Impact Calculator

Calculate the environmental and social impacts of food waste.
Sector
Retail
Food Type
Produce
Input Units
Tons
Current Scenario
100 tons
Donations, Composting, Landfill
Alt Scenario
100 tons
Prevention, Donations, Composting, Landfill
Impact Results

Total Lifecycle Emissions Footprint

Current scenario
160.17
metric tons of CO2e
Equals

407,555
miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle
Alternative scenario
76.97
metric tons of CO2e
Equals

195,848
miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle
Net Benefit
83.20
metric tons of CO2e avoided
Equals

211,707
miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle