Food Packaging
Single-Serve Yogurt Cup
150g PP cup
7
g
Total plastic weight
Tiny PP pots are too small for most sorting machines to capture and the foil lid is rarely separated. Almost all are landfilled.
9%
Recycle probability
450
Years to decompose
Material breakdown
3 components- PP cup5g
- Aluminium foil lid1g
- Paperboard sleeve1g
Production footprint
Per unit21L
Water to produce
0.09kWh
Electricity to produce
Estimated upstream manufacturing footprint per unit, based on resin LCA averages.
Lower-impact alternatives
- Thermoformed K3 Cardboard-Plastic CupUltra-thin plastic liner with structural removable cardboard wrap.3.2gplastic
- Glass Jar with Metal Lid100% plastic-free materials and fully infinitely recyclable.0gplastic
- Compostable PLA CupPlant-based bioplastic certified for industrial composting facilities.0gplastic
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