CO2 Footprint Calculator

Estimate the environmental impact of your 3D prints

Print

Energy

CO2/kWh

Material transport

Post-processing

Batch production

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Tips to reduce

  • Use bio-based PLA instead of ABS
  • Choose a local supplier
  • Optimize infill to reduce material
  • Batch prints to amortize preheating
Total emissions
( Per kg of material)

Results

Material production
Energy consumption
Transport
Post-processing

Equivalent impact

km by car
~120g CO2/km
smartphone charges
~8.5g CO2/charge
cups of coffee
~21g CO2/tasse
trees/year to offset
~21kg CO2/arbre/an

Comparison

Impression 3D
vs Injection molding
vs CNC machining

* Estimations pour une piece equivalente