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Packaging Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

Life Cycle Benefits

When choosing Foam-Control EPS you are getting a material with built-in features that provide environmental benefits over other protective packaging products.

Life Cycle Analysis

A life cycle analysis by InFo Kunststoff e.V. compared EPS to corrugated cardboard. The study quantified the energy use, global warming potential, air pollution, and water pollution associated with 1 cubic meter of EPS packaging or corrugated cardboard packaging.

Results

Summary

Results of the study clearly demonstrate the environmental benefits of EPS packaging when compared to corrugated cardboard packaging.

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