School
Clear Plastic Ruler
30cm standard
28
g
Total plastic weight
Brittle PS plastic snaps easily; hundreds of millions of these are produced for schools annually.
20%
Recycle probability
450
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
1 components- PS (Polystyrene)28g
Production footprint
Per unit84L
Water to produce
0.34kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
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