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Lip Gloss Tube

10ml SAN tube with PP wand

18
g
Total plastic weight

Lip gloss tubes mix three plastics and a wand, recycling is effectively zero.

3%
Recycle probability
500
Years to decompose
Lip Gloss Tube

Material breakdown

3 components
  • SAN tube10g
  • PP wand6g
  • PP doe-foot tip2g
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Production footprint

Per unit
54L
Water to produce
0.22kWh
Electricity to produce

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

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