LCA of foamy polystyrene trays for fresh-meat packaging

Researchers at the University of Foggia in Italy performed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of foamy polystyrene (PS) trays used for fresh meat packaging. The study highlighted that the highest environmental impacts come from PS-granule production and electricity consumption.
The authors underscored that there are no margins for improvement in the production of the granules and in the transport of the material inputs involved as well as of the trays to users. On the contrary, changing the energy source into a renewable one (by installing, for instance, a wind power plant) would enable a 14% damage reduction. An article about the research is published in Food Research International.
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