The Information below reflects CO2 emissions relating to the manufacture of pulp/cardboard and plastic drink carriers.
			Figures calculated using information provided by..
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				to counter climate change"
	With environmental issues at the forefront of everyone’s mind these days it is important to weight up the pro’s & con’s of products that we use on a day to day basis. We are offering a sturdy, strong re-usable drinks carrier which is a real alternative to the cardboard drinks carriers that are pumped out by the million each day. Our product is offered in the same way as supermarkets are now offering a ‘Bags For Life’ to reduce the hundreds of millions of carrier bags that are dumped in land fill sites each week. These bags are far heavier duty than standard bags, as you would expect for a bag that is going to be used every week. Of course, they cost considerably more to manufacture along with the inevitable use of more energy (kWh/CO2), but in this case is a ‘one time’ cost both to the customer and environment.
	You could argue that pulp/cardboard drinks carriers will rot away in landfill sites very quickly or a very small percentage will be recycled as new carriers. This is true, but the area we are more concerned about is the CO2 emissions created by relentless re-manufacturing of cardboard carriers, only to be used once and thrown away.
	Calculations below reflect CO2 emissions (carbon footprint) relating to the manufacture of pulp, cardboard & plastic drinks carriers. (These figures DO NOT include the CO2 emission output created by the trucks delivering the pulp/cardboard carriers throughout each year.) This page contains a simple carbon calculations based upon the recommended conversion factors provided by Defra as part of its Environmental Reporting Guidelines. A simple carbon calculator can be found at: www.nef.org.uk
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	Your current cost per cardboard carrier (default 2 pence):.
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	Number of stores/retail outlets in your group:.
	The price you charge your customers if any (default zero):.
*The number of regular customers, YOU think may use a single store:.
	The number of times YOU think they may visit in a 7 day period:.
* Customers that would pick up 2 or more drinks and require a carrier
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		Total Customer Figures (5 year period)
		Pulp/cardboard carrier		1 week	12 months	5 years
		Carriers given out
		Purchase Price
		CO2 output (tonnes)					Tonnes
		Plastic carriers
		Total Purchase Price:
		Total Selling Price:
		Total Profit:
		CO2 output (tonnes)					Tonnes
Your drinks carrier usage (over 5 years):					only counting regular customers!!
		Your extra cost... or profit (savings):
		Your Potential		REDUCTION:
		Our calculation: based on National Energy Foundation
		kWh mains electricity
		(using average emissions factor)
		KWh	Conversion Factor	kgCO2 per hour	Products per hour	kgCO2 per carrier
		Plastic Carriers
		25.4	0.52	13.28	110	0.0001207
		Pulp/Cardboard carriers
		37.5	0.52	19.61	3000	O.0000065
		Pulp/cardboard carrier
		CO2 output (tonnes) per carrier		O.0000065
		Plastic carriers
		CO2 output (tonnes) per carrier		0.0001208
		More information available at: www.nef.org.uk