EPS, an ecological material
98% air +2% material à 100% recyclable
- Light, reduces the petrol consumption during transport
- Neutral and inert, doesn’t pollute the soil, the air or the ground water
Its transformation process:
- doesn’t use much energy and generates no waste
- needs few water
- produces no greenhouse gases like CFC or HFC
- No impact on the ozone layer
Some descriptive examples:
1. 240 kg of petrol used for the manufacturing of EPS help to save 180.000 liters of domestic fuel to heat a house (Values calculated for a house that is entirely isolated with 300 m² EPS for floors, walls and roofs for a conventional life of 50 years – Source Promo PSE)
2. The use of EPS in the insulation of a building helps to reduce up to 50% of the CO2 emissions
3. The use of EPS for packaging remarkably reduces the petrol consumption of trucks
4. The basic component of EPS, the styrene monomer, is naturally present in food: strawberries, nuts or green beans.
