Eco Stats
Switching to Vegware products offers real environmental benefits. We think it's important to know what these are. Our invoices now include key information. Here's what it is, and how we calculate it....
Carbon saved
Per kilo of resin, the carbon footprint of conventional plastic (PET) is 3.4kg, whereas for our bioplastic (PLA) it's 0.75kg1. We assume that we are swapping a PLA product for an equivalent plastic product which was made in the same place and transported in the same way, which gives us a carbon saving of 2.65kg per kilo of finished product. Our invoices show the carbon saved from switching to a clean bioplastic.
Virgin material saved
Many of our products are made from recycled material. We track the total weight of non-virgin material used for each order.
Potential landfill diversion
As the cost of landfill goes up, and the cost of organics recycling goes down, more and more of our clients are implementing food and packaging waste collections. We believe that it's important to understand the amount of material which can find new benefits after use.
These three measures are shown on all invoices, and statements with monthly totals can be found by logging into your account. We are also happy to email or send these on request.
1. Industrial Biotechnology, Volume 3, Number 1, 2007, Page 58-81. “The eco-profiles for current and near-future NatureWorks polylactide (PLA) production”. Vink E.T.H. et all.
