Sustainability Comparison and Improvement
Mia's Co. Candles vs Melt Lab Candles
Mia's Co. Candles
Mia’s Co. was designed to create a quality product and share memories. Their candles are made with the guiding thought that there is “A Scent for Every Memory.”
They are committed to making natural, unique, and affordable candles.
All candles are hand-poured in LA.
Mia's Co. Candles LCA Highlights
Mia's Co Candle Findings:
Difficult to disassemble
Use of unsustainable soy wax
Too many scents mixed in one candle
Pesticides for soy and essential oils plants
Excessive amount of transportation
Our goals and strategies from LCA findings
01. Reduce toxic emissions
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Limiting or essential oil use
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Eliminating soy wax
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Replacing cotton wicks
02. Reduce transportation impacts
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Sourcing locally
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Relocating manufacturing
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Extending product lifetime
Use of toxic cotton as the wick
03. Improving the process of recycling and reusing
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Eliminating double stick tape
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Replacing solid glass jars
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Dematerialize packaging
Melt Lab's new LCA
How is Melt Lab better in terms of sustainability?
Impact Score Comparison (Impact/hr)
Shorter and more efficient manufacturing system
Easy disassembly allows reusing and recycling of materials.
Mia’s Co
0.0019
Reduced transportation by sourcing ingredients locally.
The use of more sustainably sound wax and wick.
Extended product lifetime for less impact.
Melt Lab
0.0002