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Polystyrene Cups: The Right Choice for Fleischmann Fine Foods Dave Madden, Keith Leyendecker Max Maschewske, Ryan King. Dense Polystyrene Cups . Life Cycle Assessment Manufacturing Disposal Cost Customer Opinion. Life Cycle Assessment. Manufacturing. Acquisition of Raw Materials
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Polystyrene Cups: The Right Choice for Fleischmann Fine FoodsDave Madden, Keith LeyendeckerMax Maschewske, Ryan King
Dense Polystyrene Cups • Life Cycle Assessment • Manufacturing • Disposal • Cost • Customer Opinion
Manufacturing • Acquisition of Raw Materials • Deforestation vs. Oil Extraction • Cost of Production • Power Usage • Water Usage • Pollution
Disposal • Landfill disposal • Groundwater contamination • Addition of mass/volume to landfill • Recycling concerns • Heat recovered from incineration • Twice the amount from polystyrene • 17,800 BTU/lb (polystyrene) vs. 7,500BTU/lb (paper)
Cost • Polystyrene cups offer savings of $26,000 every year. • Over 5 years this equates to a savings of $130,000.
Customer Opinion • Survey Results
The only environmental and cost effectivesolution to FFFC is Dense Polystyrene Cups.