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Here you’ll find recordings, YouTube videos, and downloadable materials from BioSupPack’s specialised trainings. Keep learning at your own pace and explore innovative solutions for sustainable packaging.

BioSupPack Training #1 – Plasma technology for recycling BioSupPack

Discover how non-thermal plasma technology can boost the recycling and upcycling of post-consumer bioplastic packaging in the BioSupPack project by European Bioplastics. In this talk, Prisant Argeeta (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens) explains how plasma pretreatment can partially depolymerize PHB-based materials, improve enzymatic hydrolysis, and help close the loop by turning packaging waste back into valuable monomers for new biopolymers. The video also highlights why circular end-of-life solutions and sustainability assessment are key to tackling plastic waste and reducing climate impacts.

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHwc2xJkRHI

Presentation: https://zenodo.org/records/15044307

BioSupPack Training #2 – Development and End of Life of rigid biobased plastic packaging

Rigid formats, such as trays, tubs, and containers, are widely used across both food and non-food applications, presenting specific opportunities and challenges when transitioning from conventional to bio-based materials.

The training is delivered by two technical experts Pedro Santana (Logoplaste Innovation Lab) and Michele Rossi (SABIOMATERIALS)

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dMn-EGZCDo

Presentation:  https://zenodo.org/records/17413738

BioSupPack Training #3 – Hyperspectral imaging-based method for the classification of bio-based packaging

Discover how hyperspectral imaging can transform the identification and sorting of bio-based packaging, overcoming the limits of traditional visual separation. In this second specialised training of BioSupPack, Marina Pellegrino (IRIS Technology Solutions) presents an innovative, chemometrics-based approach that enables real-time chemical identification of materials, achieving over 95% classification accuracy under simulated industrial recycling conditions.

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDBjPCYseF0

Presentation: https://zenodo.org/records/17413738

BioSupPack Training #4 – Enzymatic recycling of biobased packaging

Learn how enzymes (esterases/depolymerases) can selectively depolymerize PLA, PHA/PHB, and PBS, key lab results (PLA films nearly fully degraded; textiles more resistant, and what’s needed to scale the process for industry (lower enzyme use, higher efficiency, enzyme reuse).

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su9GqExUutU&t=46s

Presentation: https://zenodo.org/records/18623449

BioSupPack Training #5 – Safety Assessment of Biobased packaging

In this BioSupPack specialised training session, we explore the safety assessment of the bio-based packaging solutions developed within the project. The training provides an introduction to AIMPLAS and presents the current state of the art in safety assessment for bio-based materials. It then focuses specifically on the methodologies and approaches applied to evaluate the safety of BioSupPack’s innovative bio-based packaging solutions. The session is delivered by Mamen Moreno and Marina Pérez Gregorio from AIMPLAS.

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DcNUXkyHQs

Presentation: https://zenodo.org/records/18680005

BioSupPack Training #6 – Sustainability assessment of packaging

In this training, you can explore the sustainability assessment of packaging from both environmental and economic perspectives. The session covers Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC), highlighting how sustainability has become a structural requirement in the packaging industry. Through a case study on biopolymer production from brewery residues, we demonstrate how environmental impact, techno-economic analysis, and process design are integrated to support the development of truly sustainable packaging solutions.

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgv3qrJ09Xc

Presentation: https://zenodo.org/records/18846452

BioSupPack Training #7 – Circular fibre-based packaging solutions in BioSupPack

This training provides an overview of circular fibre-based packaging solutions and Graphic Packaging International’s Better by Design approach. It covers how packaging can be designed for recyclability, reduced plastic use, improved circularity, and lower environmental impact. The session also explores bio-based and compostable alternatives, the role of the BioSupack project, and the importance of aligning packaging innovation with future regulations and end-of-life infrastructure.