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Philadelphia Cream Cheese

200g tub

14
g
Total plastic weight

Mono-material PP is recyclable in theory but food contamination usually sends it to landfill.

28%
Recycle probability
450
Years to decompose
Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Material breakdown

2 components
  • PP tub11g
  • PP lid3g
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Production footprint

Per unit
42L
Water to produce
0.17kWh
Electricity to produce

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

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