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Environmental Impact Calculator

Based on the Fraunhofer-study "The sustainability of Packaging Systems for Fruit and Vegetable Transport in Europe based on Life-Cycle-Analysis".

Environmental Impact Calculator - Documentation

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Please, enter the details of a single transport or your yearly production and select the shares of the one-way and returnable packaging.
The concerned packaging has a capacity of around 15 kg: size 600x400x240mm

Share of cardboard boxes (%)

Share of plastic crates (%)

Fillings per plastic crate (kg)

value of goods per plastic crate (€)

Lifetime of plastic crates (years)

Fillings per year (number)

This means, each plastic crate will be used 100 times.

Definition of pool composition

Number of transports using cardboard boxes according to defined pool composition
Number of transports using plastic crates according to defined pool composition
Total number of transports

Definition der Lebensdauer der Mehrwegtransportbehälter und Anzahl der Rotation pro Kiste und Jahr

Results: Environmental Impacts		100% plastic crate (returnable)	100% cardboard box (one-way)
Contribution to Greenhouse Effect	kg CO2-Equivalent
Contribution to Overfertilization	kg PO4-Equivalent
Contribution to the Ozone Hole	kg R11-Equivalent
Contribution to Summer Smog	kg C2H4-Equivalent
Contribution to Acid Rain	kg SO2-Equivalent

Environmental Impacts according to defined pool composition		absolute plastic crate (returnable)	absolute cardboard box (one-way)	Total
Contribution to Greenhouse Effect	kg CO2-Equivalent
Contribution to Overfertilization	kg PO4-Equivalent
Contribution to the Ozone Hole	kg R11-Equivalent
Contribution to Summer Smog	kg C2H4-Equivalent
Contribution to Acid Rain	kg SO2-Equivalent

Savings potential in case of change to 100% plastic crates compared to defined pool composition		relative in %	absolute
Contribution to Greenhouse Effect	kg CO2-Equivalent
Contribution to Overfertilization	kg PO4-Equivalent
Contribution to the Ozone Hole	kg R11-Equivalent
Contribution to Summer Smog	kg C2H4-Equivalent
Contribution to Acid Rain	kg SO2-Equivalent

Savings compared to 100% cardboard boxes according to defined pool composition		relative in %	absolute
Contribution to Greenhouse Effect	kg CO2-Equivalent
Contribution to Overfertilization	kg PO4-Equivalent
Contribution to the Ozone Hole	kg R11-Equivalent
Contribution to Summer Smog	kg C2H4-Equivalent
Contribution to Acid Rain	kg SO2-Equivalent

Environmental Impact Calculator

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Definition of pool composition

Results: Environmental Impacts

Environmental Impacts according to defined pool composition

Savings potential in case of change to 100% plastic crates compared to defined pool composition

Savings compared to 100% cardboard boxes according to defined pool composition