Project Information Sheet
Improvement of green labels for packaging and mulching plastics based on
application of innovative (eco)toxicological tests for the safe recovery of
material wastes (ECOPACK)
Programme area:
Recycling, Safety assessment
Coordinator:
Daniel Ribera
Bio-Tox
d.ribera@bio-tox.fr
Tel: +33 (0)557 990 169
Bio-Tox (France); CELABOR (Belgium); Institut Pasteur de Lille
(France) ; ITENE (Spain); Pena (France) ; Organic Product Cluster
(Greece)
www.ecopack-label.eu
Partners:
Website:
Benefits
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Packaging and plastics landfill diversion - Safety of packaging and
plastics end products
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Sector:
Type of solution
Packaging, safety, label
E - Water supply; sewerage; waste management and remediation
activities
Service
Duration:
Budget:
Contract number:
15/09/2010 – 15/09/2013
1 187 983 € *** (EU contribution: 50 %)
ECO/09/256048/SI2.569916 - ECOPACK
Summary
Biodegradable/compostable materials will be the future for food packaging or polymers for agriculture. These
materials could be easily composted even when soiled both commercially or at home. However, despite the
existence of standards, most are landfilled or incinerated mainly because of the lack of safety and quality.
The ECOPACK project will develop a certification scheme to fully assess and label the potential of Food Contact
Material for valorization as compost and to complete the biodegradability standards for plastics used in agricultural
soils.
Expected and/or achieved results
The main goals are the validation and the development of a label based on a battery of chemical, toxicological and
ecotoxicological innovative tools.
The market issues are varied. Such a label concerns producers of food packaging or polymers for agriculture but
also end-users such as food manufacturers and distributors (green image), industrial compost plants (assurance
for safety), recyclers (acceptance criteria), eco-conceptors …
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