Supporting University of Exeter’s research to address impact of plastics
After discovering that WRAP and INCPEN had commissioned Valpak to create the material flow report PackFlow, using EPIC data, ExeMPLaR – a Multidisciplinary Plastics Research Hub led by the University of Exeter, contacted us to see if they could use our data for their own academic research.
The hub uses circular economy principles to address the accumulation, impact and costs of plastics in the environment, whilst maintaining applications for multiple high value purposes. They now use anonymised EPIC data to help finalise their research efforts.
Engaging with other academics
We realise that the information our EPIC database holds could be of value to other academics, who could use some of our data for their research.
We have contacted several other university academics within relevant institutional departments and sectors, such as engineering, environmental sciences and university research hubs, to establish whether our data could be used in future studies. So far, we have engaged with four prospective universities.
With ever-growing public interest in packaging – from circularity, single use plastics, alternative packaging materials and reduced packaging around products – we are confident that more academics in the future will be keen to invest in our EPIC data.
Interested in using our data?
If you are interested in using our data in your academic research, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our Data Insights team on 03450 682 572 or email data.insights@valpak.co.uk
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