A toaster: carbon footprint

A toaster comes in at about 5 kg CO₂e (one toaster, made).

Of the 16 things you buy Carbonle tracks, A toaster sits at #7 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.

Small appliance, but the metal and wiring still cost something to make.

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Figures from Simplified toaster LCA (2020), licensed estimate.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.