Beverages
Nestle Pure Life
500ml PET
12
g
Total plastic weight
One of the world's lightest-weighted bottles, but still a single-use stream of ~50bn units per year.
32%
Recycle probability
450
Years to decompose

Material breakdown
2 components- PET bottle10g
- HDPE cap2g
Production footprint
Per unit36L
Water to produce
0.15kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- Aluminum bottled waterIndefinitely recyclable material with zero plastic content.0gplastic
- Aseptic carton (Tetra Pak)Paper-based structure reduces plastic weight by over 60%.4.5gplastic
- rPET lightweight bottleUltra-thin walls and recycled resin reduce virgin plastic footprint.9.2gplastic
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