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USB Adapter Blister
Adapter in PET blister
42
g
Total plastic weight
Heat-sealed blister cards bury small adapters in plastic ten times their volume.
3%
Recycle probability
500
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
3 components- PET blister24g
- Cardboard backing6g
- PC adapter body12g
Production footprint
Per unit126L
Water to produce
0.51kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- Adapter in paperboard slipFolded card retains the adapter.10gplastic
- Tin-cased multi-adapterSteel tin with multiple adapter ports.30gplastic
- Pre-installed module on deviceSkip the dongle entirely.0gplastic
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