Carbon Savings Calculator
How big is my furniture carbon footprint? Why does it even matter?
Do you know how much carbon is emitted to make a piece of furniture?
Did you know wood is a carbon store? It absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere.
When unwanted wooden is furniture is incinerated at landfill to make way for new – the carbon store is lost and CO2 once stored is released.
Use this calculator to discover how much carbon can be saved when you shop pre-loved or upcycled furniture.
Shopping pre-loved reduces the deforestation and bio-diversity loss caused by the resources used to create new furniture.
How do I use the carbon savings calculator?
- Input the quantity of furniture by the furniture type
- Click the "Calculate CO2 saved" button to calculate the amount of carbon emissions avoided by shopping pre-loved instead of new.
CO2e saved from purchasing upcycled furniture
Please insert a number by each furniture type indicating quantity of upcycled furntiure type you intend in purchasing.
Carbon Savings Calculator
Select the type of furniture you are considering to see how much carbon dioxide (CO₂) you save by choosing upcycled over new.