REDUCING FOOD WASTE Food waste is a huge issue that the world is facing. It’s a long and complicated journey from farm to table, and 54% of food is lost between harvest and transportation. Packaging can play a large role in keeping food fresh during its journey. To learn more about agricultural packaging, check out our blog. http://bit.ly/1sOWZxk

1. Reducing Food Waste
Brad Zechman
PACK EXPO | November 2014

2. What is the largest
contributor to landfills
in United States?

3. Food waste
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Food!
Over 20% of U.S.
landfills are food

4. How many people
could we feed with
the food that is
wasted?

5. 2 BILLION
PEOPLE
COULD BE FED
FOR A YEAR

6. On a global bases, 1/3 of food produced for
humans is lost.
These losses are driven by: post-harvest transport, processing, spoilage and
damage during distribution, and loss at the consumption level.

7. And it’s not just limited to industrialized nations.

8. What is packaging’s
role in food waste?

9. Extending shelf life for perishable items.

10. Refrigeration life for items that need to breathe.

11. Rightsizing for portion/consumption size.

12. Protection in the supply chain
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Product protection.
Some products need to be transported vast
distances through complex supply chains.

13. H.B. Fuller solutions
Enabling our customers to create better package
designs that help prevent food waste.

14. Produce packaging
Benefits
• Highly breathable adhesive
• Package design flexibility
• Eliminates need for perforations
H.B. Fuller’s flexible packaging laminating
adhesives allow nearly invisible interaction of
the gas flow or oxygen transfer rate. This allows
designers to optimize their packages to the
specific life needed for the produce.

15. Reinforced corrugate
protects produce
Benefits
• Longer package life and
minimizes package crushing
• Maintains ventilation
• Maintains recyclability
• Can often reduce fiber utilization
H.B. Fuller’s adhesive coated Sesame® tapes are
used to reinforce corrugate in high stress areas.

16. Flex pack longer shelf life
Benefits
• Maximize barrier properties
• Utilize alternative materials
• Energy absorbing
• Reduced breakage
• Maintain seal
H.B. Fuller’s energy absorbing adhesives can
minimize spoilage or product loss due to seal
breakage during handling.

17. Eliminate outer packaging
Benefits
• Leverages standard pack size
• Enables bulk purchase
• Minimizes outer pack waste
• Unused pack stays fresh

18. Seal & re-seal packaging
Benefits
• Easy open
• Aging population
• Children
• Longer shelf life
• Functional packaging

19. H.B. Fuller can help connect you
with smarter, better, faster packaging.

20. We have packaging centers of excellence around the globe to
assist with your most challenging package adhesion situations.
Shanghai,
China
Lüneberg,
GermanySt. Paul,
MN
Mexico City,
Mexico

21. © H.B. Fuller Company, 2014 This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer by H.B. Fuller to sell or a warranty of any kind.
What are you
doing to reduce
food waste?