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Our Working Lives and the Future of Food: Innovations in Edible Packaging

Exploring how sustainable food packaging can transform the way we live and work

Date & time
7 November 2025 | 10.00-16.00

Event format

Attend event in person

Event type

Exhibition, Participatory interactive event

Event topic

Environment, Health and wellbeing, Technology and us

Audience

All

Academic discipline

Environmental planning, Science and technology studies

Venue

Plymouth Indoor Market 

What's on offer?

A full-day, drop-in community event on Friday 7 November 2025, 10:00–16:00 at Plymouth Indoor Market. The programme includes interactive workshops, live demonstrations, tasting sessions, short talks, and creative activities that showcase edible packaging innovations and their real-world applications.

What's it about?

This event explores the potential of edible packaging to reduce plastic waste, protect ecosystems, and reshape everyday practices in the food sector and beyond. Visitors will discover how sustainable packaging can transform workplaces, homes, and communities while supporting innovation and new opportunities for businesses

Who's leading the event?

Led by Rachel Adeoba, University of Plymouth researcher in edible packaging.

Open to

Open to all. No registration required – just drop in.

Of particular interest to

Of particular interest to food workers, small business owners, chefs, café owners, packaging designers, industry professionals, and anyone passionate about sustainability and reducing plastic waste.

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