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In 2005, HP began tracking packaging material use by product line. Accurate data is currently available only in Europe, and these figures have been extrapolated to provide the worldwide estimates below. The tables show that the average weight of packaging per product continued to fall, although the average plastic weight rose slightly in 2007.
The averages reflect product mix changes and the increased size of some products, particularly televisions and PC screens. Trends such as replacing separate printers, faxes and copiers with all-in-one products also increase packaging per product, but require less packaging in total, helping to make the overall product impact much lower.
The total weights of packaging reflect HP's growing sales volume, which to some extent offsets our achievements in reducing the average weight of packaging per product. Despite higher sales, we used slightly less paper packaging than in 2006 and maintained the total weight of packaging at roughly the same level.
Packaging per product sold globally, 2005-2007
[average grams] |
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2005 |
2006 |
20071 |
| Paper |
290 |
273 |
255 |
| Plastic |
48 |
53 |
55 |
| Total |
338 |
326 |
310 |
Total weight used
[thousand tonnes] |
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2005 |
2006 |
20071 |
| Paper |
139 |
187 |
184 |
| Plastic |
23 |
36 |
40 |
| Total |
162 |
223 |
224 |
1 Projected
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