Lots of companies publish a carbon figure. Few show the maths. Here is ours, line by line, from our real 2025 factory data - including what isn't verified yet.

HONESTY LABEL - READ BEFORE THE NUMBERS

These are our own calculations, prepared following EN 15804+A2 principles from measured 2025 factory data. They have not yet been verified by an independent third party. A formal, externally verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is in preparation, and we will publish it - and correct this page if anything changes.

Every product has a carbon footprint: the greenhouse gas released while making it, measured in kilograms of CO₂-equivalent (CO₂e). Making 1 kg of virgin (brand-new) plastic emits roughly 2.1 kg of CO₂e - more than double its own weight in greenhouse gas. Here's what making 1 kg of our recycled lumber emits, and exactly why.

Cradle-to-gate (A1-A3). Comparator: virgin HDPE, published values ~2.0-2.3 kg CO₂e/kg. Industry range: published recycled polyolefin profile data.

Our figure counts everything from raw material to the factory gate: the materials themselves (A1), lorries bringing them in (A2), and the electricity used to make the product (A3). It does not include delivery to you - we report that separately (about 0.192 kg CO₂e/kg from Hungary to Scotland today, dropping ~85% once UK production starts).

Notice something? The plastic itself contributes zero. That isn't a trick - it's the internationally agreed rule: waste that has already served its first life carries no manufacturing burden into its second. The carbon cost of our product is really the cost of colouring it, moving it and powering the factory.

A 65 kg garden bench works out at roughly 9 kg of CO₂e to manufacture. For scale, that's about the same as driving a typical petrol car 50 km - one trip from Glasgow to Stirling. Making the same bench from virgin plastic would emit around 135 kg - fifteen times more.

Self-calculated figures, however careful, are still homework we marked ourselves. So we're commissioning a full ISO 14040/14044 lifecycle assessment leading to a published, independently verified EPD under EN 15804+A2 - the same standard used across the UK construction industry. Our factory is collecting the 12 months of structured data the verifiers require. When the verified numbers land, they replace these, whichever direction they move.

Questions or challenges welcome

If you're a specifier, buyer or just curious and want the full calculation workbook, we'll send it. If you spot an error, even better - tell us and we'll fix it publicly.

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Scope: cradle-to-gate (modules A1-A3), 2025 production year, prepared to EN 15804+A2 principles. Figures are self-declared and not yet third-party verified; a formal EPD is in preparation. Green-electricity variants (0.088 coloured / 0.018 grey Eco) will be reported once Guarantee of Origin certificates are confirmed by our supplier. Car comparison based on a typical petrol car at ~0.17 kg CO₂e/km (UK Government 2024 factors)