4. International Circular Packaging Conference
2025, Ljubljana (Slovenia) and online
Organized by:
The aim of the conference is to connect different stakeholders from academia, industry, design studios, brand owners and all involved in the packaging life cycle from idea to end of life stage. Main goals are to share knowledge, good practices, ideas and to make new connections in the transformation from linear to circular packaging supply chain.
The conference is a great opportunity to have a holistic approach regarding circular and sustainable packaging.
With interesting presentations, real life case studies and workshops we expect to create new partnerships between and among academia and industry stakeholders.
Conference topics include, but are 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 a way to circular packaging
- Life cycle analysis
- Packaging waste recycling, reusing and composting
Registration, abstract submission and deadlines
Deadlines for the conference in 2025 are still to be announced.
Abstract submission:
For Author: after the organizing and reviewing committee accepts your paper please send the full paper according to Style guidelines. Please use the Template paper provided.
All papers will be reviewed and will be published in the peer reviewed conference proceedings, which will be printed and published with DOI and ISBN numbers.
Other forms of submissions and presentations are also possible (case studies, design concepts) but will not be included in the conference proceedings as a reviewed article.
Conference registration fee:
Onsite both days - 275 € + VAT
Onsite one day - 175 € + VAT
Online both days - 120 € + VAT
Online one day - 85 € + VAT
The onsite conference fee includes all printed materials and proceedings, refreshments (food and drinks) during the conference and the conference dinner.
The online conference fee includes all the materials and proceedings in e-version (printed on demand).
Conference venue: Pulp and Paper Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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
Organizining 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
