All news and insights from NEPSA.
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New HELCOM Guidelines for EPS and XPS: Practical Support for Sustainable Construction and Demolition
The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) has released new guidelines for the responsible handling of expanded (EPS) and extruded polystyrene (XPS) on construction…
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New HELCOM Guidelines Strengthen Sustainable Handling of EPS and XPS in Construction and Demolition
HELSINKI, 2025 — The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) has published new guidelines to support the sustainable handling of expanded (EPS) and extruded…
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Nordic EPS Alliance: Christmas Gathering 2025 – Invitation & Program
The Nordic EPS Alliance is pleased to invite members across the Nordic EPS associations to our annual Christmas gathering, taking place…
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Protective Packaging: Why Performance Matters More Than Material
A new factsheet from NEPSA and EUMEPS highlights the findings of a 2025 lifecycle study by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied…
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A case study in outsmarting System 1
When making decisions, our brains rely on two complementary systems. Psychologists call them System 1 (fast, automatic, intuitive) and System 2…
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New LCA Compares Fish Box Systems in Cold Chain Logistics
A new lifecycle assessment (LCA) by RDC Environment (2025) provides comprehensive evidence on the environmental performance of fish box systems used…
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Broken Glass, Broken Logic
As the INC-5.2 plastics treaty talks unfold in Geneva, a striking inconsistency emerges in public reasoning: we assign very different responsibility…
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When Sustainable Looks Wrong — But Isn’t
How perception, framing, and bias are reshaping packaging decisions Why are high-performing packaging solutions like EPS being deselected—despite strong life cycle…
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Plastic Treaty Talks Enter Final Stage — NEPSA Joins Geneva Delegation through Global EPS Alliance
From 5 to 14 August, negotiators meet in Geneva to resume the fifth and final round of UN treaty negotiations on…
