EPA Climate Profile

source: https://my.re-trac.com/EPAClimateProfile.pm?member_id=2373&ydc=2011

University of Rochester. Making a Difference

2011 Waste Reduction Activities

Waste Management Activity GHG Reductions (MTCO2E)
Waste Prevention 17.38
Composting 15.61
Recycling 9,056.52
TOTAL 9,089.51

These GHG reductions are equivalent to one of the following:

The annual GHG emissions from this many passenger vehicles The annual GHG emissions from this many passenger vehicles
2
3
1,658
 Acres of standing forest (based on CO2 sequestration per tree) Acres of standing forest (based on CO2 sequestration per tree)
0
0
63
Annual emissions from the energy consumption of this many households (based on annual emissions per household) Annual emissions from the energy consumption of this many households (based on annual emissions per household)
1
1
824
 This many gallons of gasoline (based on CO2 emissions per gallon) This many gallons of gasoline (based on CO2 emissions per gallon)
1,771
1,972
1,027,981
Number of propane cylinders used for home barbeques (based on CO2 emissions per pound of propane) Number of propane cylinders used for home barbeques (based on CO2 emissions per pound of propane)
650
724
377,354
 Tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled (based on CO2 emissions per ton of waste landfilled) Tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled (based on CO2 emissions per ton of waste landfilled)
5
5
3,122