Document Category: Reports, analysis and data

This factsheet presents results from the 2025 TNO lifecycle study comparing EPS, EPP, corrugated cardboard, and moulded pulp in protective packaging. It shows that EPS achieves the lowest overall climate impact in both television and washing machine transport, thanks to its low weight, resilience, and recyclability. The study highlights that protecting products and reducing damage

This fact sheet summarises the results of a comparative lifecycle assessment (LCA) conducted by RDC Environment in 2025. The study evaluates multiple fish box systems used in chilled seafood logistics, including single-use expanded polystyrene (EPS), laminated cardboard, and reusable plastic formats. It assesses each packaging type based on standardised environmental metrics, system-wide logistics, and end-of-life

Developed for UN Plastic Treaty negotiations by the Danish EPS Association, October 2023.

Report documenting EPS recycling at scale in at least 38 countries. EPS_recycled_at_scale_and_in_practice_Final_May_23

Global recycling of EPS December 2022