Zip Hydrotap Boiling & Filter Tap Sustainability Calculator

Zip HydroTap product Environmental Impact

See the difference a Zip tap makes.

Pick the type of water, how many people use it and how long you'd keep the tap for. We'll show the single-use plastic, CO₂ and resources you'd save — based on real Zip Water data.

Compared to 500ml of
    You will save
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    500ml single-use plastic bottles
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    Kilograms of plastic
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    Kilograms of CO₂ eq

    Figures scale linearly with duration, sourced from Zip Water's environmental data.

    Which is equivalent to
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    Kilometres driven by car
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    Hours of LED lightbulb use
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    Hours flown by plane
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    Tree seedlings grown for 10 years

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    Methodology & sources

    Figures and methodology sourced from Zip Water’s Environmental Calculator — zipwater.co.uk/hydrotap/environmental-calculator.

    Zip Water conducted an independent-expert reviewed, ISO 14040-44 conforming Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of their award-winning HydroTap products. This LCA analysed the climate impact and resource use of the HydroTap products across their full life cycle, including acquisition of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, usage, and disposal, and compared these impacts to relevant alternative products.

    Peer-reviewed report available upon request from Zip. Data presented is based on Australia Region.

    1. Based on the same volume of water consumed with Zip products and vs 500 ml PET plastic water bottles.
    2. Based on the total weight of plastic used in 500 ml PET plastic water bottles, minus the total weight of plastic used in Zip product and packaging.
    3. Distance driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle, based on US EPA — epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator.
    4. Based on a 9 watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulb operated in Australia.
    5. Hours flown by Boeing 747-400 (used for long distance international flights), based on Carbon Independent — carbonindependent.org/22.html.
    6. A medium growth coniferous or deciduous tree, planted in an urban setting and allowed to grow for 10 years, based on US EPA — epa.gov seedlings reference.
    7. Based on externally-reviewed LCA of Zip HydroTap, product of Culligan Group. Results may change when final LCA of all other Culligan products is complete.

    Calculator data & methodology courtesy of Zip Water.