Reducing Plastic Packaging and Food Waste Project

Updates on the 'Reducing plastic packaging and food waste through product innovation simulation' project, funded by @UKRI_News @NERCscience

[Reducing Plastic Packaging and Food Waste Project @_Reduce_Waste_]

Our team is building on the work of @WRAP_uk and @sheffielduni to model the food waste and the plastic waste that comes from food packaging. We want to help industry understand the impact of different packaging types on consumer behaviour and the shelf life of food in the home.

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@sartorialfoodie It's been taken down while we try to sort out the availability of some of the documents on the resources page - should be back soon publicly available!

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@TraceyDuncombe @sartorialfoodie The page has been taken down while we try to sort out the availability of some of the documents on the resources page - should be back soon and publicly available!

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@AndreaZick @sartorialfoodie It's been taken down while we try to sort out the availability of some of the documents on the resources page - should be back soon!

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@Scottylloyd1979 @AndreaZick @sartorialfoodie It's been taken down while we try to sort out the availability of some of the documents on the resources page - should be back soon!

[Dr Christian Reynolds @sartorialfoodie]

Excited to announce that our Household Food Simulation project website is now live! Dive in to explore innovative ways to reduce food waste, optimize packaging, and create impactful interventions. Let’s make a difference together! https://t.co/vxnid4sjnA @_Reduce_Waste_

[Dr Christian Reynolds @sartorialfoodie]

Tesco backs call for ban on fresh fruit and veg plastic https://t.co/AE9v71A6OK

[Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik]

My Albatross Lecture is entitled “The End of Consumerism”

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[Dr Christian Reynolds @sartorialfoodie]

Great first message of the day! @jackpickering74 and my paper "Meal mutability: Understanding how variations in meal concepts and recipe flexibility relate to food provisioning" has been accepted in the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science! :D

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Yesterday the team was back at @WRAP_UK HQ to give workshop on the new Household Simulation model- We were even able to get WRAP analysts using the model during the session!

[Reducing Plastic Packaging and Food Waste Project @_Reduce_Waste_]

Yesterday the team was back at @WRAP_UK HQ to give workshop on the new Household Simulation model- We were even able to get WRAP analysts using the model during the session!

[Nason Maani @spidermaani]

A great read on MacDonald's multifaceted, intense efforts to undermine the EUs recent efforts to mandate reusable packaging: https://t.co/ydixJmWMbe Includes discrediting science on climate costs, to protect margins from single use plastics #CDoH H/T @FBEurocare

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@OurCowMolly I think this would be a new research project, but we can certainly have a think about it.

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We're hoping to model the impacts of packaging systems like this eventually!

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@PlasticsRebel ⬇️
@coopuk setting the zero plastic bar high at their Ecclesall Rd store with milk in our reusable glass bottles. Returns crate in the entrance & glass washed using water heated by solar.
@coopukpress @EF_Ltd_

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@OurCowMolly just out of interest, did the LCA take transport emissions into account? I wonder what their reasoning is/was.

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@OurCowMolly We could see how it matches up against plastic in a wider range of households that treat the bottles differently and have different waste behaviours perhaps

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This account has been relatively dormant over the last few months, but we will be posting more over the coming months as we plan a range of stakeholder and public workshops on the results of the improved HHSM model, and more importantly, how to use it! 👀

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@sartorialfoodie and @jackpickering74 were at the SSPP Summit @Ri_Science yesterday with others from @sheffielduni on different SSPP projects working on the challenge of sustainable plastics- it was great to see everyone! Lots to do from the talks and networking too!

[RECOUP @Recoup_UK]

We are pleased to announce the inaugural version of 'Reusability by Design' guidance. Written to assist stakeholders with the design of reusable #plastic #packaging that meets the needs of the value chain. Find out more: https://t.co/QATi3Nd5ST

[Dr Christian Reynolds @sartorialfoodie]

#JOB klaxon: Simulation Modelling & life cycle assessment (LCA) at University of Sheffield.

Come and join our @_Reduce_Waste_ team!
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