Life Cycle Analysis of food-quality polystyrene recycling options confirms significant CO2 savings
It shows excellent results for the three innovative recycling processes high purity mechanical recycling, dissolution and depolymerisation compared to the end-of-life option incineration and the production of virgin polystyrene.
- It shows excellent results for the three innovative recycling processes high purity mechanical recycling, dissolution and depolymerisation compared to the end-of-life option incineration and the production of virgin polystyrene.
- The LCA focused on closed loop recycling routes back to food contact quality:
High purity mechanical recycling of polystyrene feedstock from separate collection saves approx. - 80% of CO2 emissions compared to incineration and conventional production of virgin polystyrene.
- This LCA study of polystyrene was performed by the leading research institute Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH (NMB).