1 Greenhouse Gases (CO2) reduction due to transportation only
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Assumptions:
*1.5 STERLING* cases for every 1 case of 1,000 count gloves
*1 ton equals 2,000 lbs
*Delivery Truck Average 10 miles per gallon of diesel fuel
*Diesel fuel burned in a truck generates 22.4 lbs of (CO2) per gallon (per EPA Guidelines)
*The distribution-to-customer transport leg is round trip
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*The customer-to-landfill transport leg is one-way
*The truck is transporting only gloves
*For 1000-count glove, distribution delivers 4 times per month
*For STERLING* Glove, distribution delivers 2.7 times per month (due to 50% more gloves per box)
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