Estimated carbon footprint, loss of natural habitat potential for one year, loss of plant and animal life potential for one year, and extinction potential, from making, packaging, shipping and/or using these products or services. ———– + Except for CO2 emissions, estimates are based on Habitat, Life, Extinction Formulas v2 by the XOEarth Team. + Estimates do not include the possible long-term ecological effects of climate change and persistent toxins. Formulas use “human appropriated net primary production (HANPP)” to “CO2 emissions” correlation. ———– 1 kg(kilogram) = 2.2 lb(pounds) 1 m^2(square meter) = 10.8 ft^2(square feet) 1 km(kilometers) = .62 mi(miles) 1 liter = .26 gallons |
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| laundry detergent (liquid) ecofx of using this detergent to do one average load of laundry CO2 from Tesco via wsj.com [[#ref1]] |
Product materials.
? |
CO2 released to make this product for one load of laundry.
.7 kg |
Loss of natural habitat potential for one year to make this product for one load of laundry.
.54 m^2 |
Loss of native plant and animal life potential for one year to make this product for one load of laundry.
1.6 kg |
How many times using this product to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
279 million |
| laundry detergent (liquid-concentrated) ecofx of using this detergent to do one average load of laundry CO2 from Tesco via wsj.com [[#ref1]] |
Product materials.
? |
CO2 released to make this product for one load of laundry.
.6 kg |
Loss of natural habitat potential for one year to make this product for one load of laundry.
.46 m^2 |
Loss of native plant and animal life potential for one year to make this product for one load of laundry.
1.4 kg |
How many times using this product to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
325 million |
| laundry detergent (powdered) ecofx of using this detergent to do one average load of laundry CO2 from Tesco via wsj.com [[#ref1]] |
Product materials.
? |
CO2 released to make this product for one load of laundry.
.8 kg |
Loss of natural habitat potential for one year to make this product for one load of laundry.
.63 m^2 |
Loss of native plant and animal life potential for one year to make this product for one load of laundry.
1.9 kg |
How many times using this product to trigger 1 potential species extinction.
238 million |
Summary: The CO2 emissions from a liquid laundry detergent used to wash an average load of laundry is about .7 kilograms (1.5 pounds).[[#ref1]] The loss of natural habitat potential for one year from a liquid laundry detergent used to wash an average load of laundry is about .5 square meters (5.8 square feet) based on Primary_production correlations.
==References==
1. Six Products, Six Carbon Footprints
Wall Street Journal
==Ecomedia==
==External links==
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry_detergent
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