Plastic Footprint Calculator

Written by Great Medico

Updated September 25, 2026 1 min read

PET bottles

Planning weight: 20 g/item.

Plastic bags

Planning weight: 5.5 g/item.

Food wrappers

Planning weight: 2 g/item.

Yogurt containers

Planning weight: 10 g/item.

Cotton swabs

Planning weight: 0.2 g/item.

Detergent / cleaning-product bottles

Planning weight: 60 g/item.

Shampoo / cosmetics bottles

Planning weight: 25 g/item.

Refill packets

Planning weight: 15 g/item.

Toothbrushes

Planning weight: 20 g/item.

Toothpaste tubes

Planning weight: 13 g/item.

Take-away plastic boxes

Planning weight: 30 g/item.

Take-away plastic cups

Planning weight: 12 g/item.

Straws

Planning weight: 0.55 g/item.

Disposable cutlery

Planning weight: 5 g/item.

Plastic plates

Planning weight: 15 g/item.

Other plastics (toys, furniture, etc.)

Your Result

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Enter values and click Calculate.

Important: Item weights are planning averages, not measured product weights. For reporting, replace assumptions with product-specific mass data.

Annualizes 15 common plastic-item categories plus other plastic mass, then sums their estimated annual plastic weight.

How to use this calculator

Enter or select: PET bottles, Plastic bags, Food wrappers, Yogurt containers, Cotton swabs, Detergent / cleaning-product bottles, Shampoo / cosmetics bottles, Refill packets, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste tubes, and additional current-source controls. Then calculate to see the primary result and supporting metrics.

Method and limitations

Item weights are planning averages, not measured product weights. For reporting, replace assumptions with product-specific mass data.

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