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Food Service and Packaging
Thinking Globally: Food Packaging
Means Food Preservation
When it comes to food service, polystyrene's unique combination of performance
and low cost does more than just keep food hot or cold. It presents a great
opportunity to help reduce global hunger. In the developed world, the volume
of food wasted before it reaches consumers is only 2%. But this figure rises
dramatically - up to 50% - in emerging nations where packaging, refrigeration
and distribution systems are limited. One recent report estimates that in
the former Soviet Union about one quarter of all food production is wasted
because of poor or non-existent packaging. As plastics packaging becomes
more widely introduced in developing countries, it will help preserve meagre
food supplies, minimise waste through spoilage, and protect against the
dangers caused by food-borne disease.
Protective Packaging
"In today's busy world, safe product delivery requires a strong and
efficient packaging material that can hold up under tough conditions. Expanded
polystyrene (EPS) protective packaging offers a broad range of physical
properties to the package designer and user. EPS offers superior insulation,
design versatility, and exceptional cushioning properties to protect against
shock and compression - yet it's extremely light in weight. Beyond these
benefits - and its competitive pricing - EPS can offer cost savings in design
and development, product assembly, and distribution."
From pharmaceuticals
and food to electronics
Dairy Packaging
For consumers living in those parts of the world where we take our food
supply for granted, it's all too easy to forget the critical role that plastics
packaging plays in ensuring the availability, protection and freshness of
the foods we consume in our daily lives. The use of polystyrene in dairy
packaging is a good example of the very effective use of plastics in the
food distribution chain, ensuring both hygiene and energy savings.
Using less energy
to perform better
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