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The carbon footprint of a berry tray made of MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB was negative for the studied life cycle
RECYCLING SCENARIO The United States
RECYCLING SCENARIO Europe
Climate Change*
Climate Change*
0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03
0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03
PET tray
r-PET tray
MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB
PET tray
r-PET tray
MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB
Raw materials & production
Coating, converting & forming
Raw materials & production
Coating, converting & forming
EoL (Eurostat 2021)
Total
EoL (EPA 2018)
Total
*IPCC GWP 100 incl. Biogenic CO 2 , Land use change
*IPCC GWP 100 incl. Biogenic CO 2 , Land use change
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With 100% incineration the carbon footprint of a berry tray made of MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB is clearly lower than that of a tray made of R-PET
Climate Change*
What is MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB all about? • A dispersion coated barrier paperboard with a medium barrier against grease and moisture • Lightweight; can be recycled in paper or paperboard waste streams according to local recycling schemes • Brightest OBA-free board on the market, with excellent printability
0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00 -0.02 -0.04
-91% -87%
FOR fresh food, dry food, frozen food and selected food service applications
PET tray
r-PET tray
MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB
Raw materials & production EoL (100% incineration)
Coating, converting & forming Total
*IPCC GWP 100 incl. Biogenic CO 2 , Land use change
Technical reports and third-party verifications can be found on Metsä Board’s website.
IN A SIMPLIFIED SCENARIO where all trays were incinerated at the end of their life cycle the carbon footprint of paperboard trays was 87–91% lower than that of trays made of plastic. This scenario did not take the notably higher recycling rates of paperboard into ac- count which further underlines the climate benefits of paperboard.
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