Example: The green bag, 80 grams in weight HDPE Plastic compared with the thin (HDPE) shopping bag when entered into the Environment produces small particles causing the death of our sea life when air born also killing Insects and blocked drainages (less now due to recycling) E.g. 7 thin shopping bags used per week, compared with the reusable and washable green bag with a life expectancy of 12 months in this example. | ||||||||||
Note | Times/Hours/Amount Used | Days Per Week Used | Days Used in One Year | Consumption of Resource | Total Use of Resource | Cost of Resource Per Unit | Total Resource Cost in One Year | Estimated Implementation Cost | Estimated Savings in Five Years | Estimate Pay Off Time |
Without Implementation | 1x 4g HDPE Thin Plastic Bag | 7 Days | 365 Days | 1.46 Kg of HDPE per person per Year | 27 million 600 Thousand Kg of HDPE Plastic | Cost Included In The cost of The goods | $ 0.00 to the Retailer | $ 0.00 to the Retailer | 20 Million Population Use an Estimated 1725 Bags per person In 5 years (Australia) | Plastic + Energy Wasted On Landfill + Eco system Damage |
With Implementation | 1x80g HDPE Green Bag | 7 Days | 365 Days | 0.080 Kg of HDPE per person per Year | 1 million 600 Thousand Kg of HDPE Plastic | $ 2.00 | Invest $ 2.00 per year And help Minimize Damage to the EcoSystem We are Part of | $ 2.00 per Year to the Consumer | 122 million Kg of HDPE Plastic Saved | One reusable Green Bag 80 grams of HDPE Used = Less wild Life killed And less Eco System Damage + Energy Saved |