Table 2.

Laundry item properties, volume laundered and GHG emissions

Item	Mass/kg	Material	Annual number processed	Total mass processed/kg	GHG emissions
					Annual LDU/ kgCO2e	Per item LDU/kgCO2e	Manufacture, freight, disposal per item use/kgCO2e	Total GHG emissions per item use/kgCO2e
Curtains	4.200	100% polyester	41 794	175 533	89 174	2.134	0.2424	2.376
Blanket	1.305	100% polyester	1 450 046	1 892 310	961 335	0.663	0.0695	0.732
Sheet	0.573	70% cotton, 30% polyester	3 480 334	1 994 231	1 013 113	0.291	0.0502	0.341
Mop head	0.454	90% cotton, 10% LDPE	295 616	134 209	68 181	0.231	0.0498	0.280
Slidey sheet	0.298	90% polyester, 10% silicone	83 153	24 780	12 589	0.151	0.0528	0.204
Linen bag	0.320	100% polyester	183 306	58 658	29 800	0.163	0.0185	0.181
Patient gown	0.296	50% cotton, 50% polyester	894 403	264 743	134 495	0.150	0.0230	0.173
Towel	0.271	100% cotton	2 216 172	600 583	305 109	0.138	0.0277	0.165
Scrub trousers	0.191	65% polyester, 35% cotton	795 799	151 998	77 218	0.097	0.0135	0.110
Pyjama top	0.184	50% cotton, 50% polyester	142 908	26 295	13 358	0.093	0.0143	0.108
Hand towel	0.168	100% cotton	73 937	12 421	6310	0.085	0.0172	0.103
Pyjama bottom	0.152	50% cotton, 50% polyester	157 243	23 901	12 142	0.077	0.0118	0.089
Scrub top	0.153	65% polyester, 35% cotton	819 683	125 411	63 712	0.078	0.0108	0.089
Pillow case	0.119	70% cotton, 30% polyester	2 385 866	283 918	144 237	0.060	0.0104	0.071
Miscellaneous	0.501	N/A	63 872	32 016	16 265	0.255		–
		Total	13 084 129	5 801 007	2 947 039

CO₂e, carbon dioxide equivalents; GHG, greenhouse gas.LDPE, Low density polyethylene; LDU, large laundry unit; N/A, not available;