{"id":18925,"date":"2026-09-14T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnplasticpallets.com\/?page_id=18925"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:15:47","slug":"green-house-gas-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnplasticpallets.com\/es\/green-house-gas-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenhouse Gas Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18925\" class=\"elementor elementor-18925\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9ee2e custom-ele-section-css e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb9ee2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5a3e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a5a3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f51038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f51038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greenhouse Gas Calculator<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49958a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49958a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca77868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ca77868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Paste this complete block into one Elementor HTML widget. 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action=\"\">\n   <h3>Your annual shipments<\/h3><p class=\"cpp-intro\">Enter two values from your transport operation. Results update instantly.<\/p>\n   <div class=\"cpp-field\"><label for=\"cpp-truckloads\">Truckloads shipped annually<\/label><input id=\"cpp-truckloads\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" step=\"1\" value=\"1000\" required><span class=\"cpp-help\">Total loaded trucks or equivalent full shipments per year<\/span><\/div>\n   <div class=\"cpp-field\"><label for=\"cpp-pallets-load\">Average pallets per truckload<\/label><input id=\"cpp-pallets-load\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" step=\"1\" value=\"26\" required><span class=\"cpp-help\">Use the average number actually shipped, not maximum trailer capacity<\/span><\/div>\n   <div class=\"cpp-field\"><label for=\"cpp-period\">Calculation period<\/label><select id=\"cpp-period\"><option value=\"1\">1 year<\/option><option value=\"3\">3 years<\/option><option value=\"5\" selected>5 years<\/option><option value=\"10\">10 a\u00f1os<\/option><\/select><span class=\"cpp-help\">Projects annual activity across the selected period<\/span><\/div>\n   <button class=\"cpp-button\" type=\"submit\">Calculate carbon savings<\/button><div id=\"cpp-carbon-error\" class=\"cpp-error\" role=\"alert\"><\/div>\n   <details class=\"cpp-advanced\"><summary>View or edit emission factors<\/summary>\n    <div class=\"cpp-field\"><label for=\"cpp-wood-factor\">Wood pallet emissions per use (kg CO\u2082e)<\/label><input id=\"cpp-wood-factor\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" step=\"any\" value=\"1.37063\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"cpp-field\"><label for=\"cpp-plastic-factor\">Plastic pallet emissions per use (kg CO\u2082e)<\/label><input id=\"cpp-plastic-factor\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" step=\"any\" value=\"0.7604555\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"cpp-field\"><label for=\"cpp-fuel-factor\">Estimated fuel saved per pallet use (US gal)<\/label><input id=\"cpp-fuel-factor\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" step=\"any\" value=\"0.0486\"><\/div>\n   <\/details>\n   <div class=\"cpp-formula\"><b>Formula<\/b><br>Total pallet uses = annual truckloads \u00d7 pallets per truckload \u00d7 years<br>CO\u2082e avoided = total pallet uses \u00d7 (wood factor \u2212 plastic factor)<\/div>\n  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"es\"\/><\/form>\n  <section class=\"cpp-results\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n   <h3>Your estimated impact<\/h3><p class=\"cpp-intro\" id=\"cpp-result-period\">Plastic compared with wood over 5 years under the selected per-use factors.<\/p>\n   <div class=\"cpp-lead\"><small id=\"cpp-reduction-label\">5-year greenhouse gas reduction<\/small><strong id=\"cpp-saved-tonnes\">\u2014<\/strong><span>Estimated CO\u2082e avoided by switching to reusable plastic pallets<\/span><\/div>\n   <div class=\"cpp-cards\"><div class=\"cpp-card\"><strong id=\"cpp-uses\">\u2014<\/strong><span id=\"cpp-uses-label\">pallet uses over 5 years<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cpp-card\"><strong id=\"cpp-fuel\">\u2014<\/strong><span>US gallons fuel saved<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n   <div class=\"cpp-comparison\"><div class=\"cpp-comparison-title\"><span>Total carbon footprint comparison<\/span><span class=\"cpp-saving-badge\" id=\"cpp-percent\">\u2014<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cpp-row\"><div class=\"cpp-row-head\"><div class=\"cpp-row-name\">Paletas de madera<span class=\"cpp-row-factor\" id=\"cpp-wood-unit\">\u2014<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cpp-row-value\" id=\"cpp-wood-total\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cpp-track\"><div id=\"cpp-wood-bar\" class=\"cpp-bar cpp-wood\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cpp-row\"><div class=\"cpp-row-head\"><div class=\"cpp-row-name\">Paletas de pl\u00e1stico<span class=\"cpp-row-factor\" id=\"cpp-plastic-unit\">\u2014<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cpp-row-value\" id=\"cpp-plastic-total\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cpp-track\"><div id=\"cpp-plastic-bar\" class=\"cpp-bar cpp-plastic\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n   <button id=\"cpp-carbon-cta\" class=\"cpp-cta\" type=\"button\">Get a Product-Specific Carbon Assessment<\/button>\n   <p class=\"cpp-disclaimer\">This calculator provides a directional estimate based on lifecycle assessment benchmarks. 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