Reduce Your Plastic Calculator

Written by Great Medico

Updated September 25, 2026 1 min read

Current — PET bottles

Current — Plastic bags

Current — Food wrappers

Current — Yogurt containers

Current — Cotton swabs

Current — Detergent / cleaning-product bottles

Current — Shampoo / cosmetics bottles

Current — Refill packets

Current — Toothbrushes

Current — Toothpaste tubes

Current — Take-away plastic boxes

Current — Take-away plastic cups

Current — Straws

Current — Disposable cutlery

Current — Plastic plates

Current — other plastic mass

Advanced options Optional controls for deeper analysis

Goal — PET bottles

Goal — Plastic bags

Goal — Food wrappers

Goal — Yogurt containers

Goal — Cotton swabs

Goal — Detergent / cleaning-product bottles

Goal — Shampoo / cosmetics bottles

Goal — Refill packets

Goal — Toothbrushes

Goal — Toothpaste tubes

Goal — Take-away plastic boxes

Goal — Take-away plastic cups

Goal — Straws

Goal — Disposable cutlery

Goal — Plastic plates

Goal — other plastic mass

Your Result

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Ready to calculate

Enter values and click Calculate.

Important: Environmental impact equivalents use broad planning factors. They should not be interpreted as a product-specific life-cycle assessment.

Compares current and goal use by plastic category, then estimates annual plastic avoided plus modeled lifetime, carbon, energy, and wildlife-impact equivalents.

How to use this calculator

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

Method and limitations

Environmental impact equivalents use broad planning factors. They should not be interpreted as a product-specific life-cycle assessment.

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