RUOKO Home-delivered meals – smartly and sustainably

Goal 1: Packaging materials and solutions will be user friendly to use and recycle
Goal 2: Smart features of the package advice the end user how to sort and recycle the different parts
Goal 3: Package solutions are according to food legislation considering the materials and labelings
Goal 4: Package solutions enhance the sustainability and circular economy level of Pirkanmaa
Goal 5: Participating companies may set up an ecosystem of circular economy of take away -solutions in Pirkanmaa

Staying home during pandemic has accelerated the markets of take away food, both lunc and dinner time. However, after the meal the different packages, covers and boxes are quite big and difficult to know what is the material - is it plastic or board, possibly contains different aluminum etc film materials and coatings and linings. What to do with the empty package? In this project we target to tackle this problem. How to help the end user to get the information how to sort and recycle the material. Can the package be so clever that is speaks? And can we organize the logistics of separate lunch boxes to same neighbourhood to be combined to reduce the carbon print?