Beauty
Hand Cream Tube
75ml laminate tube
16
g
Total plastic weight
Squeeze tubes hide aluminum-plastic laminate that is rarely recycled.
3%
Recycle probability
500
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
2 components- PE/AL laminate tube12g
- PP cap4g
Production footprint
Per unit48L
Water to produce
0.2kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
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