Garden

Garden Hose

15m PVC hose with brass fittings

2200

Total plastic weight

PVC garden hoses leach plasticisers and are essentially non-recyclable.

Recycle probability

500

Years to decompose

Material breakdown

3 components

Per unit

6600L

Water to produce

26.41kWh

Electricity to produce

Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.

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