Our Impact

Thank you for joining our journey to reduce Plastic Waste

This page will be dedicated to providing full transparency on our impact on the world & how much waste we have redirected from landfills!

To date, we have accomplished the following:

  • 1,384 lbs

    Of Plastic Collected in 2023

  • 31,384

    Containers diverted from the Landfill

General Product Stats

The full collection of our products and their impact (rough estimate as the products are all hand-made).

 Product  Plastic(kg) Takeout Container Equivalent * CO2(kgs) ** # of Smart Phones Charged ***
Coasters (4 Pack) 0.160 8
0.1728		  19.52

Soap Dish

 0.100 5 0.108 12.2

Mini Charcuterie Board

 0.375 18.75
0.405		 45.75

How we calculated our products stats can be referred below.

Can you guess the percent of plastic recycled in Canada?

Only 9% of plastic is recycled.

Can you guess when Ontario will run out of landfill space?

Based on current projection, Ontario will run out of landfill space by 2032.

Learn More

Take a look at publications by the Canadian Government & the Ontario Waste Management Association to learn more:

http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En4-366-1-2019-eng.pdf

https://www.owma.org/articles/2019-owma-landfill-report

Product Stat Calculations

For Product stat calcuations, we used the following references:

* 1 Takeout container = 20g

** 1kg of Plastic recycled is estimated to saving 1.08kg of CO2. References: https://changeit.app/blog/recycle-matters/ & https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-link-between-plastic-use-and-climate-change-nitty-gritty

*** 1kg of CO2 = 122 Smart Phones Charged (https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator)