Sports
Shuttlecock Tube
6 nylon shuttles in PP tube
62
g
Total plastic weight
Plastic shuttles ship inside plastic tubes, both end up in club bins.
5%
Recycle probability
450
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
3 components- PP tube36g
- Nylon shuttles24g
- PE cap2g
Production footprint
Per unit186L
Water to produce
0.75kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- Feather shuttles in cardboard tubeNatural feathers, paper tube.6gplastic
- Refill shuttles in paper sleevePlastic-free refill packaging.2gplastic
- Reusable PP tube + refillsTube reused, refills in paper sachet.4gplastic
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