Study proves aluminium household foil a sustainable sandwich wrap option
An ideal partner for protection, convenience and efficiency
A study undertaken by IFEU (The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research) to measure the relative environmental performance of two different sandwich packs: aluminium household foil and a rigid plastic lunchbox, found that aluminium foil performs very favourably in terms of environmental impact and should be considered a sustainable and convenient alternative product for packed lunches. The IFEU project manager Frank Wellenreuther wrote in the recommendations section of the LCA: From an environmental point of view the aluminium foil performs no worse than the plastic box to which it is compared.
The environmental impacts due to the aluminium foil are lower than those of the plastic box in most relevant environmental impact categories and equal in the remaining ones ...
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