FACTS
- Plastic loose fill can be reused.
- Over 30% of all EPS loose fill is reused.
- The minimum recycled content in EPS loose fill is 25%.
- Post-consumer recycled-content EPS loose fill is sold throughout
the United States.
- There are hundreds of collection sites for EPS loose
fill in the US.
- Collection centers report that, on average, 50% of their
loose fill needs are met with reusable loose fill donated
by consumers.
- EPS loose fill is non-toxic, inert and made without chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs).
- EPS loose fill is less than 1/4 of 1% of landfill volume.
- EPS loose fill is over 99.6% air.
- It takes 40% to 50% less energy to make EPS loose fill
than to make a comparable amount of paper packaging.
- Atmospheric emissions from the production of polystyrene
are only 1/2 to 1/3 of those from the production of a comparable
amount of paper.
- Waste water volume from polystyrene production is 1/3 of
that resulting from producing a comparable amount of paper.
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