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Whitening Toothpaste

100ml laminate tube

12
g
Total plastic weight

Multi-layer tubes mix plastic and aluminium foil. Almost no municipal facility can separate them, nearly all are landfilled or incinerated.

4%
Recycle probability
500
Years to decompose
Whitening Toothpaste

Material breakdown

2 components
  • PE/AL laminate tube9.5g
  • PP cap2.5g
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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

  • Compressed Toothpaste Tablets
    Compostable paper or glass jar packaging, zero plastic.
    0g
    plastic
  • Mono-material HDPE Recyclable Tube
    Fully recyclable in curbside streams, unlike AL laminates.
    11.5g
    plastic
  • Aluminium Tube with PP Cap
    Infinitely recyclable metal body reduces plastic by 80%.
    2.5g
    plastic
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