat packaging for which every intermediate product – the tray, the barrier coating, the absorbent pad and the transparent film – will be made almost exclusively of wood constituents. In addition, the packaging solution will incorporate two sensors to prevent food spoilage: one to detect early rotting, one to detect breaks in the cold chain during meat distribution and storing. The project will also implement two innovations to enhance the recycling efficiency. The first one involves using specific identification markers to sort bio-contaminated products accurately at the waste treatment plant. The second relies on the application of advanced oxidation treatments to sanitize the materials and reduce the energy consumption in the subsequent fibre recovery operation, thus making the recycling process more energy efficient
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1. To develop a circular, recyclable-by-design fresh meat FBP able to replace non-circular, plastic-made products.
2. To develop innovative resource-efficient processes to produce high-performing lignocellulosic materials (functional fibres and wood constituents) and, out of them, the bio-based intermediate products.
3. To design smart fresh meat FBP that helps reducing food spoilage, improves sorting operations prior to recycling and allows traceability and data management.
4. To develop an efficient recycling process for FBP contaminated with organic waste and demonstrate the circularity of the new product through the production of new FBP with recycled fibres.
5. To commercialize the solutions, unveiling maximum exploitation potential in other applications and to issue guidelines for maximizing recycling.
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1. Efficient processes to transform wood into FBP
2. Fresh food packaging from wood-derived products
3. Technologies to enhance Smart Food Packaging
4.Efficient recycling and upcycling technologies for contaminated FBP
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