Compare the end-of-life emissions of burning versus recycling one tonne of tarpaulin.

Burn or recycle?

End-of-life choice for 1 tonne of used tarpaulin. Pick one to see the footprint.

Pick an option above.

Figures: burning ≈ +12.20 kgCO₂e, recycling ≈ −8.88 kgCO₂e per unit (HCC+ Advanced deck, slide 42; verified in Part 2 review). Recycling is a Scope 3 Cat 12 end-of-life entry. Open burning also releases toxic pollutants not captured in the CO₂e figure.