A backpack: carbon footprint

A backpack comes in at about 16 kg CO₂e (one bag, made).

Of the 16 things you buy Carbonle tracks, A backpack sits at #9 from the lightest — mid-pack.

This is the one-off cost of making the thing, before you use it. It's why a reusable tote only wins after many trips, and why a phone's footprint is the factory, not the charger.

Synthetic fabric, zips and a frame. More than you'd think for a bag.

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Figures from Derived from textile cradle-to-gate factors, licensed estimate.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.