3. International Circular Packaging Conference
19-20 October 2023, Ljubljana (Slovenia) and online
Organized by:
The conference aimed to connect stakeholders from academia, industry, design studios, brand owners, and all involved in the packaging life cycle from the idea to the end-of-life stage. The main goals were to share knowledge, good practices, and ideas and make new connections in the transformation from a linear to a circular packaging supply chain.
The conference provided a great opportunity to take a holistic approach regarding circular and sustainable packaging.
With interesting presentations, real-life case studies, and workshops, new partnerships were expected to be created between and among academia and industry stakeholders.
Conference topics included, but were not limited to:
- Circular economy
- New innovative bio-based materials
- Sustainable and optimized packaging design
- Packaging, printing and converting
- Packaging supply chain optimization through innovative solution
- Consumer behavior on the way to circular packaging
- Life cycle analysis
- Packaging waste recycling, reusing and composting
Scientific committee:
Dr. Stephan Laske
Greiner Packaging, Austria
DI Herfried Lammer
Kompetenzzentrum Holz, Austria
Prof. dr. Dragoljub Novaković
Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Prof. dr. Branka Lozo
Faculty of Graphic Arts, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. dr. Gregor Radonjič
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Prof. dr Arif Özcan
Marmara University, Instabul, Turkey
Prof. dr. Branka Pilić
Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Milica Balaban
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Laszló Koltai
Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, Obudai University, Hungary
Prof. dr. Aleksandra Lobnik
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Dr. Urška Vrabič Brodnjak
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Barbara Prinčič
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Dr Miroslav Huskić
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Prof. dr Irena Pulko
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Dr. Blaž Nardin
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Dr. David Ravnjak
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
Dr. Urška Kavčič
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
Dr. Igor Karlovits
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
Organizing committee:
Dr. Blaž Nardin
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, FTPO
Dr. David Ravnjak
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
Mag. Silvester Bolka
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, FTPO
Msc. Maja Mešl
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, FTPO
Sara Jeseničnik
Faculty of Polymer Technology, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, FTPO
Dr. Gregor Lavrič
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
Dr. Urška Kavčič
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
Dr. Igor Karlovits
Pulp and Paper Institute, Slovenia, ICP
