Carbonle #6 — June 6, 2026
Today: rubbish, by the kilo
The order that day, lightest footprint to heaviest.
- 1A plastic bottleBuried, plastic just sits there. Making it cost carbon; landfilling it barely adds any.0.02 kg CO₂e / kg
- 2Grass clippingsGarden waste rots without air and gives off methane.0.14 kg CO₂e / kg
- 3A cardboard boxCardboard breaks down in a landfill and releases methane as it goes.0.29 kg CO₂e / kg
- 4A bag of household trashAn average mixed bin: some of it rots, some just sits there.0.4 kg CO₂e / kg
- 5Office paperDense paper, lots of it, all methane as it rots. The landfill heavyweight.1.38 kg CO₂e / kg