How many times can recycled materials be reused? How should the product be disposed of? The answers to these questions have a significant impact on a product's carbon footprint. Full recyclability can reduce a product's carbon footprint score, helping offset carbon emissions generated by its production or use.
最後，原物料與產品是否能回收、回收料可被使用幾次、如何掩埋焚化等，都會牽動產品碳足跡的數值，若回收做的好，這部分的碳足跡甚至可能降為「負數」，足以「回沖」抵銷部分生產或使用階段的碳排放。