Oral Care
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

Material breakdown
2 components- PE/AL laminate tube9.5g
- PP cap2.5g
Production footprint
Per unit36L
Water to produce
0.15kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- Compressed Toothpaste TabletsCompostable paper or glass jar packaging, zero plastic.0gplastic
- Mono-material HDPE Recyclable TubeFully recyclable in curbside streams, unlike AL laminates.11.5gplastic
- Aluminium Tube with PP CapInfinitely recyclable metal body reduces plastic by 80%.2.5gplastic
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