The Rentacrate Sustainability Calculator

What will your company's contribution to the environment be?
Fill in the boxes highlighted in orange to find out.

Your Project - Crates vs. Boxes
Number of people moving: How many miles away are you moving?
How many crates per person?
(We recommend 6-10.)		 Number of crates needed:
0
    Number of boxes needed:
0
Use the pull down menu to select which size box you would use.  

Waste Savings:
Boxes eliminated from landfill:
3333
 Number of trees saved:*
One third of all landfills are made up of cardboard packaging materials.
 

Carbon Footprint Impact
Truckloads using boxes:
Percentage of emissions not released:
Truckloads using crates:
Gallons of fuel saved:**
Truckloads kept off the road:
Pounds of carbon kept out of the air:
       

Rentacrate's Annual Impact***
Boxes eliminated from landfill:
Number of trees saved:
Truckloads using boxes:
Percentage of emissions not released:
Truckloads using crates:
30,000
 Gallons of fuel saved:
Truckloads kept off the road:
50,000
 Pounds of carbon kept out of the air:

In General
As compared to corrugated boxes being made and used for corresponding applications, reusable
plastic crates:

  • Require 39% less total energy to produce****
  • Produce 95% less total solid waste****
  • Generate 29% less total greenhouse gas emissions*****

Assumptions and Estimations

* Based on a 25-year old White Pine that yields 63.8 cubic feet of wood or 536 board feet.
** Using 5 miles per gallon for a standard moving truck.
*** Based on inventory of 250,000 crates being used on an average of twice a month and an average move distance of 5 miles.
**** Based on research done by the Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition.