Forschen für die Verpackung von morgen

The "Packaging Technology" department at the Fraunhofer-Institut für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Verpackung (ILV) (Fraunhofer Institute for Food Technology and Packaging), Munich, has specialized, among other things, in the following tasks: clear statements on quantities and shares of packaging in the total incidence of houshold refuse, the introduction of a holistic approach with respect to the environment, investigations of new strategies, technologies and materials for improving the environmental compatibility. Figures and statements are given on the following areas, among other things: trends in the packaging industry, minimization of packaging expenditure, waste incidence and shares of packaging materials, evaluation of packages, above all in the food sector, together with their possible development, degradability as well as recycling of plastics