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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
Nestle Pure Life

Material breakdown

2 components
  • PET bottle10g
  • HDPE cap2g
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Production footprint

Per unit
36L
Water to produce
0.15kWh
Electricity to produce

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

Lower-impact alternatives

  • Aluminum bottled water
    Indefinitely recyclable material with zero plastic content.
    0g
    plastic
  • Aseptic carton (Tetra Pak)
    Paper-based structure reduces plastic weight by over 60%.
    4.5g
    plastic
  • rPET lightweight bottle
    Ultra-thin walls and recycled resin reduce virgin plastic footprint.
    9.2g
    plastic
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