Food Packaging

Squeeze Ketchup Bottle

20oz PET bottle

Total plastic weight

Silicone valves in the flip cap contaminate PET recycling. Sauce residue makes most of these reject-grade at the sorter.

21%

Recycle probability

450

Years to decompose

Material breakdown

3 components

Per unit

114L

Water to produce

0.46kWh

Electricity to produce

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

Glass bottle with metal twist cap
Indefinitely recyclable glass, zero plastic content.
0g
plastic
Molded fiber bottle with PE liner
Compostable outer shell, 85% less plastic by weight.
4.5g
plastic
High-barrier laminate flexible pouch
Reduced raw material usage compared to rigid bottles.
11.2g
plastic

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