{"id":5482,"date":"2023-01-09T09:06:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsv-pi.nl\/kunststof-verpakkingen-stoten-minder-co2-uit-dan-alternatieve-verpakkingen\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T09:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:18:01","slug":"plastic-packaging-results-in-less-co2-emissions-than-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsv-pi.nl\/en\/plastic-packaging-results-in-less-co2-emissions-than-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic packaging results in less CO2 emissions than alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: McKinsey research<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Large-scale research conducted by McKinsey shows:<\/strong>
The use of plastic packaging helps in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

This study showed that plastic packaging results in less CO2 emissions than alternative types of packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n

Research on CO2 emissions<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

McKinsey has conducted research on the CO2 emissions of different types of packaging and packaging materials. The McKinsey study<\/a> compared 14 plastic packaging types with alternative packaging made from such materials as cardboard, glass and cotton.<\/p>\n

‘EPS as a food packaging material generates 30% less CO2 emissions than the same type of packaging made of cardboard.’<\/em><\/p>\n

The results are unequivocal. Out of the 14 plastic packaging types that were studied, 13 were shown to generate significantly lower CO2 emissions compared to alternative packaging materials.<\/p>\n

In fact, using the particle foam EPS as a food packaging material generates 30% less CO2 emissions than the same type of packaging made of cardboard. Read the research results here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Prerequisite for low CO2 emissions<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

Packaging must be recyclable, which is the main prerequisite for low CO2 emissions. For recycling purposes, the best types of packaging are made from only one material; these are known as mono-materials.<\/p>\n

The particle foam EPS is a mono-material and infinitely recyclable. Would you like to know more about recycling EPS? Watch the video:<\/p>\n