Ep 01: How Sustainability Makes our Food Supply Safer and Fresher

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Unpacking Food Tech

Industry Dive

3 episodes

3 months ago

Welcome to Unpacking Food Tech, a podcast series that brings you the facts on the circular economy that can help you see things in a clearer light—and give you messages you can share with others.

In this three-part series, Food Dive’s Brand Studio will speak with experts in the food industry to debunk myths and bring you information you need to know to help reduce your carbon footprint and make smarter purchasing decisions.

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Ep 01: How Sustainability Makes our Food Supply Safer and Fresher

Unpacking Food Tech

47 minutes

5 years ago

Ep 01: How Sustainability Makes our Food Supply Safer and Fresher

In this first episode (of a three-part series), experts Scott Byrne from Tetra Pak and Peter Canepa with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality debunk some of the common myths plaguing the food industry regarding packaging sustainability, including areas related to whether packaging is:
- Recyclable
- Biodegradable
- Reusable
- Compostable

Additional resources from Episode 1:
- Material Attributes of Packaging: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/production/Pages/Materials-Attributes.aspx
- Environmental Footprints of Foods: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/food/Pages/Product-Category-Level-Footprints.aspx
- Specific Report on Packaging and Food Waste: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/PEF-Packaging-FullReport.pdf
- Contact Tetra Pak: https://www.tetrapak.com/us/contact
- Sustainable Packaging Coalition Essentials of Sustainable Packaging Course: https://sustainablepackaging.org/projects/esp/
- Carton Council Report: https://www.recyclecartons.com/americans-agree-recycling-is-important-and-should-be-a-priority/