Acronym Remsjø
Category
Fisheries
Title Recyclable packaging in the seafood industry for on-board frozen production Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Kjersti Øverbø Schulte Coordinator email kjersti.schulte@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - BEWI AS (Norway) ,
NA - Bingsa Gjenvinning AS (Norway) ,
NA - Brødrene Sperre AS (Norway) ,
NA - Giske havfiske AS (Norway) ,
NOPREC - Norwegian Plastic Recycling AS (Norway) ,
NA - SINTEF Industry (Norway) ,
Start year 2022 End year 2023 Funding (€) € 485,036 Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/901740/ Summary Packaging is an important part of the work in the fisheries and aquaculture industries with the ""green shift"", to reduce the climate footprint and contribute to a circular economy. In line with the EU and Norway's commitment to a circular economy, the requirements for material recovery or recycling of used packaging are tightened. However, without this being at the expense of food waste and quality.
The requirement for packaging of frozen fish blocks came in the 1990s. Today, on-board frozen HG fish (head and gutted) and shrimp are packed in a sack made of cardboard fiber and plastic, called a ""super sack"". Used bags are technically difficult to recycle. When the quality of recycled material is poor, no one will buy the recycled material. Today, used bags for on-board frozen production often end up in incineration, and the seafood companies have to pay for disposal. In Norway alone (mainly on Sunnmøre), approximately 3,000 tonnes of packaging waste is generated from the bags annually. Efficient and good packaging must work throughout the entire value chain. Also to compare the climate footprint of the various packaging solutions, the environmental impact from the various parts of the value chain will be assessed (so-called LCA).
Main objective:
To further develop, test and document alternative variants of ""super sack"", used for on-board production of frozen HG fish and shrimp blocks, which satisfy the requirements for complete recycling.
Sub-goals:
1. To assess whether/how today's ""super sack"" can be recycled.
2. To test and further develop a solution that is under development by BEWI (Nordic ECObag).
3. To survey and assess alternative materials.
Keywords
Food quality;
Shrimp;
Fish;
Waste valorization;
Waste management;
Fishing industry;
Crustacean;
Technology;
Human health;
Seafood;
Packaging;
Food safety;
Shellfish;
Marine Region
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
1
Marine Region Map
