Environmental Impact Calculator
which is equivalent to:
- Based on the same volume of water consumed with Culligan products and with the most relevant comparator, such as 500 ml PET plastic water bottles, or water boiled in a kettle.
- Based on the total weight of plastic used in 500 ml PET plastic water bottles, minus the total weight of plastic used in Culligan product and packaging.
- Based on the carbon impact of the distance driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle, based on US EPA https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
- Based on the carbon impact of a 9 watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulb operated in Australia.
- Based on the carbon impact of the number of hours flown by Boeing 747-400 (used for long distance international flights), based on Carbon Independent https://www.carbonindependent.org/22.html
- Based on the carbon removal benefit of a medium growth coniferous or deciduous tree, planted in an urban setting and allowed to grow for 10 years, based on US EPA https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references#seedlings