Personal Care

Hair Gel Plastic Tub

150ml tub

Total plastic weight

Wide-mouth tubs are highly recyclable, but the thick walls represent a high volume of virgin plastic for a lifestyle product.

90%

Recycle probability

450

Years to decompose

Material breakdown

2 components

Per unit

84L

Water to produce

0.34kWh

Electricity to produce

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

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