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WHAT IS A CARBON FOOTPRINT?

Carbon footprint is used to describe the climate impact of a product over its entire life cycle.
A calculation is made based on, e.g. type of material of the product, the energy used in manufactur-
ing, transport, use phase and end-of-life handling.

The carbon footprint should be used with care since it is a simplified study of a complex reality. It
does not describe the problem of plastics in the sea or use of chemicals and is dependent on facts
like type of energy used and waste handling infrastructure.

A plant-based product may theoretically reach a zero carbon footprint when only renewable energy is
used in the chain. A fossil-based plastic does not have this potential.

PRODUCTS RESEARCH BA-

For packaging material the carbon footprint of the There are numerous studies that calculate
product is consistently lower than for the goods the carbon footprint according to the
they protect. For plastic products, the transport is ISO standard ISO 14044. There are data-
typically less than 10% of the overall footprint, also bases to give the average findings of these
when shipped from China to Europe. studies. The numbers shown are calculated
by an independent partner, South Pole.
Calculations show that for Duni products for the
same use, bagasse and paper products have the
lowest carbon footprint.

Carbon dioxide emissions from a Duni product life cycle are typically divided into:

Raw materials Manufacturing of Transport of Product
manufacturing finished product finished product end-of-life

Recyclability of Duni materials:

PE, PP,
PLA Bagasse PS PET

Low High
Recyclability Recyclability

Coated Paper Uncoated Paper,
& Cardboard Cardboard,
Grass Paper