Food Packaging

Ritz Crackers Sleeve

200g LDPE sleeve

Total plastic weight

Internal cracker sleeves are made of thin films that clog recycling machinery and aren't collected curbside.

Recycle probability

500

Years to decompose

Material breakdown

1 components

Per unit

36L

Water to produce

0.15kWh

Electricity to produce

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

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