Environmental impact calculator
We aspire to be the world’s number one sustainable premium drinking water solutions provider. Committed to finding new ways to improve both our social and environmental impact, we want to help you to do the same.
We’ve partnered with Edge Environment to develop this calculation tool, so that you can dive in and explore the environmental impact of using your Zip HydroTap.
Enter your desired water type and duration of HydroTap use to understand your impact on the environment.
Using a Zip HydroTap
Boiling
Over 1 years
Compared to 500ml of
tap water boiled in a kettleYou will save
0
500ml single-use plastic bottles1
0
Kilograms of plastic2
-164
Kilograms of CO2 eq
Which is equivalent to
-657
Kilometres driven by car3
-19,279
Hours of LED lightbulb use4
-1
Hours flown by plane5
-2
Tree seedlings grown for 10 years6
Methodology
We conducted an independent-expert reviewed, ISO 14040-44 conforming Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of our award-winning HydroTap products. This LCA analysed the climate impact and resource use of our HydroTap products across their full life cycle, including acquisition of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, usage, and disposal, and compared these impacts to relevant alternative products.
Peer-reviewed report available upon request.
Data presented is based on Australia Region
1. Based on the same volume of water consumed with Zip products and vs 500 ml PET plastic water bottles.
2. Based on the total weight of plastic used in 500 ml PET plastic water bottles, minus the total weight of plasitc used in ZIP product and packaging.
3. Distance driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle, based on US EPA https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
4. Based on a 9 watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulb operated in Australia
5. Hours flown by Boeing 747-400 (used for long distance international flights), based on Carbon Independent https://www.carbonindependent.org/22.html
6. A medium growth coniferous or deciduous tree, planted in an urban setting and allowed to grow for 10 years, based on US EPA https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references#seedlings
7. Based on externally-reviewed LCA of Zip HydroTap, product of Culligan Group. Results may change when final LCA of all other Culligan products is complete.
Peer-reviewed report available upon request.
Data presented is based on Australia Region
1. Based on the same volume of water consumed with Zip products and vs 500 ml PET plastic water bottles.
2. Based on the total weight of plastic used in 500 ml PET plastic water bottles, minus the total weight of plasitc used in ZIP product and packaging.
3. Distance driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle, based on US EPA https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
4. Based on a 9 watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulb operated in Australia
5. Hours flown by Boeing 747-400 (used for long distance international flights), based on Carbon Independent https://www.carbonindependent.org/22.html
6. A medium growth coniferous or deciduous tree, planted in an urban setting and allowed to grow for 10 years, based on US EPA https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references#seedlings
7. Based on externally-reviewed LCA of Zip HydroTap, product of Culligan Group. Results may change when final LCA of all other Culligan products is complete.