Unpacking the food waste challenge in the UK: how digestible packaging could be a gamechanger for the AD industry

Unpacking the food waste challenge in the UK: how digestible packaging could be a gamechanger for the AD industry

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM · 1 hr. (Africa/Abidjan)

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This session explores how innovations in biodegradable packaging, to ensure they are compatible with the AD process as well as composting, could help to direct more food waste to AD and improve digestate quality as no packaging fragments would come out the back end of the process. This is of particular importance in the UK where AD does not have back-end composting as in many other European countries.

Aquapak PolymersAnaerobic Digestion (AD) bags made from Aquapak's Hydropol™ AD bags made from Hydropol™, an Aquapak product, are fully dissolvable and break down fully in both mesophilic and thermophilic systems. They contribute to the gas yield and reduce waste plastic removal costs. No de-bagging is required as they do not clog filters or conveyors. When fully digested, they will not form microplastics in the digestate and meet the requirements of PAS 110. They are also non-toxic and marine-safe. Our collaborative trial process means we work with AD plants plus waste collection and waste management companies to develop suitable testing and verification programmes for their systems. If you are interested in making or using bags made from Hydropol™, then we’d love to discuss these opportunities with you. About Aquapak Aquapak develops and manufactures marine-safe and non-toxic hydrophilic polymer resin pellets. They enable users to maintain the primary function of their products whilst designing in end-of-life such as recyclability and anaerobic digestion. Aquapak polymer such as Hydropol™ can be used on its own to replace traditional, single-use polymers or combined with other materials to create products and packaging solutions for many different industries. Examples include: water soluble Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Bags used to convert food waste into energy and water soluble infection control bags which have been used by the NHS and keyworkers to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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