RECYCLED PINE RING 13/10/20

The ring-

The pine was recycled from a piece of furniture packing. Pine grown in the UK.

The varnish-

The varnish is made up of 1/3 beeswax sourced from a local Aberdeen company and 2/3 rapeseed oil that is also produced and bottled in Aberdeenshire.

Beeswax - https://trybees.com/product/beeswax-block-1oz-naturally-fragrant-beeswax/

Oil - https://www.mackintoshofglendaveny.co.uk/

The packaging-

The packaging is made from eco-friendly produce and is 100% recyclable (including the tape!).

Tape- https://www.eco-craft.co.uk/self-adhesive-paper-tape-19mm.html

Box- https://www.eco-craft.co.uk/50x70x17mm-box-lid-black.html

Card- https://www.eco-craft.co.uk/a4-natural-thin-card-10-pk.html

The making process-

A total of 1 hour and 9 minutes were used to hand make this.

A total of 52 minutes were used of electricity (Dremel tool).

135 Watts x 0.52 Hours = 70.2 KW

70.2 KWh / 1000 = 0.0702 KWh.

Total = 0.07 Kilowatts per hour.

Carbon footprint-

Using a carbon calculator, I am able to report the CO2 impact.

Calculator - https://www.rensmart.com/Calculators/KWH-to-CO2

0.016 CO2e (Carbon dioxide + equivalent).

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